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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)

Wilfred Charles Stephen Ayling

Wilfred Charles Stephen Ayling

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

William Charles Ralph Devlin

William Charles Ralph Devlin

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Edward George Matthews

Edward George Matthews

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Kharak Bahadur Thapa

Kharak Bahadur Thapa

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

James McGill

James McGill

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3327255 Private J. McGill The Highland Light Inf. 2nd. February 1945 Age 34 He died a soldier brave, That we might live. Deeply mourned

Richard Wilfred Mitchell

Richard Wilfred Mitchell

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

N Buyskes

N Buyskes

1921 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

THEY ARE NOT LOST WHOM WE LOVE IN HIM WHOM WE CANNOT LOSE ST. AUGUSTINE "MIZPAH"

Stephen Ernest Collyer

Stephen Ernest Collyer

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Arthur Frank Sparrow

Arthur Frank Sparrow

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1513908 Ldg. Aircraftman A.F. Sparrow Royal Air Force 19th. December 1944 Age 33 Great has been his sacrifice And we with love and pride Remember in the after years The things for which he died

John Edward Everest

John Edward Everest

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Durham Light Infantry

Frederick Stafford Smith

Frederick Stafford Smith

1906 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 7516 SERGEANT F. S. SMITH 2/1 AUST. INF. BN. 14TH AUGUST 1941 AGE 35 IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR DAD. THE SACRIFICE WAS GREAT

Sydney John Reginald Thomas

Sydney John Reginald Thomas

1906 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

VX. 16066 PRIVATE S. J. R. THOMAS 2/7 AUST. INF. BN. 20TH APRIL 1945 AGE 35 HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WERE DEAD YET SHALL HE LIVE

A Soldier

A Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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

Harold Symond Price

Harold Symond Price

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

837417 GUNNER H. S. PRICE ROYAL ARTILLERY 12TH AUGUST 1941 AGE 25 “TO THE WORLD YOU WERE ONLY ONE TO US YOU WERE ALL THE WORLD”

Arthur Cyril Folwell

Arthur Cyril Folwell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Joseph J Henshall

Joseph J Henshall

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Norman George Davis

Norman George Davis

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Gordon G Major

Gordon G Major

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Edward John Spriggs

Edward John Spriggs

1906 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 6018 CORPORAL E. J. SPRIGGS 2/4 AUST. INF. BN. 13TH APRIL 1941 AGE 35 "LEAD, KINDLY LIGHT"

J D Van Rensburg

J D Van Rensburg

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

General Service Corps, S.A. Forces

Harry Downing

Harry Downing

1923 – 1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14329574 SERJEANT H. DOWNING CORPS OF MILITARY POLICE 22ND OCTOBER 1946 AGE 22 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF OUR DEAR SON A GALLANT GENTLEMAN. MOTHER AND FATHER

Garnet John Nicolle

Garnet John Nicolle

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Hashim Ali

Hashim Ali

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Ian Cameron D'Emden

Ian Cameron D'Emden

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Charles Edward Cock

Charles Edward Cock

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Geoffrey James David Mellsop

Geoffrey James David Mellsop

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Geoffrey Edwin Sterry

Geoffrey Edwin Sterry

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7611235 Sergeant G.E. Sterry Royal Army Ordnance Corps 8th. May 1945 Age 28 In loving memory of Geoffrey A wonderful son and brother. We'll meet again

John J Curran

John J Curran

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

William Browder

William Browder

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

WX. 2515 Private W. Browder 2/11 Aust. Inf. Bn. 27th. April 1941 Age 31 He died that we might live

Edward Leslie Kissack

Edward Leslie Kissack

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Bingham Douglas

John Bingham Douglas

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Fred F Stafford

Fred F Stafford

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Bernard Robert Walker

Bernard Robert Walker

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2876202 Rifleman B. Walker The Queen's Westminsters 10th. March 1945 Age 30

Lal Hazari

Lal Hazari

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Alan Joseph Vivian

Alan Joseph Vivian

1921 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Harry William Baker

Harry William Baker

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Arthur Roy Candy

Arthur Roy Candy

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2nd. Lieutenant A.R. Candy The Cyprus Regiment 20th. April 1941 "Even so, Lord; For it seemeth good in Thy sight"

Christopher Donald MacRae

Christopher Donald MacRae

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Fred F Bennieston

Fred F Bennieston

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Ivan Walter Standen

Ivan Walter Standen

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Army Service Corps

Robert Mostyn Young

Robert Mostyn Young

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Edward James Batten

Edward James Batten

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Joseph J Cooper

Joseph J Cooper

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Royd Thornton Roberts

Royd Thornton Roberts

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

25349 Private R.T. Roberts NZ Infantry Age 28

James Henry Williams

James Henry Williams

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Crooks

John Crooks

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

816150 SERGEANT J. CROOKS WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER ROYAL AIR FORCE AUXILIARY AIR FORCE 11TH APRIL 1941 AGE 20 MANLY AND BRAVE HIS YOUNG LIFE HE GAVE

John Zouch Wilson

John Zouch Wilson

1911 – 1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Derrick George Calvert

Derrick George Calvert

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Captain D.G. Calvert The Essex Regiment 28th. December 1944 Age 35 "We loved him so" Mourned by wife Mary, daughter Tessa Mary and all relatives

Gordon Maxwell Donaldson

Gordon Maxwell Donaldson

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

James Leonard Avery

James Leonard Avery

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 14080 SIGNALMAN J. L. AVERY SIGS. 6 AUST. DIV. 2ND OCTOBER 1941 AGE 20 LEST WE FORGET

Frederick Charles Easterling

Frederick Charles Easterling

1913 – 1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

KNOWN TO BE BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY 1160974 SERGEANT F. C. EASTERLING WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER ROYAL AIR FORCE 21ST AUGUST 1942 AGE 29 SWEET ARE THE MEMORIES SILENTLY KEPT OF HIM WHOM I WILL NEVER FORGET

A Soldier

A Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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

Albert A Lydamore

Albert A Lydamore

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Leslie Kenneth Purrott

Leslie Kenneth Purrott

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Reginald R Price

Reginald R Price

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Michael M Daly

Michael M Daly

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

George Hazel

George Hazel

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2017073 Sapper G. Hazel Royal Engineers 6th. - 20th. January 1946 Age 26 Not just today But every day In silence we remember. Dad, brothers and sisters

John William Nicholls

John William Nicholls

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John William Channer

John William Channer

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14463455 FUSILIER J. W. CHANNER THE ROYAL FUSILIERS 17TH JUNE 1946 AGE 18 LIFE'S TROUBLED JOURNEY NOW IS O'ER OUR LOVED ONE RESTS ON CANAAN'S SHORE

Raymond R Houseman

Raymond R Houseman

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Durham Light Infantry

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