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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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Cyril Albert Barker

Cyril Albert Barker

1920 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Harry H Jones

Harry H Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

David Magnus Murray

David Magnus Murray

1914 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Robert R McCULLOCH

Robert R McCULLOCH

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Robert Holmes

Robert Holmes

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14327397 Private R. Holmes The Black Watch 13th. January 1945 Age 20 Some may forget you Now you are gone But we will remember you, Bobby, No matter how long

William Frederick Quarton

William Frederick Quarton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

An Airman

An Airman

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

AN AIRMAN OF THE 1939 – 1945 WAR ROYAL AIR FORCE 23RD SEPTEMBER 1944 KNOWN UNTO GOD

Eric Ronald Pritchard

Eric Ronald Pritchard

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Frederick Albert Arthur Jones

Frederick Albert Arthur Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

William Henry “Bill” Kuchler

William Henry “Bill” Kuchler

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

QX. 28O2 SERGEANT W. H. KUCHLER 1 AUST. A/TK. REGT. 12TH APRIL 1941 AGE 27 HE HEARD THE CALL

Lejb L Pajes

Lejb L Pajes

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Shlomo S Zorfati

Shlomo S Zorfati

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

John J Woolf

John J Woolf

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Athol Thomas Kelly

Athol Thomas Kelly

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Hopeful Hope Gibbons

Hopeful Hope Gibbons

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Walter Sneyd

Walter Sneyd

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

883458 Gunner W. Sneyd Royal Artillery 2nd. June 1945 Age 24

Albert Edward Wells

Albert Edward Wells

1913 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Corps of Signals

Kharga Bahadur Katwal

Kharga Bahadur Katwal

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Henry Netherway

William Henry Netherway

1909 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Herbert Gordon Foster

Herbert Gordon Foster

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Stanley Frederick Wood

Stanley Frederick Wood

1904 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

S. P. Leake

S. P. Leake

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

ALIAS

Harold James Emmett

Harold James Emmett

1912 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

VN. 6207 PRIVATE H. J. EMMETT 2/8 AUST. INF. BN. 12TH APRIL 1941 AGE 28 EVER LOVED AND REMEMBERED

William W Maguire

William W Maguire

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Bernard B Rice

Bernard B Rice

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

Chambis C Christofi

Chambis C Christofi

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Laurence Victor Kay

Laurence Victor Kay

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

VX. 868 BOMBARDIER L. V. KAY 2/2 AUST. FD. RGT. 20TH APRIL 1941 AGE 36 HE PAID THE PRICE FOR GLORY IN BLOOD, NOT PALTRY GOLD

Stanley S Freeman

Stanley S Freeman

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Charles Edwin Kemp

Charles Edwin Kemp

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C.

Herbert Wilfred Dean Pearce

Herbert Wilfred Dean Pearce

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

H.W.D. Pearce Able Seaman. RN. D/SS X. 23603 H.M.S. "Diamond" 27th. April 1941

Roy Stephen Shellard

Roy Stephen Shellard

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Welch Regiment

Edward E Graham

Edward E Graham

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Eric Douglas Hillcoat

Eric Douglas Hillcoat

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

George G Skinn

George G Skinn

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Amir-ud-Din

Amir-ud-Din

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Frederick Thomas White

Frederick Thomas White

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

A Soldier

A Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

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

Ian Hamilton

Ian Hamilton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

995713 Sergeant I. Hamilton Observer Royal Air Force 8th. November 1941 Age 26 “His life was gentle” The epitaph is from “Julius Caesar”, Act Five, Scene Five.

William Raymond Moore

William Raymond Moore

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Colin Campbell Boswell

Colin Campbell Boswell

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Clarence Albert Parker

Clarence Albert Parker

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Shaw Russell

John Shaw Russell

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6094931 Rifleman J.S. Russell The Queen's Westminsters 18th. December 1944 Age 28 In loving memory of my dear husband Daddy of June, John and Doris In Heaven we will meet again

George Frederick Bartlett

George Frederick Bartlett

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

William Feilds Dunn

William Feilds Dunn

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Ronald George White

Ronald George White

1911 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

Peter W. Redmayne

Peter W. Redmayne

1926 – 1950

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Flying Officer P.W. Redmayne Royal Air Force 9th. May 1950 Age 23 Consummatus in brevi explevit tempora multa Wisdom XIV.13

John Ernest Brackenbury

John Ernest Brackenbury

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Poutu

John Poutu

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry — Poutu J.

David Milford Ingram

David Milford Ingram

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Australian Artillery

Charles George Paton

Charles George Paton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Alfred Wright

Alfred Wright

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1524884 Gunner A. Wright Royal Artillery 4th. January 1945 Age 30

Singh Hardayal

Singh Hardayal

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

12th Frontier Force Regiment

Hassan Adili Ibrahim

Hassan Adili Ibrahim

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Omand Harold Scott

Omand Harold Scott

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Malcolm Neil Talbot

Malcolm Neil Talbot

1917 – 1945

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

Albert Edwin Nash

Albert Edwin Nash

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Wilfred Verity

Wilfred Verity

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1849174 Sapper W. Verity Royal Engineers 10th. February 1945 Age 43 In undying memory of Wilfred Beloved husband of Lily

Arnold Duff

Arnold Duff

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1512639 L. BDR A. DUFF ROYAL ARTILLERY 24TH APRIL 1941 IN MEMORY WE SEE HIM JUST THE SAME AS LONG AS WE LIVE WE SHALL TREASURE HIS NAME

William John Rossiter

William John Rossiter

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

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