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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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Richard George Charles Day

Richard George Charles Day

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William W Blount

William W Blount

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Anthony Clifford Hazelden

Anthony Clifford Hazelden

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Armoured Corps

Henry H Berry

Henry H Berry

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Armoured Corps

Edwin James Bland Rawlins

Edwin James Bland Rawlins

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Haralambos Neocli Hajivassili

Haralambos Neocli Hajivassili

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Ronald R Flinders

Ronald R Flinders

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Arthur Edward Hickerton

Arthur Edward Hickerton

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1199782 Flight Sergeant A.E. Hickerton Navigator Royal Air Force 1st. December 1943 Age 29

Hubert Barnard Windsor

Hubert Barnard Windsor

1899 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Robert R Stirling

Robert R Stirling

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

Alfred George Jones

Alfred George Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Joseph Michael McGarrell

Joseph Michael McGarrell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

884579 Gunner J.M. McGarrell Royal Horse Artillery 28th. April 1941

William Davidson Brown

William Davidson Brown

1900 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Australian Engineers

Anthony Augustus Charles Hope

Anthony Augustus Charles Hope

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Haj Hassan Salameh Hussein

Haj Hassan Salameh Hussein

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Q H Z Abdin

Q H Z Abdin

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Harry Verrier

Harry Verrier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3957382 Private H. Verrier The Welch Regiment 29th. June 1941 Age 29

Victor Leonard Sparkes

Victor Leonard Sparkes

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Ernest Aubrey English

Ernest Aubrey English

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Roy R Sanders

Roy R Sanders

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Harold Thomas

John Harold Thomas

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14244309 L. Bdr. J.H. Thomas Royal Artillery 28th. December 1944 Age 31 "Yr hyn a allodd hwn efe a'i gwnaeth" The epitaph is from The Gospel According to St. Mark, Chapter 14, Verse 8, wherein it appears as, "She hath done what she could."

Gavin Rodger Harvie

Gavin Rodger Harvie

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Leslie Archie Tapsell

Leslie Archie Tapsell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

James Thomas Watton

James Thomas Watton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Peter Hoey

Peter Hoey

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Artillery

Richard Biggs

Richard Biggs

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

902360 Private R. Biggs Army Catering Corps 11th. December 1944 Age 25 "Shall not he, who sent me from the door, Re-light my lamp once more"

Thomas James Smith

Thomas James Smith

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Bicknell

John Bicknell

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4981129 Private J. Bicknell The Sherwood Foresters 11th. December 1944 Age 30 Safe in the arms of Jesus

Mahmoud Abdul Abdallah

Mahmoud Abdul Abdallah

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Albert Edward Capes

Albert Edward Capes

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Arthur Ernest Atkins

Arthur Ernest Atkins

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Christos Antoni Kazazi

Christos Antoni Kazazi

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

William Henry McGINTY

William Henry McGINTY

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Sidney Douglas Bell

Sidney Douglas Bell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Bernard John Corkery

Bernard John Corkery

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1315142 Warrant Officer B.J. Corkery Pilot Royal Air Force 3rd. August 1944 Age 22 Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord: and let perpetual light shine upon him

Sonny Te Toroa Rewi

Sonny Te Toroa Rewi

1911 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry — Rewi S.

John William Piper

John William Piper

1899 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John William James

John William James

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Robert Arthur Huxley

Robert Arthur Huxley

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Henry Briggs

William Henry Briggs

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leonard John Tobin

Leonard John Tobin

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Michael M Healy

Michael M Healy

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Selwyn Arthur Musson

Selwyn Arthur Musson

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Victor Seymour

John Victor Seymour

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Selwyn S Reed

Selwyn S Reed

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Arthur Butler

Arthur Butler

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2937792 Corporal A. Butler Parachute Regiment Army Air Corps 18th. December 1944 Age 30 O heavenly star Shine on the grave Of my husband I loved But could not save

A Sailor (An Officer, Royal Navy)nknown

A Sailor (An Officer, Royal Navy)nknown

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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

Joseph John Bartosh

Joseph John Bartosh

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Herbert Anthony Pierce

Herbert Anthony Pierce

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Ernest E Esprey

Ernest E Esprey

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Alexander Alfred Bain

Alexander Alfred Bain

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Aubrey Charles Garrett

Aubrey Charles Garrett

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Francis George Mansbridge

Francis George Mansbridge

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Geoffrey William Andrew

Geoffrey William Andrew

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry.

Gura

Gura

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Indian Pioneer Corps

Edward Stanford

Edward Stanford

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2062368 GUNNER E. STANFORD ROYAL ARTILLERY 30TH JULY 1941 AGE 35 UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN

Leonard Eatwell

Leonard Eatwell

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Parachute Regiment, A.A.C.

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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

Frank Booth

Frank Booth

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3447794 TROOPER F. BOOTH ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS 8TH JANUARY 1945 AGE 26 FOR HONOUR, LIBERTY AND TRUTH HE SACRIFICED HIS GLORIOUS YOUTH

Edward E Spragg

Edward E Spragg

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

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