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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)

Wilbur Mervyn Wilson

Wilbur Mervyn Wilson

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Stanley Rupert Wilson

Stanley Rupert Wilson

1903 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

QX. 7579 PRIVATE S. R. WILSON A.A.O.C. 5TH AUGUST 1941 AGE 38 HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE

Roderick MacKay

Roderick MacKay

1920 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

FLYING OFFICER R. MACKAY NAVIGATOR ROYAL AIR FORCE 23RD DECEMBER 1943 AGE 23 GOD REST YOU SON. WE MOURN AND YET ARE COMFORTED TO KNOW YOU DID YOUR DUTY

Charles Henry Hunt

Charles Henry Hunt

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1634864 L. Bdr C.H. Hunt Royal Artillery 23rd. December 1944 Age 30 Dearly beloved by his mother and sisters. "Grant him Thy peace"

James Nigel Richardson

James Nigel Richardson

1910 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

P Fitzgerald

P Fitzgerald

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Neville Manuel Hillier

Neville Manuel Hillier

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7932593 Corporal N.M. Hillier 50th. Royal Tank Regiment Royal Armoured Corps 6th. January 1945 Age 30 Dear husband of Mollie. "Underneath are the everlasting arms" Deut. XXXIII.27

Robert Henry Halsall

Robert Henry Halsall

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Howard Trevor Walley

Howard Trevor Walley

1923 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Lieutenant H.T. Walley Royal Artillery 13th. December 1944 "Like snow Upon the desert's dusty face Lighting a little hour or two - is gone" N.B. The epitaph is from the fourteenth quatrain of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

John Oliver “Ollie” Comer

John Oliver “Ollie” Comer

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

K Miltiadou

K Miltiadou

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1246 Private K. Miltiadou The Cyprus Regiment 18th. March 1944

John Edward Phillips

John Edward Phillips

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Australian Artillery

John Edward Marston

John Edward Marston

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

Thomas T Burns

Thomas T Burns

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Stanley Smith

Stanley Smith

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Richard Matthews

William Richard Matthews

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

W.R. Matthews Leading Wireman, S.A.N.F. 562794V H.M.S.A.S. "Bever" 30th. November 1944 Age 24 His duty nobly done S.A.N.F. = South African Naval Force H.M.S.A.S. = His Majesty's South African Ship

William John Ralph

William John Ralph

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John J Caldwell

John J Caldwell

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Irish Fusiliers

S Reynolds

S Reynolds

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR DARLING SON. "IN HEAVENLY LOVE ABIDING" "THY WILL BE DONE"

George Henry Rogers

George Henry Rogers

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Corps of Military Police

David Raymond Williams

David Raymond Williams

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4079426 Private D.R. Williams The Essex Regiment 16th. July 1945 Age 25 He had a nature you could not help loving and a heart that was purer than gold

Athens Memorial

Athens Memorial

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Hani Reihana Poa

Hani Reihana Poa

1921 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry — Poa H. R.

Christopher James McGregor

Christopher James McGregor

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2nd Lieutenant C.J. McGregor 102 (Northumberland Hussars) Anti-Tank Regiment, R.A. 5th. July 1941 R.A. = Royal Artillery

Donald D Norden

Donald D Norden

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

John Hugh Manley

John Hugh Manley

1922 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

FLIGHT LIEUTENANT J. H. MANLEY PILOT ROYAL AIR FORCE 29TH JULY 1943 AGE 21 FOR ENGLAND, GREECE & FREEDOM [Greek inscription translates as: He died for England and for Greece and for Freedom]

JH

James Hair

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Alfred James Bashford

Alfred James Bashford

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Garrett Leslie Burke

Garrett Leslie Burke

1911 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Henry H Lyon

Henry H Lyon

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Ballabh Hira

Ballabh Hira

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

12th Frontier Force Regiment

John William Southern

John William Southern

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14491824 GUNNER J. W. SOUTHERN QUEEN’S OWN DORSET YEOMANRY (141 FIELD REGT. R. A.) 15TH DECEMBER 1945 AGE 19 DEARLY LOVED, SADLY MISSED. MAM, DAD AND BROTHERS

John Goodman Toms

John Goodman Toms

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

George Wilson

George Wilson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Michael M Kokkorozis

Michael M Kokkorozis

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Albert George Starling

Albert George Starling

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John McBRIDE

John McBRIDE

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

William Cruikshank “Billy” Anderson

William Cruikshank “Billy” Anderson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

W. C. ANDERSON 6TH ENGINEER OFFICER S.S. “CLAN FRASER” 9TH APRIL 1941 AGE 22 AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER YOU, BILLY.

John Vaughan Shepheard

John Vaughan Shepheard

1917 – 1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

J Power

J Power

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14995297 Private J. Power The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment 21st. May 1946 For ever in our thoughts, son Your ever loving Mam, Dad and family

Alfred John Mount

Alfred John Mount

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Wallace Allen Freeberg

Wallace Allen Freeberg

1920 – 1947

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

W.A. Freeberg Stoker Mechanic, RN. C/KX 103295 H.M.S. "Leander" 21st. November 1947 Age 27 Down memory lane He will always remain. His loving mother and family

Albert Caush

Albert Caush

1915 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4461915 PRIVATE A. CAUSH THE DURHAM LIGHT INFANTRY 14TH DECEMBER 1944 AGE 29 GOD GRANT HIM ETERNAL REST. ALWAYS IN OUR MEMORIES. HIS LOVING WIFE AND CHILDREN

Joseph Howard Vickers

Joseph Howard Vickers

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Emmanuel Gwyn Goodfield

Emmanuel Gwyn Goodfield

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Derek Austin Gaylor

Derek Austin Gaylor

1947

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

T/14774735 Driver D.A. Gaylor Royal Army Service Corps 31st. August 1947 Age 21 Time passes but treasured memories will always remain of my dear son

Rowland Clifford West

Rowland Clifford West

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1375371 SERGEANT R. C. WEST PILOT ROYAL AIR FORCE 27TH JULY 1942 AGE 20 “THEY SHALL GROW NOT OLD”

Morris Mayes Dynes

Morris Mayes Dynes

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Samuel Brighouse

John Samuel Brighouse

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Raymond Richard Fowler

Raymond Richard Fowler

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Frederick Wagstaff

Frederick Wagstaff

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Alan Noel Strong

Alan Noel Strong

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Lieutenant A.N. Strong. RNVR. H.M.S. "Nile" 16th. July 1945

David Marlais Davies

David Marlais Davies

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Raymond Watt

Raymond Watt

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Frederick Goulding

Frederick Goulding

1940

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

THERE SHALL BE IN THAT RICH EARTH A RICHER DUST CONCEALED

Ditta Allah

Ditta Allah

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Indian Army Remount Department

Stanley Ernest Goodsell

Stanley Ernest Goodsell

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Albert Henry August Ruback

Albert Henry August Ruback

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Artillery

Malcolm McPhee

Malcolm McPhee

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3326716 Corporal M. McPhee The Highland Light Inf. 27th. December 1944 Age 30 Silent thoughts Tears unseen Will ever keep His memory green

Reginald John Taylor

Reginald John Taylor

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

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