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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)

Albert William Newman

Albert William Newman

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1252408 Ldg. Aircraftman A.W. Newman Royal Air Force 3rd. September 1945 Age 31 Deep in my heart is a picture worth more than silver or gold

Alexander George Paul Willsher

Alexander George Paul Willsher

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

James Arthur Amer

James Arthur Amer

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Henry Thomas Ryan

Henry Thomas Ryan

1901 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Corps of Signals

Ronald Sidney Werrett

Ronald Sidney Werrett

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Sant Bir Rai

Sant Bir Rai

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A Soldier

A Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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

V John

V John

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

David Charles Dickson

David Charles Dickson

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Medical Corps

William Lowther Thompson

William Lowther Thompson

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Georghios Kyriacou Filaverti

Georghios Kyriacou Filaverti

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Richard Gerald Preston

Richard Gerald Preston

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Charles Geoffrey Lloyd

Charles Geoffrey Lloyd

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Patrick Connolley

William Patrick Connolley

1906 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

David Albert James Moores

David Albert James Moores

1915 – 1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Nathaniel Claydon Thomas

Nathaniel Claydon Thomas

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Maurice Edward Langford

Maurice Edward Langford

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

M. E. LANGFORD SERVED AS NX. 5569 PRIVATE M. E. DEAN 2/3 AUST. INF. BN. 19TH APRIL 1941 AGE 25 GOD HAS TAKEN FROM US ONE SO DEAR

Norman Lionel Clements Lester

Norman Lionel Clements Lester

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 18787 Private N.C. Lester A.A.M.C. 9th. November 1941 Age 33 Till The Day Dawn

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR KNOWN UNTO GOD

Bruce William Gardner Carrick

Bruce William Gardner Carrick

1925 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

"IN GOD'S TENDER CARE IS THE SOUL OF OUR BOY, SLEEPING HERE"

Leslie Arnold Bowder

Leslie Arnold Bowder

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Eric Thomas Abbott

Eric Thomas Abbott

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A Soldier

A Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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

Alfred Charles Randell

Alfred Charles Randell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Nalwade Mororao

Nalwade Mororao

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4th Gwalior Maharaja's Bahadur Battalion

William W Vincent

William W Vincent

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Sliwo Yokhana

Sliwo Yokhana

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

R.A.F. Iraq Levies

Cyril Fredrick Bradshaw

Cyril Fredrick Bradshaw

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Muste Bekierman

Muste Bekierman

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Nath Chatterjee Anadi

Nath Chatterjee Anadi

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Frederick Arthur Davison Stewart

Frederick Arthur Davison Stewart

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Ronald Alexander Murdoch

Ronald Alexander Murdoch

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Charles Michael Curwen

Charles Michael Curwen

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Armoured Corps

J. C.P. Johnston

J. C.P. Johnston

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

KNOWN TO BE BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY 53653 L/BOMBARDIER J. C.P. JOHNSTON S.A.A. 9TH DECEMBER 1941 AGE 32 BELOVED TWIN SON OF CHARLES AND LAURA JOHNSTON AND TWIN OF CHARLES. “ABIDE WITH ME”

An RAF Airman

An RAF Airman

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

AN AIRMAN OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR ROYAL AIR FORCE 22ND DECEMBER 1943 KNOWN UNTO GOD

Kalika Poi

Kalika Poi

1905 – 1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

24238 Private K. Poi N. Z. Infantry 17th August 1942 age 37 [A fern with New Zealand written underneath, all within a cross]

John Gough

John Gough

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14622232 Private J. Gough The East Surrey Regiment 14th. July 1945 Age 28 I will never lose Sweet memories Of the husband I loved so much

Ernest Edward Castle

Ernest Edward Castle

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Francis John Jones

Francis John Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Clarence Walter McQuienn

Clarence Walter McQuienn

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

James Crawford Muir

James Crawford Muir

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7366678 Private J.C. Muir Royal Army Medical Corps 17th. August 1942 Age 24 He died that we might live. His loving father and mother

George Frederick Heydon

George Frederick Heydon

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Lawrence L Burton

Lawrence L Burton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

David D Pearce

David D Pearce

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Percy P Walding

Percy P Walding

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

A Soldier

A Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR 30TH APRIL 1941 KNOWN UNTO GOD

Keith Phillip Carter

Keith Phillip Carter

1908 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

VX. 12500 PRIVATE K. P. CARTER 2/6 AUST. INF. BN. 26TH APRIL 1941 AGE 32 HE MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE THAT WE MIGHT LIVE

Fred Burnett

Fred Burnett

1911 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

VX. 35401 PRIVATE F. BURNETT 2/5 AUST. INF. BN. 19TH APRIL 1941 AGE 30 FOR WE KNOW THAT ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD

Bairam Hassan

Bairam Hassan

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Charles Dennis Riley

Charles Dennis Riley

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Saul Urbach

Saul Urbach

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Henry Tai Ransfield

Henry Tai Ransfield

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry — Ransfield H. T.

Albert Henry Chamberlain

Albert Henry Chamberlain

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

Harold William Charles Mattock

Harold William Charles Mattock

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.

Raymond Francis Simmons

Raymond Francis Simmons

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

William Kenneth Howe

William Kenneth Howe

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7901874 TROOPER W. K. HOWE 4TH QUEEN’S OWN HUSSARS ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS 23RD APRIL 1941 AGE 22 THE GREATEST DISTANCE BETWEEN US IS OUR THOUGHTS. DAD, PRISCILLA, JOAN, ROY

Thomas Andrew Carter

Thomas Andrew Carter

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Jeffrey John William King

Jeffrey John William King

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

20432 CORPORAL J. J. W. KING, M.M. N. Z. DIVISIONAL CAVALRY REGIMENT 29TH APRIL 1941 AGE 23

Ernest Charles Bowcott

Ernest Charles Bowcott

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Alan Tierney

John Alan Tierney

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

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