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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)

Arthur A Thorpe

Arthur A Thorpe

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Jakub J Waisberg

Jakub J Waisberg

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Arthur Augustus Breton

Arthur Augustus Breton

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Lieutenant A.A. Breton, MC. The Somerset Light Inf. 22nd. January 1945 Age 25

Edward George Jones

Edward George Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John McAllister Vincent

John McAllister Vincent

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Richard Vivian Herbert

Richard Vivian Herbert

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Loizos L Hajinicola

Loizos L Hajinicola

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

John Waha

John Waha

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry — Waha J.

Richard Kendall Hynes

Richard Kendall Hynes

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

W. L. Jeynes

W. L. Jeynes

1948

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14464805 Pte. W.L. Jeynes Hampshires died 14th. September 1948

Norman Gilbert Perkins

Norman Gilbert Perkins

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A Sailor, RN

A Sailor, RN

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SAILOR OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR ROYAL NAVY 1941 KNOWN UNTO GOD

M. V. Ganeshan

M. V. Ganeshan

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

George Harold Ventome Wood

George Harold Ventome Wood

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Frederick Lowe

John Frederick Lowe

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1526922 GUNNER J. F. LOWE ROYAL ARTILLERY 28TH APRIL 1941 AGE 21 TO OUR LOVING SON HE WAS THE FLOWER, HE WILL BE WITH US IN MEMORY EVERY HOUR

William Griffiths Jones

William Griffiths Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7909988 TROOPER W. G. JONES 4TH QUEEN’S OWN HUSSARS ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS 26TH APRIL 1941 AGE 22 ERYS HIRAETH, ERYS GLWY, AM ANWYLYN NA WELWN MWY. DAD, MOTHER, BROTHER AND SISTERS

Hugo H Mieciunski

Hugo H Mieciunski

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

George Albert Askey

George Albert Askey

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Herbert H Wheatley

Herbert H Wheatley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Edward E Kelly

Edward E Kelly

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Henry Patrick Burke

Henry Patrick Burke

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)

Walter Henry Pritchard

Walter Henry Pritchard

1898 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Headquarters

Walter Shem Keast

Walter Shem Keast

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Myles Norman McDonald

Myles Norman McDonald

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Ernest E Lewis

Ernest E Lewis

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Abdel Hafez Hassan

Abdel Hafez Hassan

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Arthur Blundell Taylor

Arthur Blundell Taylor

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Donald McKechnie Buie

Donald McKechnie Buie

1904 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

37213 Private D. Mc. K. Buie, N.Z. Infantry 7 May 1941

Walter Edward Baskott

Walter Edward Baskott

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Armoured Corps

George G Harvey

George G Harvey

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Ian Leslie Bridgeman

Ian Leslie Bridgeman

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Imperial Force

Thomas Richard Willoughby

Thomas Richard Willoughby

1906 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Sydney Anderson

Sydney Anderson

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

WX. 5400 Private S. Anderson 2/11 Aust. Inf. Bn. 25th. June 1941 Age 35 Our dad died That we may live Rae, Pat, Bill, Glen Margaret and Pop

William McKee Davison

William McKee Davison

1912 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Samuel Arthur Albert Walker

Samuel Arthur Albert Walker

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Reginald James Ernest Sladden

Reginald James Ernest Sladden

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 52026 PRIVATE R. J. E. SLADDEN A.A.M.C. 7TH APRIL 1941 AGE 23 DEARLY LOVED SADLY MISSED

Jilani Ghulam

Jilani Ghulam

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Indian Army Remount Department

Thomas Edwin Millen

Thomas Edwin Millen

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1461808 Aircraftman 1st. Cl. T.E. Millen Royal Air Force 23rd. December 1944 Age 22 Always in our hearts Mum, Dad, family and all kind friends

Lal Girdhari

Lal Girdhari

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Indian Army Service Corps

George Robert Appleton

George Robert Appleton

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

552997 Serjeant G.R. Appleton 4th. Queen's Own Hussars Royal Armoured Corps 13th. April 1941 Risen to the highest pinnacle of self sacrifice and enshrined in our hearts. Wife and daughter Pat

Harding Waipuke Leaf

Harding Waipuke Leaf

1890 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Hassan Baker Ali

Hassan Baker Ali

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Vivian John Back

Vivian John Back

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1267263 Ldg. Aircraftman V.J. Back Royal Air Force 8th. November 1944 Age 24 In loving memory of Vivian In the midst of life we are in death

Tahi Wiremu Wihongi

Tahi Wiremu Wihongi

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry — Wihongi T.

William Clarke Gray

William Clarke Gray

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Artillery

Joseph Anthony Hoey

Joseph Anthony Hoey

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Singh Sardar

Singh Sardar

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

12th Frontier Force Regiment

Leslie Dyson

Leslie Dyson

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

822671 WO.II (BSM) L. W. DYSON ROYAL ARTILLERY 1ST JULY 1946 AGE 33 AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE REMEMBER HIM

Myrddyn Lake

Myrddyn Lake

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

GOD'S GREATEST GIFT REMEMBRANCE

Datt Bhawani

Datt Bhawani

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners

John Henry Petch

John Henry Petch

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Edward E. Barrett

Edward E. Barrett

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

James J Eves

James J Eves

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Alexander John Steele

Alexander John Steele

1915 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

John Ralph Walters

John Ralph Walters

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

George Robert Hart

George Robert Hart

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

845967 Bombardier G.R. Hart Royal Artillery 23rd. April 1941 Age 24

Anthony Ken Worthington

Anthony Ken Worthington

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

22432 GUNNER A.K. WORTHINGTON N.Z. ARTILLERY 15TH APRIL 1941 AGE 22

Arthur Barnes

Arthur Barnes

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2123500 SAPPER A. BARNES ROYAL ENGINEERS 3RD JULY 1945 IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DEAR BROTHER, ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS. BROTHERS & SISTER

John Edward Meachin

John Edward Meachin

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

George Frederick Gilroy

George Frederick Gilroy

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3967181 Private G.F. Gilroy Parachute Regiment Army Air Corps 29th. December 1944 Age 28 Sadly missed by all But will ever be remembered By those who loved him Dad

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