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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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William Henry Fretwell

William Henry Fretwell

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7914847 L. CPL W. H. FRETWELL 46TH (LIVERPOOL WELSH) ROYAL TANK REGT. R.A.C. 2ND JANUARY 1945 AGE 34 TO LIVE IN HEARTS WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR KNOWN UNTO GOD

Basil Vincent Kenny

Basil Vincent Kenny

1908 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Stanton

John Stanton

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

James Roland Davis

James Roland Davis

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Reginald Vincent Roach

Reginald Vincent Roach

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 9453 SAPPER R. V. ROACH 2/1 AUST. FD. COY. 19TH APRIL 1941 AGE 26 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN: HE LAID DOWN HIS LIFE FOR ANOTHER

John Alfred Lowe

John Alfred Lowe

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Veterinary Corps

Gordon Mcgregor Johnstone

Gordon Mcgregor Johnstone

1903 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

A Soldier

A Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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

Winston Humphreys

Winston Humphreys

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3957987 Private W. Humphreys The Welch Regiment 22nd. June 1941 Age 26 He died as he lived Brave and true A stalwart soldier Through and through

Leslie Thomas

Leslie Thomas

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

William Henry Francis Clarke

William Henry Francis Clarke

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Geoffrey William Patrick

Geoffrey William Patrick

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Army Service Corps

Roy Somerville Herrick

Roy Somerville Herrick

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Artillery

William Leonard Banks

William Leonard Banks

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Ross Tustin

John Ross Tustin

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Arthur Edward Smith

Arthur Edward Smith

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

David Neil McNeil

David Neil McNeil

1908 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Greater love hath no man

William Charles Rowley

William Charles Rowley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4913005 Trooper W.C. Rowley 4th. Queen's Own Hussars Royal Armoured Corps 26th. April 1941 Age 28 Without farewell He fell asleep Leaving memories For us to keep

John J Carroll

John J Carroll

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Noel Stewart Leonard

Noel Stewart Leonard

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

V Shindekar

V Shindekar

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Cecil William Gurr

Cecil William Gurr

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Ernest Gomer Headon

Ernest Gomer Headon

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Sheikh Mohamad Hassan

Sheikh Mohamad Hassan

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Peter P Harris

Peter P Harris

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Aubrey William Lovell

Aubrey William Lovell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Horse Artillery

Derrick Nestande Peterson

Derrick Nestande Peterson

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Lieutenant D.N. Peterson Royal Artillery Attached Iraq Levy 21st. December 1944 God's Acre This place where human harvests grow

Albert Malcolm or Melcombe Inwood

Albert Malcolm or Melcombe Inwood

1908 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Ronald Taylor

Ronald Taylor

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Thomas Bailey

Thomas Bailey

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7910188 Trooper T. Bailey Royal Tank Regiment Royal Armoured Corps 14th. - 30th. April 1941 Age 21 Dearly loved son of Arthur and Mary May he rest in peace

Myer M. Addis

Myer M. Addis

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Raymond Evans

Raymond Evans

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

T/161400 Driver R. Evans Royal Army Service Corps 13th. December 1944

Agamemnon A Pavlou

Agamemnon A Pavlou

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Benjamin B Griffiths

Benjamin B Griffiths

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Leslie Francis Noakes

Leslie Francis Noakes

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Allan Sydney Clampett

Allan Sydney Clampett

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 16956 PRIVATE A. S. CLAMPETT A.A.M.C. 7TH APRIL 1941 AGE 33 LOVING MEMORY MY OWN DARLING HUSBAND ALLAN

Eric Cedric Wood

Eric Cedric Wood

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John “Hoani” Whare

John “Hoani” Whare

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry — Whare J

Jafet J Tovim

Jafet J Tovim

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

George G Underwood

George G Underwood

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Arthur Leonard Smith

Arthur Leonard Smith

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

P. O'B. Blackwell

P. O'B. Blackwell

1952

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

P. O'B. Blackwell Sto. P/KX. 903024 H.M.S. "Plucky" 17th. June 1952 Age 19 "You lie but far away You are always in our thoughts Rest in peace"

Henry Alan Thompson

Henry Alan Thompson

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

WX. 1112 PRIVATE H. A. THOMPSON 2/11 AUST. INF. BN. 24TH APRIL 1941 AGE 21 HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MIGHT BE FREE

Arthur Aubrey Williams

Arthur Aubrey Williams

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Saleh Mohamad Ali

Saleh Mohamad Ali

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Thomas John Cook

Thomas John Cook

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Savvas S. Antoniou

Savvas S. Antoniou

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Dov D Maliniak

Dov D Maliniak

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Palestine Regiment

Jack Giggins

Jack Giggins

1910 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Thomas Edward Dawson

Thomas Edward Dawson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leslie Harry Coppinger

Leslie Harry Coppinger

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

George Robert Goodland

George Robert Goodland

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2212 Sapper G. R. Goodland N. Z. Engineers 26th April 1941 age 26 [A fern with New Zealand written underneath, all within a cross]

CE

Cyril Edward Wain

1914 – 1970

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Kharga Bahadur Burathoki

Kharga Bahadur Burathoki

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Brian Findley

Brian Findley

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Flying Officer B. Findley Observer Royal Air Force 26th. January 1944 Age 20 Safe in God's keeping

Thomas Edwin Whelan

Thomas Edwin Whelan

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Rooney

John Rooney

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Harold H Hallworth

Harold H Hallworth

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Maurice Desmond Dalton

Maurice Desmond Dalton

1906 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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