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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)

Daniel Christopher Lowry

Daniel Christopher Lowry

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Dennis Charles Cox

Dennis Charles Cox

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

John Whip

John Whip

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1545213 Gunner J. Whip 149th. Field Regt. R.A. (Lancashire Yeomanry) 22nd. May 1945 Age 28 Cherished memories of John A son so good and true We'l never find On this earth like you

James Phillip Murtagh

James Phillip Murtagh

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

James George Johnson

James George Johnson

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

5437677 Serjeant J.G. Johnson, MM. The Leicestershire Regt. 8th. December 1944 Age 24

James Molyneux

James Molyneux

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

958784 Gunner J. Molyneux Royal Artillery 7th. August 1945

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS KNOWN UNTO GOD

John J Broderick

John J Broderick

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Donald David McBRIDE

Donald David McBRIDE

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Abdul Ibrahim Rifai

Abdul Ibrahim Rifai

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Charles Frederick Dickens

Charles Frederick Dickens

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Claude Vernon Sedgley

Claude Vernon Sedgley

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

John J Worthington

John J Worthington

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Moustafa Salih

Moustafa Salih

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Frederick William John Lambkin

Frederick William John Lambkin

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Terence T Beasley

Terence T Beasley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Armoured Corps

George Arapata Te Kuru

George Arapata Te Kuru

1908 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry — Te Kura G. A.

Leslie Stuart David Neave

Leslie Stuart David Neave

1903 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

VX. 27781 SAPPER L. S. D. NEAVE 2/8 AUST. FD. COY. 8TH AUGUST 1941 AGE 38 FOR ALL OF US HE DID HIS BEST PLEASE, GOD, GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST

Fred F Lawton

Fred F Lawton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Eric E Leadbeater

Eric E Leadbeater

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

William Charles Pell

William Charles Pell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Henry Alfred Watson

Henry Alfred Watson

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Charles Claridge Bown

Charles Claridge Bown

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Alexander Stewart Moodie

Alexander Stewart Moodie

1912 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

VX. 5066 Sergeant A.S. Moodie 2/6 Aust. Inf. Bn. 5th. April 1941 Age 28

Thomas T Boyd

Thomas T Boyd

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Alexander Reginald Bowker

Alexander Reginald Bowker

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Alan Bernard Clarke

Alan Bernard Clarke

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2093305 Corporal A.B. Clarke Royal Engineers 22nd. June 1941 Age 21 Our only son Alan Dearly loved by his parents and sisters. "In God's keeping"

Frank James

Frank James

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Arthur Ernest Edwards

Arthur Ernest Edwards

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1331655 Flight Sergeant A.E. Edwards Air Bomber Royal Air Force 1st. December 1943 Age 21 Until we meet again. God bless you, darling

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR KNOWN UNTO GOD

Walter Thomas Crawford

Walter Thomas Crawford

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Edgar Robert Stevens

Edgar Robert Stevens

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

James Francis Kennedy

James Francis Kennedy

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Reggie Barrowclough

Reggie Barrowclough

1922 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3606498 PRIVATE R. BARROWCLOUGH PARACHUTE REGIMENT ARMY AIR CORPS 12TH DECEMBER 1944 AGE 22 † MAY THE WINDS OF HEAVEN BLOW SOFTLY O'ER THIS SWEET AND HALLOWED SPOT

George Edward Perrott

George Edward Perrott

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Dennys Blair McGill

Dennys Blair McGill

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

927205 Serjeant D.B. McGill Royal Artillery 15th. September 1944 Age 25

Kenneth Carroll

Kenneth Carroll

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

5779762 Private K. Carroll Parachute Regiment Army Air Corps 15th. December 1944 Age 22 To the faithful, death is life and no dark gulf divides. Joan

Frank Verdun Sambourne

Frank Verdun Sambourne

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

Oswald Dereck Frost

Oswald Dereck Frost

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Charles Henry Jewell

Charles Henry Jewell

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 5996 CORPORAL C. H. JEWELL 2/4 AUST. INF. BN. 22ND APRIL 1941 AGE 22 "PEACE, PERFECT PEACE"

Frederick George Stoner

Frederick George Stoner

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Arthur James Reece

Arthur James Reece

1916 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Norman Stirling McLennan

Norman Stirling McLennan

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Known To Be Buried In This Cemetery 62440 Private n.S. McLennan, N.Z. Infantry, 9th December 1941 Age 23

John Louis Varaillon

John Louis Varaillon

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Charles John Smith

Charles John Smith

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Roland Frederick Trim

Roland Frederick Trim

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

David Lessington Purnell

David Lessington Purnell

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4252 Lance Corporal D.L. Purnell N.Z. Infantry 25th. April 1941 Age 33

Alfred Morris Sellwood

Alfred Morris Sellwood

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Arthur A Lee

Arthur A Lee

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Alexander Davies

Alexander Davies

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4269744 PRIVATE A. DAVIES THE ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS 1ST JULY 1941 AGE 23 TIME PASSES BY, SAD MEMORIES STAY OF THE ONE WE LOVED AND COULD NOT SAVE

James William Bolton

James William Bolton

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

40912 Sergeant J.W. Bolton Air Gunner Royal N.Z. Air Force 7th. March 1941 Age 24

Antonis A Philippou

Antonis A Philippou

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Edward William Santi

Edward William Santi

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Artillery, Military Service Number 20311

Fergus Blair McLAREN

Fergus Blair McLAREN

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

David McLaren Beveridge

David McLaren Beveridge

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Stanley Horton Dring

John Stanley Horton Dring

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Christofis Agathocleous Assimenos

Christofis Agathocleous Assimenos

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

John Frank Sorrell

John Frank Sorrell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Keith Whitford Berry

Keith Whitford Berry

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 15326 PRIVATE K. W. BERRY 2/1 AUST. INF. BN. 25TH APRIL 1941 AGE 28 NEVER FORGOTTEN

William Harold Webster

William Harold Webster

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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