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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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Samuel Cartmale

Samuel Cartmale

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Patrick P Kelly

Patrick P Kelly

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Edward Cowan

Edward Cowan

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7906661 Trooper E. Cowan Royal Armoured Corps 29th. April 1941 Age 23 He sleeps with England's heroes in the watchful eye of God

A Constantinou

A Constantinou

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Thomas T Simcoe

Thomas T Simcoe

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Benson George Haig Nathan

Benson George Haig Nathan

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

David Millay

David Millay

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Jack Sidney Alexander Calderwood

Jack Sidney Alexander Calderwood

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Wilfred James Henry Williams

Wilfred James Henry Williams

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Keith Reginald Moodie

Keith Reginald Moodie

1920 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Norman William Eric Jenkins

Norman William Eric Jenkins

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

John Douglas Harding

John Douglas Harding

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Buried near this spot 1479693 Gunner J.D. Harding 122nd. Light A.A. Regt. R.A. lately Royal Warwickshire Regt. 26th. April 1941 Age 27 In one small corner of a foreign field That is for ever England A.A. = Anti-Aircraft R.A. = Royal Artillery

Allan Thomas Risk

Allan Thomas Risk

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Armoured Corps

William Wiseman Davie

William Wiseman Davie

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

William Arthur Dermody

William Arthur Dermody

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Edward Arthur Meadwell

Edward Arthur Meadwell

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1066549 Flight Sergeant E.A. Meadwell Pilot Royal Air Force 3rd. January 1943 Age 30 At the going down of the Sun and in the morning We will remember them

Frank F Ireland

Frank F Ireland

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

George James Bentinck

George James Bentinck

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Colin William Pain

Colin William Pain

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

George Herbert Blowers

George Herbert Blowers

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Derek Vincent

Derek Vincent

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6857894 Rifleman D. Vincent The Queen's Westminsters 18th. December 1944 Age 21

Benjamin John Revett

Benjamin John Revett

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Henry George McBRIDE

Henry George McBRIDE

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Edward John Banks

Edward John Banks

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

S/5626261 SERJEANT E. J. BANKS ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS 1ST JULY 1945 AGE 29 HE'LL LIVE WITH ME IN MEMORY UNTIL THE END OF TIME. HIS LOVING WIFE DORIS

Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1918723 SAPPER T. SMITH ROYAL ENGINEERS 3RD JULY 1945 AGE 32 REST IN PEACE

John Clement Armitage

John Clement Armitage

1923 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

LIEUTENANT J. C. ARMITAGE, MC, THE QUEEN’S WESTMINSTERS 7TH DECEMBER 1944 AGE 21 O VALIANT HEARTS, WHO TO YOUR GLORY CAME

Thomas George Waring

Thomas George Waring

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

CAPTAIN T. G. WARING ROYAL ARTILLERY 6TH DECEMBER 1944 AGE 33 THINK ONLY THIS OF ME, THAT THERE’S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND

William Tyers Monk

William Tyers Monk

1912 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Hugh Harris

William Hugh Harris

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Maurice Roy Farquhar Kalbfell

Maurice Roy Farquhar Kalbfell

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Christodoulos C Vassilli

Christodoulos C Vassilli

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Frank Laurie Richards

Frank Laurie Richards

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Joseph Worth

Joseph Worth

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

11269801 PRIVATE J. WORTH THE KING'S REGIMENT 1ST JANUARY 1946 AGE 29 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOSEPH, DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND OF MARGARET WORTH. R.I.P.

Francis F. Young

Francis F. Young

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Shukri Tebeli Zuhdi

Shukri Tebeli Zuhdi

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Laurence Brian Bosworth

Laurence Brian Bosworth

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyril Creed

Cyril Creed

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

T/188993 Driver C. Creed Royal Army Service Corps 27th. April 1941 Age 26 At the going down of the Sun And in the morning We will remember him

Frank William Brenchley

Frank William Brenchley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Ronald R Bate

Ronald R Bate

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Wiremu Noki Erueti

Wiremu Noki Erueti

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Frederick Norman Leslie Hook

Frederick Norman Leslie Hook

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Army Service Corps

Archibald Owler Moncur

Archibald Owler Moncur

1900 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Robert R Sunshine

Robert R Sunshine

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

James William Scott

James William Scott

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Clarence Herbert Charles “Clarrie” Helmore

Clarence Herbert Charles “Clarrie” Helmore

1920 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

VX. 40026 Gunner. 3 Aust. Lt. A/A Regt. So dearly loved So sadly missed For ever we'll remember

Alan Norrison Bradbury

Alan Norrison Bradbury

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Douglas William Walker

Douglas William Walker

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Frank Ernest Puddick

Frank Ernest Puddick

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3459411 L. SJT F. E. PUDDICK 50TH ROYAL TANK REGIMENT ROYAL ARMOURED CORPS 28TH DECEMBER 1944 AGE 29 ASLEEP IN A STRANGE LAND BUT ALWAYS IN MY THOUGHTS AT HOME. GOD BLESS, SON, MUM

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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

Ernest Roland Frederick Judd

Ernest Roland Frederick Judd

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

George Guy Barry Anderson

George Guy Barry Anderson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

David Calvin Spark Davison

David Calvin Spark Davison

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

James Michael O'Connor

James Michael O'Connor

1906 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Army Service Corps

James Wellings

James Wellings

1915 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

T/209071 Driver J. Wellings Royal Army Service Corps 10th. December 1944 Age 29 Amidst the shot and shell For his country's sake He gave his life And stood his trial well

William Hewitson Appleton

William Hewitson Appleton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

557640 L. Bdr W.H. Appleton 102 (Northumberland Hussars) L.A.A./Anti-Tank Regt. R.A. 13th. March 1941 Age 20 Until the day break and the shadows flee away The epitaph is from The Song of Solomon.

Stanley S Shaw

Stanley S Shaw

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Arthur Dunford

Arthur Dunford

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Jack Wallace

Jack Wallace

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Francis Bowen Beardsall

Francis Bowen Beardsall

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

Albert Edward Dibley

Albert Edward Dibley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

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