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Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

📍 Athens, Πειραιάς, Grecia

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Phaleron War Cemetery lies a few kilometres to the south-east of Athens, at the boundary between old Phaleron district and Alimos-Kalamak district, on the coast road from Athens to Vouliaghmen. The easiest means of reaching the cemetery is by the coastal tram, which takes about 35 minutes from the terminus at Syntagma Square on route 5 towards Glyfada. Alight at Pikrodafni, a stop about 200 metres beyond the cemetery, from where it can be easily seen. The Athens Memorial stands in the cemetery. The site of what is now Phaleron War Cemetery was chosen originally by the 4th Division as a burial ground for Commonwealth casualties of the Greek Civil War (December 1944-February 1945). Subsequently, the military authorities, in conjunction with the Greek Government and the Army Graves Service, decided that it would be the most suitable site for a Second World War cemetery for the whole mainland of Greece. The 23rd and 24th Graves Registration Units and the 21st and 22nd Australian War Graves Units worked together to bring in graves of the 1941 campaign from the battlefields, temporary military cemeteries and from various civil cemeteries. There are now 2029 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War buried or commemorated in this cemetery. 596 of the burials are unidentified. Special memorials commemorate casualties known to have been interred in certain groups of graves in the cemetery, but whose individual graves cannot be precisely located within these groups. Other special memorials commemorate casualties re-buried in the cemetery from original graves which, owing to the destruction of local records, could not be identified. Also within the cemetery are: The Phaleron Cremation Memorial, commemorating 74 men of the army of undivided India who died during the campaigns in Greece and Crete during the Second World War and who were accorded the last rite required by their religion - committal to fire; the Athens Memorial, commemorating nearly 3000 members of the land forces of the Commonwealth who lost their lives during the campaigns in Greece and Crete in 1941 and 1944-1945, in the Dodecanese Islands in 1943-1945 and in Yugoslavia in 1943-1945, and who have no known grave; and, in the north-east corner of the cemetery, a plot containing the graves of servicemen and civilians who after serving in the Crimean War, died in Greece, and were buried in the Anglo-French Crimean Cemetery, New Phaleron. The graves were moved in 1966 when that cemetery could no longer be maintained.

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Deceased (4.498)

Alexander A Johnston

Alexander A Johnston

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

David D Stirling

David D Stirling

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Joseph J Metcalfe

Joseph J Metcalfe

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Ronald Cowieson Findlay

Ronald Cowieson Findlay

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Stone

William Stone

1908 – 1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7903879 TROOPER W. STONE 50TH ROYAL TANK REGIMENT ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS 26TH AUGUST 1942 AGE 34 ONE OF THE BEST GOD CALLED TO REST

Frank F Lewis

Frank F Lewis

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Alfred A Shephard

Alfred A Shephard

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Carrel Fidler Ferguson

Carrel Fidler Ferguson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Walter Thomas Coombs

Walter Thomas Coombs

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Jack Leslie Gould

Jack Leslie Gould

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Emanuele Montebello

Emanuele Montebello

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

E. Montebello Petty Officer Steward. RN. E/L. 13605 H.M.S. "Nile" 4th. July 1945 Your memory we always treasure

Ahmad Ayesh Saado

Ahmad Ayesh Saado

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Albert Cyril Aslet

Albert Cyril Aslet

1916 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

5625442 PRIVATE A. C. ASLET ARMY CATERING CORPS 21ST DECEMBER 1944 AGE 28 R.I.P.

Henry Charles Bartlett

Henry Charles Bartlett

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

William Thomas Ridden

William Thomas Ridden

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Harold Nield

Harold Nield

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7910199 L. Cpl H. Nield Royal Tank Regiment Royal Armoured Corps 23rd. April 1941 Age 26 Harold. A day of remembrance Sad to recall. Loving wife, Mam and Dad

John J Davis

John J Davis

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

Edmund Ernest Jones

Edmund Ernest Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Charlie Kaimoana

Charlie Kaimoana

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Walter Harrap

Walter Harrap

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

320309 Trooper W. Harrap 1st. King's Dragoon Guards Royal Armoured Corps 27th. December 1944 Age 24

Langton L Montefiore

Langton L Montefiore

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Michael John Cecil Wood

Michael John Cecil Wood

1912 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Intelligence Corps

Desmond Harrison

Desmond Harrison

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1500255 Sergeant D. Harrison Pilot Royal Air Force 3rd. October 1944

