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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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John J Law

John J Law

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Walter Horton “Wattie” McKay

Walter Horton “Wattie” McKay

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Edward E Roberts

Edward E Roberts

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Frank Connors

Frank Connors

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Bhagta Bahadur Adhikari

Bhagta Bahadur Adhikari

1922 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Robert Mathew Plimmer

Robert Mathew Plimmer

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

James Frederick Brown

James Frederick Brown

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Charles James Lifton

Charles James Lifton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Alexander Buchanan

Alexander Buchanan

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Douglas Eric Warren

Douglas Eric Warren

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Norman John Anderson

Norman John Anderson

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Australian Artillery

Athol William Brown

Athol William Brown

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

George William Massey

George William Massey

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1533416 Gunner G.W. Massey Royal Artillery 26th. - 27th. April 1941 Age 25 In loving memory of my dear son. For ever in my thoughts. Mother

Ahmed Kassan El Mohammed

Ahmed Kassan El Mohammed

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Derrick Vionnee Alexander

Derrick Vionnee Alexander

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

George Henry Woods

George Henry Woods

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Edward John Monkhouse

Edward John Monkhouse

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Medical Corps

Frank Johnson

Frank Johnson

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Lieutenant F. Johnson Royal Artillery attd. The Durham Light Infantry 9th. December 1944 Rest eternal grant unto him, O Lord; and let light perpetual shine upon him

Douglas William Fryer

Douglas William Fryer

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Das Narayan

Das Narayan

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

10th Baluch Regiment

Frederick Charles Gillings

Frederick Charles Gillings

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Singh Mohinder

Singh Mohinder

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

11th Sikh Regiment

Henry H Folkes

Henry H Folkes

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Donald MacLeod

Donald MacLeod

1905 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1152555 Gunner D. MacLeod Royal Artillery 25th May 1945 Age 39 I thank God for every remembrance of thee. Your loving wife Lexie MacLeod

Zari Badshah

Zari Badshah

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Allan Kirkpatrick

William Allan Kirkpatrick

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

James Millar Kilgarriff

James Millar Kilgarriff

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Lenard George Lucken

Lenard George Lucken

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6849183 L. Cpl L.G. Lucken The Queen's Westminsters 3rd. January 1945 Age 27 To the world You were my husband But to me You were all the world

Charles Albert Warren

Charles Albert Warren

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Frederick Lawrence Hyde

Frederick Lawrence Hyde

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

George Richard Ayers

George Richard Ayers

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Frederick Ernest Turner

Frederick Ernest Turner

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

Roger Francis Pummeroy

Roger Francis Pummeroy

1918 – 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

John J Bell

John J Bell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Ashborne George Eric Setterfield

Ashborne George Eric Setterfield

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

James J Murphy

James J Murphy

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Cornelius C Perry

Cornelius C Perry

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Herbert Hargraves Bellamy

Herbert Hargraves Bellamy

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR KNOWN UNTO GOD

John Rankine Barnett

John Rankine Barnett

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1986495 Sapper J.R. Barnett Royal Engineers 1st. June 1945

G Theodossi

G Theodossi

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Alexander Pattison Mackie Crothers

Alexander Pattison Mackie Crothers

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Norman N Hill

Norman N Hill

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Gordon George Gilchrist

Gordon George Gilchrist

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Engineers — Gilchrist G. G.

James Donald Arbuckle

James Donald Arbuckle

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1481143 GUNNER J. D. ARBUCKLE ROYAL ARTILLERY 12TH JUNE 1941 AGE 25 THE LORD’S MY SHEPHARD I’LL NOT WANT HE MAKES ME DOWN TO LIE IN PASTURES GREEN

Gordon Warren MacDonnell

Gordon Warren MacDonnell

1914 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Flight Lieutenant G.W. MacDonnell Pilot Royal Air Force 16th. January 1944 Age 30 Born at Cairns, North Queensland, Australia. Honour the Brave

Colin Lyness Knight

Colin Lyness Knight

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Andrew Hendrie Laird

Andrew Hendrie Laird

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Fred Adshead

Fred Adshead

1908 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Joseph J Smith

Joseph J Smith

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Armoured Corps

Thomas Walter Collett

Thomas Walter Collett

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Albert Williams Gasston

Albert Williams Gasston

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Douglas D Farrar

Douglas D Farrar

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

John Gibson

John Gibson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

987889 Sergeant J. Gibson Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Royal Air Force 8th. November 1941 Age 21 From Mum and Dad to dear son. “One angel less on Earth. One angel more in Heaven"

William W Groves

William W Groves

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

James William Henry Tucker

James William Henry Tucker

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Gordon Leonard Barnes

Gordon Leonard Barnes

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6348213 L. Cpl G.L. Barnes The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment 19th. March 1945 Age 25 At the going down of the Sun and in the morning We will remember him

William W Stenson

William W Stenson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Ram Parshad

Ram Parshad

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

This Hindu soldier of the Indian Army is honoured here ME182864 Water Carrier Ram Parshad Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1st. DEcember 1944 Age 28

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