Ivan Ernest Cant

In memoriam

Service Number ~ 4400 Unit ~ New Zealand Army Service Corps Son of Arthur Robert James Cant and Charlotte Agnes Cant, of Auckland City, New Zealand. (Contribution Below from Public) From New Zealand Electronic Text Collection, The Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War, Petrol Company, Chapter 7, Campaign in Greece Page 96: By comparison, the withdrawal of 5 Brigade was a very confused and frustrating affair. Attempts to turn the convoy eastward to a staging place at Almiros, near Volos, led to some amazing adventures, with a number of units quite befogged as to where they were expected to go. For example, D Company and most of C Company, 22 Battalion, had been turned off the road at Pharsala and diverted down a third-rate road that petered out in a mule-track to the north-west of Almiros. The Battalion Commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew, VC,13 reached a point north of Almiros about 8 a.m. on 18 April with only two 3-ton vehicles following him. Other elements were diverted at Lamia, sent in the direction of Volos and then turned back, ending up near Molos, where the battalion eventually concentrated with the rest of 5 Brigade. During the withdrawal Petrol Company lost ten vehicles destroyed by enemy action and sustained some casualties. Norman Chissell, a most promising young officer, and an original member of the Ammunition Company, was killed by bomb blast. Drivers Cant and Corry, both excellent fellows, also gave their lives. Driver H. W. Morgan was mortally wounded, while several others received wounds, the list including Second-Lieutenant F. Trewby, Sergeant L. A. Crawley, Drivers Asher, Cashmere, and Rowe.

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