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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)

Jack Edward Harris

Jack Edward Harris

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

5501859 L. Sjt J.E. Harris, MM. The Hampshire Regiment 11th. April 1945 Age 26 In my heart Your memory is kept We who loved you Will never forget. Mother M.M. = Military Medal.

Hussein Behlul Emir

Hussein Behlul Emir

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Graham Cecil Gordon Taylor

Graham Cecil Gordon Taylor

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

Ernest E Pink

Ernest E Pink

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Gordon William Shadrack

Gordon William Shadrack

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6898538 Rifleman G.W. Shadrack The Rangers 9th. Bn. K.R.R.C. 12th. April 1941 Age 21 God's will be done on Earth Rest with Him, dear lad in Heaven

Frank Joseph Bell

Frank Joseph Bell

1906 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Colin Lewis Robinson

Colin Lewis Robinson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Frederick F Howarth

Frederick F Howarth

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Mervyn Gordon Tittle

Mervyn Gordon Tittle

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Armoured Corps

Edward Heath Robinson

Edward Heath Robinson

1902 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

13130 Private E.H. Robinson, N.Z. Infantry, 26th April 1941 Age 38

Raymond William Burgis

Raymond William Burgis

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Oswald Buckler

John Oswald Buckler

1887 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

COMMANDER J. O. BUCKLER O. B. E., R. D., R. N. R., H. M. S. "STAG" 7TH APRIL 1941 AGE 53 † "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS"

Cyril Robert Rive

Cyril Robert Rive

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.

Albert Frank Robinson Spencer

Albert Frank Robinson Spencer

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

WX. 1135 CORPORAL A. F. R. SPENCER 2/11 AUST. INF. BN. 20TH APRIL 1941 AGE 25 SOME DAY WE WILL UNDERSTAND

Joseph J Batley

Joseph J Batley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Hafiz Kamar Abdel

Hafiz Kamar Abdel

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Fred F Humphries

Fred F Humphries

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Daniel D Luke

Daniel D Luke

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

William Roland Batty

William Roland Batty

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Cyril Fletcher

Cyril Fletcher

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Edward John Uppington

Edward John Uppington

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Alexander Mafeking Eagles

Alexander Mafeking Eagles

1900 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Engineers — Eagles A.M.

Joseph J Kinghorn

Joseph J Kinghorn

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Norris Cochrane Kerr

Norris Cochrane Kerr

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Ordnance Corps

Alfred A Sampson

Alfred A Sampson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Ralph R Shrigley

Ralph R Shrigley

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Alfred John Stewart Lancashire

Alfred John Stewart Lancashire

1920 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Lawrence Birch

Lawrence Birch

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

855233 SERJEANT L. BIRCH ROYAL ARTILLERY 9TH FEBRUARY 1945 AGE 26 DEEP IN OUR HEARTS HIS MEMORY IS KEPT WE LOVED HIM TOO DEARLY TO EVER FORGET

Lance McGeorge

Lance McGeorge

1921 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Section Overseas Base Depot

Maurice Dier Zimmerman

Maurice Dier Zimmerman

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Charles Stanley Bowman

Charles Stanley Bowman

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

George G Howarth

George G Howarth

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Leslie Ernest Dean

Leslie Ernest Dean

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

John J Griffiths

John J Griffiths

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Durham Light Infantry

Alexander Trevor Thomas

Alexander Trevor Thomas

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2079629 Serjeant A.T. Thomas Royal Engineers 31st. December 1944 Age 24 You died That we might see again A host of Springtimes In this quiet lane

Gordon Wilfred Wells

Gordon Wilfred Wells

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Leslie L Hugill

Leslie L Hugill

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Amos Dowell Hunter

Amos Dowell Hunter

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Sidney S Banks

Sidney S Banks

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Edward Vivian Augustine Cottew

Edward Vivian Augustine Cottew

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Abdul Latif Ahmed

Abdul Latif Ahmed

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Raymond Lionel Lord

Raymond Lionel Lord

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Raymond R Neale

Raymond R Neale

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Louis Mervyn Florrimell

Louis Mervyn Florrimell

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Arthur James Groves

Arthur James Groves

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Alfred John Carter Stanley

Alfred John Carter Stanley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Wilfred Wright

Wilfred Wright

1917 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Driver Royal Corps of Signals Age 28

E Quigley

E Quigley

1927 – 1947

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

T/14041886 Driver E. Quigley Royal Army Service Corps 31st. August 1947 Age 20 Sweet are the memories silently treasured. Dearly loved by his loving mother

John J Herron

John J Herron

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

James J Kelly

James J Kelly

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

John W. McLANEY

John W. McLANEY

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Francis Patrick Strachan

Francis Patrick Strachan

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

William Herbert Morgan

William Herbert Morgan

1912 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Raymond Howe

John Raymond Howe

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Eric Henry Neves

Eric Henry Neves

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

A Soldier

A Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR THE PALESTINE REGIMENT 1941 KNOWN UNTO GOD

Frederick John Allett Stote

Frederick John Allett Stote

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14621706 Private F.J.A. Stote The Hampshire Regiment 5th. January 1945 Age 26 Treasured memories of my darling husband. Daddy of Freda. Loved by all

Musalli Khan

Musalli Khan

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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