Dimitrios Samios was born 4pm on 18 November 1898 in Pitsinianika, Kythera although he believed his birth date to be 15 September 1899 or 5 May 1901. He was the second of four sons of Ioannis Samios and Ekaterina Psarou.Like most people born in Pitsiniadika he was baptised in the local church, Estavromenos Christos, on 22 December 1898. Photo courtesy of National Archives of Australia NAA: A1, 1938/15802. All that is known about Dimitrios has been found on his Australian naturalisation...

Athanasios Kastrisos was born at 5am on 3 January 1895 in Kastrisianika. He was the youngest of at least eight children of Ioannis Kastrisos of Kosma, a farmer, and Hariklea of Antonios Kastrisos. He was baptised on 15 January 1895 In Agios Antonios church, Kastrisianika.   He obviously had no idea when his birthday was as he only entered the year 1894 on his naturalisation application in 1919.   He described himself as 5’6” with dark hair and dark eyes. Image from Κυθιραϊη Δρασης newspaper...

The local Kytherian newspapers contain many stories of politics, finances and trivialities, but not so often you find an amazing story.  ...