Long-standing Cyprus Community of NSW member Evripidis Mouxouris, the 104-year-old veteran of World War Two, will once again step forward to honour his compatriots and lead his community at the 2025 ANZAC Day march in Sydney on Friday, April 25.
Born in Cyprus in Morphou, Nicosia in 1921, Mr Mouxouris’ passion for freedom for his ancestral land is as strong today as it was in 1943.
Enlisting in 1943, together with 800 members of the then-Progressive Party of Working People, they all volunteered to join the newly formed Cyprus Regiment.
Mr Mouxouris served in Palestine, Egypt and then Italy. He served on the frontline at Ancona in Italy, later in the Adriatic Sea where he helped to transport supplies.
He came to Australia in 1976 after the coup and the invasion of Cyprus.
Mr Mouxouris said that today he would tell the youth to continue to fight for the freedom of Cyprus.
He said that he is very frustrated with humanity because they engage in wars without any reason, they kill people without a reason and with no interest in humanity. He said he fought for his country’s freedom and decades later others invaded his home, took all his belongings, his property, and kicked him out of his homeland.
He is a proud Australian / Cypriot and humble to keep the memory of his comrades alive and reminds all of the sacrifice required for freedom.
Find out more about the Cypriot contingent at this year’s ANZAC Day Sydney march here: https://cyprus.org.au
