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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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George Palmer

George Palmer

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Kenneth Hugh F. Watson

Kenneth Hugh F. Watson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Henry Cecil Knight

Henry Cecil Knight

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

WX. 3528 SAPPER H. C. KNIGHT 22 AUST. FD. PK. COY. 20TH APRIL 1941 AGE 32 O FOR THE SOUND OF A VOICE WE LOVED

Frederick Joseph Connell

Frederick Joseph Connell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

William Ernest Grant

William Ernest Grant

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Charles William Maltby

Charles William Maltby

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

George Blackwell

George Blackwell

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6149284 Private G. Blackwell The East Surrey Regiment 29th. December 1944 Age 24

Ferenez F Goldstein

Ferenez F Goldstein

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Mehmet Yusuf Ibrahim

Mehmet Yusuf Ibrahim

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Alphonsus Thomas Hegarty

Alphonsus Thomas Hegarty

1911 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Victor Ivan Easdon

Victor Ivan Easdon

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

William Richard Dean

William Richard Dean

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Beecher Noel Webb

Beecher Noel Webb

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

George Brockhurst

George Brockhurst

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14527505 DRIVER G. BROCKHURST ROYAL ENGINEERS 22ND MARCH 1946 AGE 23 OCEAN MAY PART US: GREAT IS THE PAIN: BUT HIGH IN GOD'S HEAVEN WE'LL MEET AGAIN

Reginald R Owers

Reginald R Owers

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

William Alexander Linklater-Shirras

William Alexander Linklater-Shirras

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Ram Anant

Ram Anant

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

12th Frontier Force Regiment

Thomas T Jones

Thomas T Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Ram Barkat

Ram Barkat

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

12th Frontier Force Regiment

Nick N Muvrin

Nick N Muvrin

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Kenneth Gage Crichton Green

Kenneth Gage Crichton Green

1947

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Captain K.G.C. Green The Sherwood Foresters Attd. The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 10th. September 1947 Age 23 The Lord lift up His countenance upon thee and give thee peace

Harold Frederick Forrest

Harold Frederick Forrest

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Stanley S O'Clements

Stanley S O'Clements

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Harold Rowland Hackett

Harold Rowland Hackett

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Richard R Finch

Richard R Finch

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Thomas Patrick Goodacre

Thomas Patrick Goodacre

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

5955129 Private T.P. Goodacre The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment 8th. May 1945 Age 28 Dearly beloved For ever in our thoughts

Harold Lancelot Doran

Harold Lancelot Doran

1910 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

SX. 1107 PRIVATE H. L. DORAN 2/1 AUST. M. G. BN. 15TH APRIL 1941 AGE 30 HIS NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE

William Henry Palmer

William Henry Palmer

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

T/10663460 Driver W.H. Palmer Royal Army Service Corps 13th. December 1944 Rest in peace

Leslie Donald Fordham

Leslie Donald Fordham

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry — Fordham L. D.

Tobias Tattenbaum

Tobias Tattenbaum

1921 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

774021 Aircraftman 2nd. Cl. T. Tattenbaum Royal Air Force 24th. April 1941 Age 20 In loving memory of a dear son and brother

Edgar Ray

Edgar Ray

1923 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Charles George Walkerley

Charles George Walkerley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Stanley Charles Keem

Stanley Charles Keem

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Sher Bahadur Rana

Sher Bahadur Rana

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Frederick Knight Wynn

Frederick Knight Wynn

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Major F.K. Wynn Royal Army Ordnance Corps 31st. January 1945

Chandra Bahadur Kanwar

Chandra Bahadur Kanwar

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Havildar, 9th Gurkha Rifles. Age: 30.

Alfred Knowles

Alfred Knowles

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

816020 Gunner A. Knowles Royal Artillery 14th. January 1945 Age 32 Sacred to the memory of my beloved husband Alfred Deeply regretted by his sorrowing wife Alice

William Stanley Conning

William Stanley Conning

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Zaman Muhammad

Zaman Muhammad

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners

Edward Hawthorne

Edward Hawthorne

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3318881 PRIVATE E. HAWTHORNE THE BLACK WATCH 26TH DECEMBER 1944 AGE 27 GOD CALLED HIM HOME IT WAS HIS WILL BUT IN OUR HEARTS HE LIVETH STILL

Phulekar Babu

Phulekar Babu

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Kenneth Henry Barham

Kenneth Henry Barham

1911 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

MAJOR K. H. BARHAM 2/4 AUST. INF. BN. 12TH APRIL 1941 AGE 30 PRO PATRIA. HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE

Bakr Hassanein Bakri

Bakr Hassanein Bakri

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Joseph Lloyd

Joseph Lloyd

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Peter Guthrie Rintoul Tait

Peter Guthrie Rintoul Tait

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Provost Corps

James Henry Green

James Henry Green

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Thomas Reid Wilson

Thomas Reid Wilson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

937053 GUNNER T. R. WILSON 106TH LANCS. HUSSARS YEO. LIGHT A.A. REGT. R.A. 26TH-27TH APRIL 1941 AGE 23 THE WORLD WAS HIS COUNTRY TO DO GOOD HIS RELIGION MANKIND HIS BRETHREN

Harold Jack Elliot

Harold Jack Elliot

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Richards Chapman

William Richards Chapman

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Frederick Telford Ball

Frederick Telford Ball

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7915 New Zealand Infantry

Donald Sidney Camp

Donald Sidney Camp

1925 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14631090 PRIVATE D. S. CAMP THE HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT 7TH AUGUST 1945 AGE 20 GOD TOOK OUR LOVED ONE FROM OUR HOME BUT NEVER FROM OUR HEARTS. MUM AND DAD

John Edgar Austwick

John Edgar Austwick

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

John David Henry

John David Henry

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John J Warren

John J Warren

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Daniel Patrick Ryan

Daniel Patrick Ryan

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Laurence Douglas Livingstone Houghton

Laurence Douglas Livingstone Houghton

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

8441 Corporal L.D.L. Houghton N.Z. Infantry 5th. March 1942

George Thomas Wheat

George Thomas Wheat

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Henry William Ward

Henry William Ward

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Lawrence L Davis

Lawrence L Davis

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Dov D Zilberberg

Dov D Zilberberg

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

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