About Vassilis Alexandrou

He was born in the village of Limnatis, in the province of Limassol, in 1925. He died on November 21, 1958 after being tortured by the British during his detention in the Polemiou camp. Vassilis Alexandrou graduated from the elementary school of Limnati and worked as a salesman in the cooperative grocery of his village.

He was a founding member and member of the committees of the local nationalist unions SEK and PEK. He joined EOKA in 1955 with the start of the match, as assistant team leader of Limnati.

He was a member of the local Limnati percussion team and developed a rich activity. He was a liaison and feeder of the guerrillas of the Fasoula – Paramythas sector and took part in the first ambush, near the village of Alassa, of the Limnati and Lania groups.

In February 1957 he was arrested by the British and transferred to the Pyla detention center (apartment G), where he was held until the end of 1957. After his dismissal, he continued his activities, taking part in the construction of hideouts with the guerrillas of the sector, whom he supplied.

First in the Cave of Koutalianos and later in the hideout of Mauritius, which they built in the area of ​​Agios Ilias outside Limnati. In July 1958 he was arrested again by the British and held at Laniteio High School, where he suffered horrific torture before being transferred to the Polemiou camp.

According to the testimony of a detainee, life in the Polemiou camp was a real hell for everyone, not to mention the hero Vassilis Alexandrou, who, despite being seriously ill, suffered horrible injuries and beatings, resulting in a deterioration in his health.

After strong protests of his inmates to the International Committee of the Red Cross, he was examined by an English doctor, who ordered his dismissal, apparently, in order not to die in detention. Alexandrou died just three days after his dismissal.