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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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Raymond R Hedley

Raymond R Hedley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Armoured Corps

William John Lyon

William John Lyon

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Alfred Johnson

Alfred Johnson

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2019491 Sapper A. Johnson Royal Engineers 2nd. February 1945 Age 24 We know not What the path may be But we trust our all to Thee Our father and our God

Geoffrey Gilbert Edye Manning

Geoffrey Gilbert Edye Manning

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Henry H Webb

Henry H Webb

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Maurice Earl Stewart

Maurice Earl Stewart

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

James Samuel Bennetts

James Samuel Bennetts

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

103391 SERGEANT J. S. BENNETTS AIR GUNNER ROYAL AIR FORCE 15TH SEPTEMBER 1944 AGE 24 NO BOMB OR SHELL ON THEE DIDST BURST, EXCEPT OUR GOD PERMIT IT FIRST

Lorimer Tehauwhakamaru Wereta

Lorimer Tehauwhakamaru Wereta

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Haralambos Markou

Haralambos Markou

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

15184 PRIVATE H. MARKOU THE CYPRUS REGIMENT 22ND APRIL 1941 KAMINARKA, CYPRUS

Herbert John Farquharson

Herbert John Farquharson

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

10552350 PRIVATE H. J. FARQUHARSON PARACHUTE REGIMENT ARMY AIR CORPS 18TH DECEMBER 1944 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

A N.Z. Soldier

A N.Z. Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR A NEW ZEALAND REGIMENT 25TH MARCH 1941 KNOWN UNTO GOD

Raymond George Woods

Raymond George Woods

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

John Kenneth Hughes

John Kenneth Hughes

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1030906 Flight Sergeant J.K. Hughes Wireless Operator / Air Gunner Royal Air Force 1st. December 1943

Ernest Albert Luks

Ernest Albert Luks

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Artillery

Parshad Bhagwat

Parshad Bhagwat

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

10th Baluch Regiment

William Owen Fishwick

William Owen Fishwick

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

66847 Private W.O. Fishwick The East Yorkshire Regt. 7th. July 1944 Age 35 Never selfish, nor unkind, A beautiful memory left behind. Mum and Dad

Leslie Harold Ockleston

Leslie Harold Ockleston

1917 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Henry Larneth Wilkes

Henry Larneth Wilkes

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Fraser Borthwick

John Fraser Borthwick

1920 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

324615 Gunner J.F. Borthwick 102 (Northumberland Hussars) L.A.A./Anti-Tank Regt. R.A. 6th. May 1941 Age 20 At the going down of the Sun and in the morning We will remember them L.A.A. = Light Anti-Aircraft R.A. = Royal Artillery

John Percival Long

John Percival Long

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Wiremu Rahiri Hare

Wiremu Rahiri Hare

1902 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Stanley Harold Hollingsworth

Stanley Harold Hollingsworth

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

A Soldier

A Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR 14TH OCTOBER 1941 KNOWN UNTO GOD

John Joseph Lockhead

John Joseph Lockhead

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Khan Muhammad

Khan Muhammad

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Albert Abson

Albert Abson

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Arthur Edward Wells

Arthur Edward Wells

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Douglas George Roberts

Douglas George Roberts

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Ernest John Vine

Ernest John Vine

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Albert Howell

Albert Howell

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Henry Frederick David Sargeant

Henry Frederick David Sargeant

1940

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

564410 CORPORAL H. F. D. SARGEANT ROYAL AIR FORCE 5TH DECEMBER 1940 AGE 26 THINK ONLY THIS OF ME THAT THERE’S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND

Erodotos E Christofi

Erodotos E Christofi

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Christopher William Elliot

Christopher William Elliot

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Reginald William Blyde

Reginald William Blyde

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Gilbert Alfred Davis

Gilbert Alfred Davis

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Australian Artillery

John Dillon Piper

John Dillon Piper

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Army Service Corps

Harold Whittaker

Harold Whittaker

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6844773 RIFLEMAN H. WHITTAKER THE RANGERS (9TH BN. K.R.R.C.) 13TH APRIL 1941 AGE 26 ALTHOUGH WE ARE FAR APART MY DARLING YOU ARE FOR EVER IN MY HEART. WIFE MAY

Thomas Stanley Sutcliffe

Thomas Stanley Sutcliffe

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Khan Sultan

Khan Sultan

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Corps of Military Police (India)

Ronald Barker

Ronald Barker

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

LIEUTENANT R. BARKER INTELLIGENCE CORPS 17TH JULY 1946 AGE 30 DEARLY LOVED HUSBAND OF MARGARET BARKER

Vernil V Hingley

Vernil V Hingley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Gordon Howell Hayes

Gordon Howell Hayes

1902 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Australian Artillery

Josef Shokr Wooshadi

Josef Shokr Wooshadi

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Palestine Regiment

Hugh H Gamble

Hugh H Gamble

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

T Thefanous

T Thefanous

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Harold Frederick Samson

Harold Frederick Samson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Engineers

Mita Tahata

Mita Tahata

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Alan David Petrie Hewison

Alan David Petrie Hewison

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

PILOT OFFICER A. D. P. HEWISON PILOT ROYAL AIR FORCE 23RD FEBRUARY 1941 AGE 26 TO GIVE AND NOT TO COUNT THE COST

George Trevor Webster

George Trevor Webster

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Victor Samuel Gadd

Victor Samuel Gadd

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

553142 Trooper V.S. Gadd 4th. Queen's Own Hussars Royal Armoured Corps 26th. - 30th. April 1941 Age 27 In loving memory of my dear husband Victor. He died that we might live

Sydney Alfred Gee

Sydney Alfred Gee

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Duncan Lawrence Macpherson

Duncan Lawrence Macpherson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Donald Edric Braebaum

Donald Edric Braebaum

1919 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3448214 Private D.E. Braebaum Parachute Regiment Army Air Corps 30th. December 1944 Age 25

John J Montgomerie

John J Montgomerie

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

James Thomson Taylor

James Thomson Taylor

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Kishan Singh Har

Kishan Singh Har

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

11th Sikh Regiment

D C Greeff

D C Greeff

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

CAPTAIN D.C. GREEF S.A.A.F. 24TH JUNE 1945 AGE 24 HE SLEEPS FAR FROM HIS DEAR ONES BUT THANK GOD, THE MEMORIES ARE NEAR

Frank Edward Martin

Frank Edward Martin

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Mohamad Ali Ismail

Mohamad Ali Ismail

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Chandar Bahadur Mall

Chandar Bahadur Mall

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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