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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)

Peter Williamson

Peter Williamson

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

919925 Gunner P. Williamson Royal Artillery 10th. June 1945 Age 29 One of the many To answer the call For those he loved He gave his all

Alfred Joseph Murphy

Alfred Joseph Murphy

1920 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Douglas D Matson

Douglas D Matson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Vassilis V Christostomou

Vassilis V Christostomou

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Singh Kalyan

Singh Kalyan

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4th Gwalior Maharaja's Bahadur Battalion

Philomel Francis Canning

Philomel Francis Canning

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

W F Mottram

W F Mottram

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Buried near this spot 7904051 Trooper W.F. Mottram 40th. (The King's Regt) Royal Tank Regt. R.A.C. 17th. August 1942 R.A.C. = Royal Armoured Corps

Arthur Grounds

Arthur Grounds

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Muhammad Zaman

Muhammad Zaman

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Brownlow Tootell

William Brownlow Tootell

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Frederick William Cockrill

Frederick William Cockrill

1902 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Percival Sydney Smith

Percival Sydney Smith

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 11939 PRIVATE P. S. SMITH 2/3 AUST. INF. BN. 19TH APRIL 1941 AGE 27 HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR A NEW ZEALANDER KNOWN UNTO GOD

Maurice Arthur Stringer

Maurice Arthur Stringer

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

John Thomas Phillips

John Thomas Phillips

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Palaniandi

Palaniandi

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners

William Henry Bridle

William Henry Bridle

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

A M Ali

A M Ali

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Henry Ivan Miller

Henry Ivan Miller

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

13284 Private H.I. Miller N.Z. Medical Corps 29th. August 1941 Age 35

Karl Edward Kern

Karl Edward Kern

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Albert John Clark

Albert John Clark

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Horse Artillery

Harry Duncan Davis Arthur Bauchop

Harry Duncan Davis Arthur Bauchop

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Ordnance Corps

William Michael Davies

William Michael Davies

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Flying Officer W.M. Davies, DFC. Pilot Royal Air Force 27th. February 1944 D.F.C. = Distinguished Flying Cross

Nick N Munroe

Nick N Munroe

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

ALIAS

George Richard Maund

George Richard Maund

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Andrew Carney

John Andrew Carney

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Hector Ivor Douglas Onyon

Hector Ivor Douglas Onyon

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William W Hook

William W Hook

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Reginald Arthur Coleman

Reginald Arthur Coleman

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Charles William Toleman

Charles William Toleman

1911 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

"VX. 12315 PRIVATE C. W. TOLEMAN 2/5 AUST. INF. BN. 19TH APRIL 1941 AGE 29 GOD TAKES THE LOVED ONES FROM OUR SIGHT BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS"

James William Holden

James William Holden

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

J.W. Holden Telegraphist. R.N. C/JX 151775 H.M.S. "Perseus" 19th. December 1941 Age 23 Brother of mine A memory so dear Every day of my life I wish you were here

Robert Henry Harvey

Robert Henry Harvey

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Leslie Desmond Monkley

Leslie Desmond Monkley

1920 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Charles Ewen Piercy

Charles Ewen Piercy

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Engineers

Walter Leslie Legge

Walter Leslie Legge

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A Soldier

A Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR 1941 KNOWN UNTO GOD

Herbert Keith Laycock

Herbert Keith Laycock

1919 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

"One of the Few" Night and day he flew for England, freedom, and you

Richard R Bellenie

Richard R Bellenie

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

William Max Law

William Max Law

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Arthur Woods

William Arthur Woods

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Artillery

Denzil Payne Astley

Denzil Payne Astley

1924 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3974764 SERJEANT D. P. ASTLEY PARACHUTE REGIMENT ARMY AIR CORPS 11TH DECEMBER 1944 AGE 20 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

John Edward Tucker

John Edward Tucker

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Edward Muir Allanson

Edward Muir Allanson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Army Service Corps

James Leslie Cook

James Leslie Cook

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

An Airman

An Airman

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

AN AIRMAN OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR ROYAL AIR FORCE KNOWN UNTO GOD

James Dobson Greer

James Dobson Greer

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

VX. 6412 PRIVATE J. D. GREER 2/8 AUST. INF. BN. 2ND SEPTEMBER 1941 AGE 32 EVER REMEMBERED

William Peter Cann

William Peter Cann

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Bernard John Leahy

Bernard John Leahy

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Alexander A Fisher

Alexander A Fisher

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Colin Grant Ogilvie

Colin Grant Ogilvie

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

George John Wild

George John Wild

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Jack Wainhouse

Jack Wainhouse

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

653434 Flight Sergeant J. Wainhouse Royal Air Force 13th. April 1941

Edward Bitton

Edward Bitton

1903 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

David Palmer Grant Coleman

David Palmer Grant Coleman

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Edward Adam Moore

Edward Adam Moore

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

James Hector Brooks

James Hector Brooks

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Geoffrey G Hotson

Geoffrey G Hotson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Clifford John Seque

Clifford John Seque

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

James Neil Campbell

James Neil Campbell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Medical Corps

Wallace Lythgoe Sheppard

Wallace Lythgoe Sheppard

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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