People · 1915–2011
Patrick Leigh Fermor
British officer and writer
In April 1941, as a young intelligence officer, he brought the armed caique Aghia Varvara to Myloi to evacuate General Wilson and Prince Peter if needed; the caique left with Wilson's luggage and was sunk at Leonidio. Later known for the abduction of General Kreipe on Crete and for his travel books on Greece.
Also written: Πάτρικ Λι Φέρμορ, Paddy Leigh Fermor, Μιχάλης
Events
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25 April 1941 – 26 April 1941
Patrick Leigh Fermor arrives in the armed caique Aghia Varvara
Lieutenant Patrick Leigh Fermor, then an intelligence officer with the British Military Mission, sailed the armed caique Aghia Varvara from near Sounion to Myloi, to evacuate General Wilson and Prince Peter if other…
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27 April 1941
The caique with Wilson's luggage is bombed and sunk off Leonidio
After Baillie-Grohman transferred to HMS Havock, the caique Aghia Varvara sailed on south from Myloi with Smith-Dorrien, Leigh Fermor and Wilson's aide. At dawn it reached Leonidio, where German dive bombers sank it in…