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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)

Robert R Marshall

Robert R Marshall

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Thomas Deakin

Thomas Deakin

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1883339 Sapper T. Deakin Royal Engineers 16th. March 1945 Age 25 Treasured memories of my dear husband. Love's last remembrance. Ethel

Ernest David Wightwick

Ernest David Wightwick

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Walter Joseph Robert Sinclair

Walter Joseph Robert Sinclair

1916 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Melville Allisone McKENZIE

Melville Allisone McKENZIE

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Army Service Corps

Abu Ghosh Aref

Abu Ghosh Aref

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Alan Wheen Ellis

Alan Wheen Ellis

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Major A.W. Ellis Ayrshire Yeomanry 152 Field Regiment, R.A. 11th. April 1945 Age 36 R.A. = Royal Artillery.

Richard Albert Dunn

Richard Albert Dunn

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Thomas Blackburn

Thomas Blackburn

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Harold Nicholls

John Harold Nicholls

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Robert Cornwall Bolden

Robert Cornwall Bolden

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 11811 SIGNALMAN R. C. BOLDEN SIGS. 6 AUST. DIV. 13TH APRIL 1941 AGE 22 HE DIED AS HE LIVED. IN HONOUR FOR HOME AND COUNTRY

Ernest Wallace Christie

Ernest Wallace Christie

1891 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Captain E.W. Christie, MC Pioneer Corps 23rd. April 1941 Age 49 M.C. = Military Cross

George Taiawhio Graham

George Taiawhio Graham

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry — Graham G.

Sydney Arthur Bartholomew

Sydney Arthur Bartholomew

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Arthur Victor Passmore

Arthur Victor Passmore

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Nur Muhammad

Nur Muhammad

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William John Brown

William John Brown

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14556488 SERJEANT W. J. BROWN ARMY CATERING CORPS 25TH JANUARY 1946 AGE 33 ALTHO’ YOU ARE FAR AWAY THE MEMORY OF YOU WILL ALWAYS STAY

Andrew Roberts Gemmell

Andrew Roberts Gemmell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2083 Private A.R. Gemmell N.Z. Infantry 27th. April 1941 Age 34

Bernard Leslie Lockett

Bernard Leslie Lockett

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Henry Percy Sims

Henry Percy Sims

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

David Carrott

David Carrott

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4267592 Serjeant D. Carrott The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 18th. June 1945 R.I.P.

John J Riglin

John J Riglin

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Kenneth K Smith

Kenneth K Smith

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Thomas Hendy Williams

Thomas Hendy Williams

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

LIEUTENANT T. H. WILLIAMS 2/6 AUST. INF. BN. 19TH APRIL 1941 AGE 35 GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN: HE GAVE ALL FOR HIS COUNTRY

Satar Abdul

Satar Abdul

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners

Franz Maxwell Schick

Franz Maxwell Schick

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John William Barcock

John William Barcock

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

William W Elsley

William W Elsley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

George William Burnett

George William Burnett

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Thomas T Sullivan

Thomas T Sullivan

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Joseph Arthur Condliffe

Joseph Arthur Condliffe

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14207760 PRIVATE J. A. CONDLIFFE PARACHUTE REGIMENT ARMY AIR CORPS 6TH DECEMBER 1944 AGE 23 MAY THE SUNSHINE HE MISSED ON LIFE’S PATHWAY SHINE IN GOD’S HAVEN OF REST

Thomas T Millward

Thomas T Millward

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

Anthony O'Brien

Anthony O'Brien

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1814335 Corporal A. O'Brien The Durham Light Infantry 24th. December 1944 Age 34 Kyrie Elesion R.I.P.

Sidney George Cleland

Sidney George Cleland

1909 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Arthur Ernest Wright

Arthur Ernest Wright

1919 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Norman Septimus Colledge

Norman Septimus Colledge

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

George Edwin Cross

George Edwin Cross

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

John Gillespie

John Gillespie

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Samuel Noel Walker

Samuel Noel Walker

1912 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Bernard Henry Starsmeare

Bernard Henry Starsmeare

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

George Bertram Cocollis

George Bertram Cocollis

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR KNOWN UNTO GOD

Thomas Lamsdale

Thomas Lamsdale

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4909720 Private T. Lamsdale The North Staffordshire Regiment 10th. March 1945 Age 39 Onward, Christian soldier Your service nobly done

William W Gledhill

William W Gledhill

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Kenneth Frank Mace

Kenneth Frank Mace

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6353687 Private K.F. Mace The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 20th. December 1944 Age 22 He walks in spheres of radiant light

Ahmad Ahmad Abdulrahim

Ahmad Ahmad Abdulrahim

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

William Sidney Nash

William Sidney Nash

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Leonard Hodgson

Leonard Hodgson

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Dennis John Coady

Dennis John Coady

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14231878 Trooper D.J. Coady 50th. Royal Tank Regiment Royal Armoured Corps 7th. December 1944 Age 21 Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord; and let perpetual light shine upon him

John J Adam

John J Adam

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Walter Frederick Bowen

Walter Frederick Bowen

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

901628 Sapper W.F. Bowen Royal Engineers 21st. December 1944 Age 23

George Wilson Tunnah

George Wilson Tunnah

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR MAY 1943 KNOWN UNTO GOD

Douglas D Ratcliffe

Douglas D Ratcliffe

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Gerald Davies

Gerald Davies

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Hugh Gribben

Hugh Gribben

1913 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3134915 Private H. Gribben Parachute Regiment Army Air Corps 5th. January 1945 Age 32 He was ours and we remember. Loving wife Anna, Brian and Mother

Frank Roe

Frank Roe

1917 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6849067 Rifleman F. ROE The Queen's Westminsters 18TH December 1944 Age 27 So Dearly Loved So Terribly Missed Mum, Nan And Ted

John William Baker

John William Baker

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Frank Henry George Richards

Frank Henry George Richards

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

815809 Gunner F.H.G. Richards Royal Artillery 26th. - 27th. April 1941 Age 31 No sorrow more severe Passed from the one I loved so dear. Loving wife and Mum

Heslop Lancelot Vasey

Heslop Lancelot Vasey

1907 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

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