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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)

Ernest E West

Ernest E West

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Edward Phillip Allen

Edward Phillip Allen

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

James Murray

James Murray

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4346342 Private J. Murray The East Yorkshire Regt. 17th. August 1942 Age 25 In memory of a gallant soldier who willingly gave his life for his country. R.I.P.

George Alexander McKenzie Green

George Alexander McKenzie Green

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Edward Mulgan

Edward Mulgan

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

20550 Corporal E. Mulgan N.Z. Infantry 19th. April 1941 Age 35

Ronald George Farrow

Ronald George Farrow

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

William Thomas Jones

William Thomas Jones

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Northamptonshire Regiment

Thomas T Davey

Thomas T Davey

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Angus John Valentine Samuels

Angus John Valentine Samuels

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Major A.J.V. Samuels, MC. 9th. Gurkha Rifles 23rd. December 1944 Age 24 Of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia

Joseph Boddy

Joseph Boddy

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1984264 L. CPL J. BODDY ROYAL ENGINEERS 20TH DECEMBER 1944 AGE 39 MY DEARLY BELOVED HUSBAND. "TILL WE MEET AGAIN"

George Edward Gibson

George Edward Gibson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Charles Henderson Robertson

Charles Henderson Robertson

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

John J Clapham

John J Clapham

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Alfred A Haslam

Alfred A Haslam

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

M Abindnago

M Abindnago

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners

Charles William Sheppard

Charles William Sheppard

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 2459 PRIVATE C. W. SHEPPARD 2/1 AUST. INF. BN. 6TH MAY 1941 AGE 34 "THY WILL BE DONE"

J McArthur

J McArthur

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

James Brazier

James Brazier

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Edward James Blower

Edward James Blower

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Douglas D Coupe

Douglas D Coupe

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Armoured Corps

Frederick Ronald Huntley

Frederick Ronald Huntley

1925 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Edward Terence Duggan

Edward Terence Duggan

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Denys John Symons

Denys John Symons

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

CAPTAIN D. J. SYMONS THE QUEEN'S WESTMINSTERS 4TH JANUARY 1945 AGE 25 DIVINITY HATH SURELY TOUCHED MY HEART: I HAVE POSSESSED MORE JOY THAN EARTH CAN LEND

James Henry McGill

James Henry McGill

1917 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Harold Clifford Haigh

Harold Clifford Haigh

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

10543336 SAPPER H. C. HAIGH ROYAL ENGINEERS 31ST DECEMBER 1944 AGE 23 SWEET ARE THE MEMORIES OF A SON I LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET. MOTHER

John Bell Adams

John Bell Adams

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

2890317 SAPPER J. B. ADAMS ROYAL ENGINEERS 3RD JULY 1945 AGE 22

Charles Faust

Charles Faust

1922 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

425406 Warrant Officer C. Faust Royal Australian Air Force 3rd. June 1944 Age 21 "May his soul through the mercy of God Rest in Peace." Amen

Colin William Robbie

Colin William Robbie

1923 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

David Spencer Harding

David Spencer Harding

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Harold Edward Piltz

Harold Edward Piltz

1906 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Robert Edward Levittee

Robert Edward Levittee

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Singh Jadan

Singh Jadan

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4th Gwalior Maharaja's Bahadur Battalion

Joseph Edgar Taylor

Joseph Edgar Taylor

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

John Gill

John Gill

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1441561 Gunner J. Gill Royal Artillery 26th. April 1941 Age 26 Too far away Your grave to see But not too far To think of you

Edwin McEwen

Edwin McEwen

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leslie John Jones

Leslie John Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Ronald Leonard Ward

Ronald Leonard Ward

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

918063 Aircraftman 1st. Cl. R.L. Ward Royal Air Force 24th. April 1941 Age 22 In loving memory of Ron Always in my heart Mum ”So young he was and gay”

John “Jack” Ingham

John “Jack” Ingham

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7492726 PRIVATE J. INGHAM ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS 15TH APRIL 1941 AGE 34 HE DIED THE HELPLESS TO DEFEND A BRITISH SOLDIER’S NOBLE END

Joseph Murphy

Joseph Murphy

1918 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)

Dennis Lockwood Thompson

Dennis Lockwood Thompson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Mervyn Leslie Pywell

Mervyn Leslie Pywell

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Thomas Eaton Belcher

Thomas Eaton Belcher

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

South Staffordshire Regiment

Wallace Gordon Gray-Buchanan

Wallace Gordon Gray-Buchanan

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Desmond Charles Jones

Desmond Charles Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Eli Jack Yeates

Eli Jack Yeates

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Reginald Arthur Johnson

Reginald Arthur Johnson

1920 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Australian Infantry

James Robert Hyde

James Robert Hyde

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Squadron Leader J.R. Hyde, DFC. Observer Royal Air Force 24th. July 1942 D.F.C. = Distinguished Flying Cross.

Henry Edward Humphreys

Henry Edward Humphreys

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)

Herbert Pardoe Martin

Herbert Pardoe Martin

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Thomas Alfred Speed

Thomas Alfred Speed

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Army Service Corps

Ghulam Zari Khan

Ghulam Zari Khan

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Thomas James Dickson

Thomas James Dickson

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Minas Gewergis

Minas Gewergis

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John Percy O'Dea

John Percy O'Dea

1908 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

James Stephenson Riddle

James Stephenson Riddle

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

William Yull-Stuart

William Yull-Stuart

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Intelligence Corps

Robert Kenneth Barclay

Robert Kenneth Barclay

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

James Richard Virtue

James Richard Virtue

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

988586 Gunner J.R. Virtue Royal Artillery 15th. December 1944 Age 30

William W Finch

William W Finch

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)

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