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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)

Muhammad Gul

Muhammad Gul

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

12th Frontier Force Regiment

Eric Campbell Fairfax Turner

Eric Campbell Fairfax Turner

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John J Brooks

John J Brooks

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Harold H Smith

Harold H Smith

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Don Casey

Don Casey

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Donald D Ferguson

Donald D Ferguson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

C. G. Cumes

C. G. Cumes

1948

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William W. Clarke

William W. Clarke

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Albert A Knapper

Albert A Knapper

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Stanley Edgar Sedgley

Stanley Edgar Sedgley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Douglas Cookson

Douglas Cookson

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

LIEUTENANT D. COOKSON ROYAL ENGINEERS 13TH DECEMBER 1944 AGE 28 HIS LIFE A BEAUTIFUL MEMORY HIS ABSENCE A SILENT GRIEF

Norman Philip Wallis

Norman Philip Wallis

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leslie Stewart “Buster” Marshall

Leslie Stewart “Buster” Marshall

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Veitch

John Veitch

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Army Service Corps

Herbert Basil Peters

Herbert Basil Peters

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

H.B. Peters Leading Stoker. RN. D/KX.90165 H.M.S. "Diamond" 27th. April 1941 Age 22

Francis Eugene Blakemore

Francis Eugene Blakemore

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Frank Street Holman

Frank Street Holman

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Flight Lieutenant F.S. Holman (of Southern Rhodesia) Pilot Royal Air Force 20th. April 1941 Age 25 A lovable life, A peaceful sunset, A sweet memory

Alfred A. Ashington

Alfred A. Ashington

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Douglas James Carrington

Douglas James Carrington

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

T/10684650 Driver D.J. Carrington Royal Army Service Corps 7th. February 1945 Age 26 Lest we forget

Nasri El-Tubasi Anton

Nasri El-Tubasi Anton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Joseph J Dixon

Joseph J Dixon

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Jack Alexander Boag

Jack Alexander Boag

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Edward Hayter

William Edward Hayter

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Aristidou Demetris Theofanides

Aristidou Demetris Theofanides

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

John William Hands

John William Hands

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Gordon Victor Frank Johnson

Gordon Victor Frank Johnson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Simon Isak Pilo

Simon Isak Pilo

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Owen Lee Davies

Owen Lee Davies

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Thomas Edward Handley

Thomas Edward Handley

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Ronald Finlay

Ronald Finlay

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

"MEMORIES ARE ALL WE HAVE OF A GOOD SON WE SHALL NEVER FORGET"

John Albert Frisby

John Albert Frisby

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Patrick Daniel Creagh

Patrick Daniel Creagh

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Abdul Muqtadar

Abdul Muqtadar

1922 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Kevin George Mears

Kevin George Mears

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 13213 Private K.G. Mears 2/1 Aust. Inf. Bn. 27th. June 1941 Age 23 In our hearts A memory kept Of a dear one We can never forget

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR KNOWN UNTO GOD

Ernest Zeno Rosenstein

Ernest Zeno Rosenstein

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Fred F McHARDY

Fred F McHARDY

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Philip Gordon Nowell-Usticke

Philip Gordon Nowell-Usticke

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

LIEUTENANT P. G. NOWELL-USTICKE THE MANCHESTER REGIMENT 27TH JUNE 1946 AGE 20 “THE LAST ENEMY THAT SHALL BE DESTROYED IS DEATH”

Richard Roy Buckeridge

Richard Roy Buckeridge

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

23907 Private R.R. Buckeridge N.Z. Infantry 26th. April 1941 Age 29

William Leonard Gregg

William Leonard Gregg

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1469923 GUNNER W. L. GREGG ROYAL ARTILLERY 22ND JANUARY 1941 AGE 21 THO’ LOST TO SIGHT, TO MEMORY DEAR

James J Harrison

James J Harrison

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Percy P Macdonnell

Percy P Macdonnell

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Edward E Mulgrew

Edward E Mulgrew

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Medical Corps

John J Frost

John J Frost

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Medical Corps

Charles Frederick Wykeham Chancellor

Charles Frederick Wykeham Chancellor

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Aron A Weissman

Aron A Weissman

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

George Ernest Isaac

George Ernest Isaac

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2381338 Driver G.E. Isaac Royal Signals 28th. December 1944 Age 21 A foreign grave Is a pained thing Where loving hands No flowers can bring

Leonard Jack Ovens

Leonard Jack Ovens

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2007747 Sapper L.J. Ovens Royal Engineers 11th. March 1941 Age 21 Memories of our loving son and brother Jack. Not just to-day but always In silence we remember

Joseph Kenney

Joseph Kenney

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

13012479 SERJEANT J. KENNEY PIONEER CORPS 22ND MAY 1946 AGE 39 GOD IN HIS MERCY THOUGHT IT BEST TO CALL HIM HOME TO ETERNAL REST

Norman Douglas Jones

Norman Douglas Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Jesse Charles Mynett

Jesse Charles Mynett

1910 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Phillip Sydney Beswick

Phillip Sydney Beswick

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Royston “Jack” Hanham

John Royston “Jack” Hanham

1922 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7945802 TROOPER J. R. HANMAN 46TH LIVERPOOL WELSH ROYAL TANK REGT. R.A.C. 15TH OCTOBER 1945 AGE 23 "REMEMBRANCE" KEEPS HIM EVER NEAR THE ONE WE LOVED AND HOLD SO DEAR." MUM AND DAD

P Y Kourouyanni

P Y Kourouyanni

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Michael Christofi Kalimera

Michael Christofi Kalimera

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Francis William Niblock

Francis William Niblock

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Leonard Alfred Everett

Leonard Alfred Everett

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Richard Henry Butcher

Richard Henry Butcher

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Frederick William Brown

Frederick William Brown

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Victor Charles Foster

Victor Charles Foster

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Australian Artillery

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