Vernon Leslie Miller

Vernon Leslie Miller

1924 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

R.161298 Flight Sergeant V.L. Miller Air Gunner Royal Canadian Air Force 1st. December 1943 Age 19 Mizpah

Vernon Carl Woisin

Vernon Carl Woisin

1916 – 1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Reginald Grey

Reginald Grey

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2059828 SAPPER R. GREY ROYAL ENGINEERS 10TH 0CTOBER 1944 AGE 22 WE HAVE LOST BUT HEAVEN HAS GAINED ONE OF THE BEST THE WORLD CONTAINED

Arnett A Jones

Arnett A Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Nigel Reay McKay

Nigel Reay McKay

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Robert R Simms

Robert R Simms

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Thomas Allan Todd

Thomas Allan Todd

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR KNOWN UNTO GOD

George William Trillo

George William Trillo

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry Son of Mrs R Trillo, Westmere, Wanganui,New Zealand

Narayan Ram

Narayan Ram

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Harry H Buck

Harry H Buck

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

George Charles Richardson

George Charles Richardson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Patrick Byrne

Patrick Byrne

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Young Greenwood Pickles

Young Greenwood Pickles

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

406215 Trooper Y.G. Pickles 1st. King's Dragoon Guards Royal Armoured Corps 26th. January 1945 Age 33 "The Son of Man is delivered into the hands of men and they shall kill him" N.B. The epitaph is from The Gospel According to St. Mark, Chapter 9, Verse 31.

Ronald R Hughes

Ronald R Hughes

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Mozes M Hochberg

Mozes M Hochberg

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Thomas Millis

Thomas Millis

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6097186 PRIVATE T. MILLIS THE BUFFS 18TH JANUARY 1942 AGE 28 GONE FROM US BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, NEVER SHALL HIS MEMORY FADE

Ralph Charles Stone

Ralph Charles Stone

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Ex. 5270 Marine R.C. Stone Royal Marines 12th. October 1941 Age 24 Sweet is the memory of those that loved him

Daniel P. O'Connell

Daniel P. O'Connell

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Irish Fusiliers

Ernest Edward Prince

Ernest Edward Prince

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Ronald Sidney Turpin

John Ronald Sidney Turpin

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

James Alexander Carmichael

James Alexander Carmichael

1920 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6980528 Fusilier J.A. Carmichael The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 11th. October 1944 Age 24 At the going down of the Sun and in the morning We will remember him. Our son

Said Ghali Naeem

Said Ghali Naeem

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Vincent Connelly Smith

Vincent Connelly Smith

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 13192 PRIVATE V. C. SMITH 2/1 AUST. INF. BN. 2ND JUNE 1941 AGE 33 "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT HE LAY DOWN HIS LIFE"

William Ronald Horne

William Ronald Horne

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

839618 Fusilier W.R. Horne The Royal Fusiliers 8th. March 1945 Age 30 At rest. Always remembered by his wife and darling son David

George William Newsome

George William Newsome

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7363176 Private G.W. Newsome Royal Army Medical Corps 23rd. - 29th. April 1941 Age 22

George Drabble

George Drabble

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Ernest Albert Sorrell

Ernest Albert Sorrell

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

5189806 L. Cpl E.A. Sorrell The Hampshire Regiment 20th. March 1945 Age 30 We miss him, he was so dear A broken heart Each day a tear. "Till we meet again"

Maurice Bede Bourke

Maurice Bede Bourke

1906 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Alan John Goad

Alan John Goad

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leslie L Charlesworth

Leslie L Charlesworth

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

William Thomas Wybourn

William Thomas Wybourn

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

James Brady McFarlane

James Brady McFarlane

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

977434 Gunner J.B. McFarlane Royal Artillery 15th. December 1944 Gone but not forgotten

Chaubey Ganesh

Chaubey Ganesh

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Indian Army Service Corps

Edmund John McARA

Edmund John McARA

1906 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Herbert Brammer

Herbert Brammer

1947

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14251750 Driver H. Brammer R.E.M.E. 1st. January 1947 Age 23 We who loved you will never forget. Loved by Mum, Dad, Doris, Audrey, Dennis and Pam R.E.M.E. = Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

John Campbell

John Campbell

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7010551 FUSILIER J. CAMPBELL THE ROYAL IRISH FUSILIERS 9TH JANUARY 1945 AGE 41 “UNTIL THE SHADOWS FLEE”

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