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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)

Alfred Leonard Reidman

Alfred Leonard Reidman

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Philip Edgar Clarke

Philip Edgar Clarke

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Frank Ernest Ware

Frank Ernest Ware

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Joseph J Ryan

Joseph J Ryan

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Bruce Garland Fairman

Bruce Garland Fairman

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Cyril C Halestrap

Cyril C Halestrap

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Gordon Henry Southcott

Gordon Henry Southcott

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4465060 Corporal G.H. Southcott The Leicestershire Regt. 7th. December 1944 Age 28 Greater love hath no man than this

Francis Joseph Carroll

Francis Joseph Carroll

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

A Soldier

A Soldier

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

A SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR KNOWN UNTO GOD

Leonard Harriman

Leonard Harriman

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6101891 PRIVATE L. HARRIMAN PARACHUTE REGIMENT ARMY AIR CORPS 20TH DECEMBER 1944 AGE 31 GONE FROM US BUT NOT FORGOTTEN NEVER WILL HIS MEMORY FADE

Charles Lawrence Byrne

Charles Lawrence Byrne

1905 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Theodoros Policarpou

Theodoros Policarpou

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Julian Dunlop Bickersteth

Julian Dunlop Bickersteth

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Peter P Miller

Peter P Miller

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Engineers

Douglas Athol Davison

Douglas Athol Davison

1921 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Armoured Corps

William Charles Stevens

William Charles Stevens

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Logan William Pullar McDowell

Logan William Pullar McDowell

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Albert Beardsell

Albert Beardsell

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6898604 Rifleman A. Beardsell Queen Victoria's Rifles 26th. April 1941 Age 21 "Greater love hath no man than this"

William Edward Green

William Edward Green

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William Martin

William Martin

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

William W Morrison

William W Morrison

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

William David Frederick Taylor

William David Frederick Taylor

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Charles William Harvey

Charles William Harvey

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

869350 Private C.W. Harvey The Durham Light Infantry 24th. December 1944 Age 30 When sleep forsakes my eyes my thoughts are of a lonely grave where my dear nephew lies

Donald McDonald

Donald McDonald

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Frank Donald Foreman

Frank Donald Foreman

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6141976 Signalman F.D. Foreman Royal Signals 27th. April 1941 Age 20

James “Jim” Avis

James “Jim” Avis

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

14219355 PRIVATE J. AVIS THE QUEEN’S OWN ROYAL WEST KENT REGIMENT 24TH SEPTEMBER 1945 AGE 21 IN LOVING MEMORY OF JIM DEARLY LOVED SON OF WILLIAM AND ANNIE AVIS. ALWAYS IN OUR THOUGHTS

John William Brindle

John William Brindle

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

William David Richardson

William David Richardson

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

5506121 Serjeant W.D. Richardson The Hampshire Regiment 24th. March 1945 Age 31 With everlasting memories. Not just to-day But every day We will remember

An Australian Soldier

An Australian Soldier

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

AN AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR 10TH APRIL 1941 KNOWN UNTO GOD

Fred F Stoker

Fred F Stoker

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Arnold Jones

Arnold Jones

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

T/1826104 DRIVER A. JONES ROYAL ARTILLERY AND ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS 17TH OCTOBER 1945 AGE 35 IN THAT PLACE OF LIGHT, O LORD, GRANT UNTO THIS THY SERVANT REST AND PEACE

Leonard Skinner

Leonard Skinner

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

George Maclean Snowden

George Maclean Snowden

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Herbert William Cousins

Herbert William Cousins

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Roy James Cody

Roy James Cody

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Ernest Albert Warden

Ernest Albert Warden

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Kenneth Alfred Dymond

Kenneth Alfred Dymond

1942

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Charles Frederick Beedle

Charles Frederick Beedle

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Ronald Frederick Bilbey

Ronald Frederick Bilbey

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1592602 GUNNER R. F. BILBEY ROYAL ARTILLERY 16TH AUGUST 1941 AGE 30 GONE FROM US BUT NOR FORGOTTEN NEVER SHALL YOUR MEMORY FADE

Minas Anastassiou

Minas Anastassiou

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

4283 Private M. Anastassiou The Cyprus Regiment 4th. May 1941

Eric E Rankin

Eric E Rankin

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

John Colpoys Haughton

John Colpoys Haughton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

George Leader Bailey

George Leader Bailey

1882 – 1953

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Sir George Leader Bailey K.B.E. Chevalier of the Royal,Order of the Redeemer of Greece Born 8th. June 1882 Died 12th. January 1953 Director & General Manager of the Lake Copais Company 1913-1953 A man who neither sought nor shunned greatness But found it in the path of duty

Walter Robert Shannon

Walter Robert Shannon

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

12348 Private W.R. Shannon N.Z. Infantry 27th. April 1941 Age 25

Keith Eric Boydell

Keith Eric Boydell

1922 – 1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Joseph Arthur John Down

Joseph Arthur John Down

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

7359877 Private J. A. J. DOWN Royal Army Medical Corps 16th. March 1941 Age 22 Eternal rest Give unto him, O Lord; And let perpetual light Shine upon him

Doraiswami

Doraiswami

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners

Albert A Simon

Albert A Simon

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Frederick Robert Cook

Frederick Robert Cook

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Stanley Beattie Clark

Stanley Beattie Clark

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Daniel Thomas

Daniel Thomas

1921 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

D. THOMAS SHIPWRIGHT 4TH CLASS, RN. C/MX. 76908 H.M.S. "AJAX" 26TH APRIL 1941 AGE 23 NOT JUST TO-DAY BUT EVERY DAY IN SILENCE WE REMEMBER

Alfred George Jones

Alfred George Jones

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Five Soldiers

Five Soldiers

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

FIVE SOLDIERS OF THE 1939 - 1945 WAR 1ST-2ND AND 4TH MAY 1941 KNOWN UNTO GOD

Leonard Thornhill

Leonard Thornhill

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Harold H Brookes

Harold H Brookes

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

York and Lancaster Regiment

Charles William Haywood

Charles William Haywood

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

Philippos P Eracleous

Philippos P Eracleous

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

Keith K Chapman

Keith K Chapman

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Medical Corps

Harry Melville Child

Harry Melville Child

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Frank William Kelcher

Frank William Kelcher

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

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