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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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John O'Brien

John O'Brien

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Alexander Hamilton

John Alexander Hamilton

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

MAJOR J. A. HAMILTON, MC. THE LOYAL REGIMENT 2ND NOVEMBER 1945

Thomas Charles Hargreaves

Thomas Charles Hargreaves

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Aubrey Barnard

William Aubrey Barnard

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

VX. 16700 Private W.A. Barnard 2/6 Aust. Inf. Bn. 26th. April 1941 Age 22 Greater love hath no man: He laid down his life for his friends

Eric D'Oyley Hutchins

Eric D'Oyley Hutchins

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Edgar Ronald Davies

Edgar Ronald Davies

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pavlos P Demetriou

Pavlos P Demetriou

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Stanley S Field

Stanley S Field

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Roy Robert Gillham

Roy Robert Gillham

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Thomas Charles Johnson

Thomas Charles Johnson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Gilbert Wilfred Herbert Scoot

Gilbert Wilfred Herbert Scoot

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Harry Radford Macdonald

Harry Radford Macdonald

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Frederick William Elliott

Frederick William Elliott

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Dervish Massar

Dervish Massar

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

E B Milton

E B Milton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Kenneth Folkard Dwyer

Kenneth Folkard Dwyer

1911 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Charles Skea Soutar

Charles Skea Soutar

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Ernie Robert Armstrong

Ernie Robert Armstrong

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Algie Edward Cowen

Algie Edward Cowen

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Arthur A Mansfield

Arthur A Mansfield

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Nakad Kheir Din Moursheed

Nakad Kheir Din Moursheed

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Richard John Courtney Nedwill

Richard John Courtney Nedwill

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

'They Shall Mount Up With Wings As Eagles'.

Herbert Hamilton “Bert” Downey

Herbert Hamilton “Bert” Downey

1891 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

MAJOR H. H. DOWNEY, MC. H.Q. 1. AUST. CORPS 22ND APRIL 1941 AGE 49 DUTY NOBLY DONE

Francis Grant Pool

Francis Grant Pool

1947

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Commander F.G. Pool, DSO., DSC. Royal Naval Reserve 21st. May 1947 Age 54 They rest from their labours and their works do follow them. Rev. XIV. 13 D.S.O. = Distinguished Service Order D.S.C. = Distinguished Service Cross.

Walter George Phillips

Walter George Phillips

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Harold Lear Williams

Harold Lear Williams

1904 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Godfrey Mark Feaver

Godfrey Mark Feaver

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Bhagta Bir Rai

Bhagta Bir Rai

1920 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Ernest Norris Faulkner

Ernest Norris Faulkner

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Alexander Robertson

Alexander Robertson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2759814 PRIVATE A. ROBERTSON THE BLACK WATCH 9TH JUNE 1941 AGE 23 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR SON ALEX. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Stanley A. Dunnage

Stanley A. Dunnage

1948

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14032456 Driver S.A. Dunnage R.E.M.E. 13th. January 1948 Age 21 Their stars go down to rise Upon some fairer shore

Alexander Bruce Cowper

Alexander Bruce Cowper

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Jack Tempest Bull

Jack Tempest Bull

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Thomas T Swalwell

Thomas T Swalwell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Edward Arsne Hampton

Edward Arsne Hampton

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Lewis L Gray

Lewis L Gray

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

K P Kyriacou

K P Kyriacou

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Robert Marshall Bloomfield

Robert Marshall Bloomfield

1915 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Arthur West

William Arthur West

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Fazl Karim

Fazl Karim

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Sepoy, 10th Baluch Regiment. Age: 23.

James Ronald Cross

James Ronald Cross

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Qasim Muhammad

Qasim Muhammad

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners

Norman Sydney Fuller

Norman Sydney Fuller

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Reginald Arthur Smith

Reginald Arthur Smith

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Michael M Hall-Smith

Michael M Hall-Smith

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

M Liberman

M Liberman

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

PAL/23291 Serjeant M. Liberman Royal Engineers 22nd. April 1941

Isahar I Danziger

Isahar I Danziger

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Palestine Regiment

Robert R Swift

Robert R Swift

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Norman N Covington

Norman N Covington

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Edward George Hurford

Edward George Hurford

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Henry James Orme

Henry James Orme

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Thomas George Selby

Thomas George Selby

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

Joseph T. Bagen

Joseph T. Bagen

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Engineers

Ahmad Mahmoud Ali

Ahmad Mahmoud Ali

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Lal Husain

Lal Husain

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William John Sherlock

William John Sherlock

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion

Isaac Douglas Phillips

Isaac Douglas Phillips

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2325548 SERJEANT I. D. PHILLIPS ROYAL SIGNALS 24TH MAY 1944 AGE 22 FONDLY REMEMBERED BY MUM, DAD, SISTER AND BROTHERS. "THY WILL WE DONE"

Frederick Ernest Harris

Frederick Ernest Harris

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Thomas Kuta Katene

Thomas Kuta Katene

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry — Katene T. K.

James Johnstone Hill

James Johnstone Hill

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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