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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)

Edward Henry Colledge

Edward Henry Colledge

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Wilson Irving

Wilson Irving

1907 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Norman N Wigley

Norman N Wigley

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leicestershire Regiment

Rupbert George Lindsay

Rupbert George Lindsay

1917 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Mohamed Khuld Naif

Mohamed Khuld Naif

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Pioneer Corps

Cyril C Smith

Cyril C Smith

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Ronald Moses Day

Ronald Moses Day

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Richard Adair

Richard Adair

1923 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Leslie James Parker

Leslie James Parker

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

David Oram

David Oram

1919 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

NX. 5543 PRIVATE D. ORAM 2/3 AUST. INF. BN. 20TH APRIL 1941 AGE 20 IN LOVING MEMORY. DUTY WELL DONE HE LIES AT REST. MY SON

Patrick Michael Murphy

Patrick Michael Murphy

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

1534669 Flight Sergeant P.M. Murphy Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Royal Air Force 3rd. June 1944 Age 22 Of your charity, pray for the repose of his soul. May he rest in peace. Amen

Thomas Conroy

Thomas Conroy

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Alexander Harold Will

Alexander Harold Will

1923 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

FLYING OFFICER A. H. WILL ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 26TH JANUARY 1944 AGE 20 HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED

Rene Maurice Cooper

Rene Maurice Cooper

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Ordnance Corps

Oswald O Parkington

Oswald O Parkington

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

A E Waltham

A E Waltham

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

T/10668180 DRIVER A. E. WALTHAM ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS 17TH MAY 1946 AGE 24 THINK ONLY THIS OF ME: THAT THERE’S SOME CORNER OF A FOREIGN FIELD THAT IS FOR EVER ENGLAND

Maurice Claude Jones

Maurice Claude Jones

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cecil William Gerrard

Cecil William Gerrard

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

535176 CORPORAL C. W. GERRARD ROYAL AIR FORCE 24TH MAY 1941 AGE 25 "AND WITH THE MORN THOSE ANGEL FACES SMILE"

Charles Sydney Davis

Charles Sydney Davis

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

William Brown

William Brown

1908 – 1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

3443205 SERJEANT W. BROWN 46TH (LIVERPOOL WELSH) ROYAL TANK REGT. R.A.C. 2ND JANUARY 1945 AGE 37 GOD BLESS THIS EARTH WHERE SLEEPS, TO ME THE DEAREST AND BEST OF MEN. LOVING WIFE

Ibrahim Mustafa

Ibrahim Mustafa

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Cyprus Regiment

George Russell Murray

George Russell Murray

1910 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

John William Day

John William Day

1910 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

VX. 16072 PRIVATE J. W. DAY 2/7 AUST. INF. BN. 19TH APRIL 1941 AGE 30 SOME DAY, SOME TIME WE'LL UNDERSTAND. FOR GOD, KING AND EMPIRE

Donald Archibald Berry

Donald Archibald Berry

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Victor Arthur Hunt

Victor Arthur Hunt

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Edward Donaldson

Edward Donaldson

1908 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

WX. 1038 PRIVATE E. DONALDSON 2/11 AUST. INF. BN. 19TH APRIL 1941 AGE 32 ONE OF THE BEST

Hugh H MacKIGGAN

Hugh H MacKIGGAN

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Kenneth Lyall Gardner

Kenneth Lyall Gardner

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

T/84327 SERJEANT K. L. GARDNER ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS 5TH JULY 1945 AGE 26 “UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN”

Leonard Francis Ross

Leonard Francis Ross

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

King's Royal Rifle Corps

Terry Vernon Smith

Terry Vernon Smith

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Michael Neary

Michael Neary

1946

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Edward Arthur Turner

Edward Arthur Turner

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Ian Allen Harrison

Ian Allen Harrison

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Army Service Corps

Nair Raghavan

Nair Raghavan

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Indian Army Ordnance Corps

William W Dixon

William W Dixon

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Alan Charles Stuart

Alan Charles Stuart

1915 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Catherine Emily Mail

Catherine Emily Mail

1925 – 1947

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

W/315531 Corporal CATHERINE EMILY MAIL AUX. TERRITORIAL SERVICE 30TH MARCH 1947 AGE 21 (CROSS) REST IN PEACE

Thomas Charles Oldfield

Thomas Charles Oldfield

1918 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Maxwell Raymond Lord

Maxwell Raymond Lord

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

Edward Alfred Williams

Edward Alfred Williams

1910 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Robert Arthur Tudor Owen

Robert Arthur Tudor Owen

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

James Watson Hogg

James Watson Hogg

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Mian Khan

Mian Khan

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

O/114721 Craftsman/Fitter Mian Khan Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1st. December 1944 Age 17

Harold H Crawford

Harold H Crawford

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

John Kidd

John Kidd

1945

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

6404434 Private J. Kidd The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 31st. May 1945 Age 30 Gone but not forgotten Never will thy memory fade Loving thoughts ever linger Where thou art laid

Dudley Henry Stent

Dudley Henry Stent

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

S/116489 Private D.H. Stent Royal Army Service Corps 25th. April 1941 Age 27 Loved and remembered by Mother, Dad and Jack

Brindly John Evans

Brindly John Evans

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

5507076 Private B.J. Evans The Hampshire Regiment 18th. December 1944 Age 29 In loving memory of my darling husband "Sleep on, beloved"

Robert Jackson Owen

Robert Jackson Owen

1917 – 1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

R. J. OWEN PILOT ROYAL AIR FORCE 5TH APRIL 1944 AGE 27 EI EABERTH NID A HEIBIO EI WYNEB ANNWYL NID A'N ANGO. "CWSG A GWYN DY FYD" (Welsh inscription translates as: "HIS SACRIFICE WAS NOT IN VAIN/IN OUR HEARTS/HIS DEAR FACE REMAINS")

Frederick Cyrus Chiles

Frederick Cyrus Chiles

1916 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)

Geoffrey Child Williams

Geoffrey Child Williams

1944

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Patrick P Shaughnessy

Patrick P Shaughnessy

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Durham Light Infantry

Herbert H Orton

Herbert H Orton

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Army Service Corps

Herbert John Hughes

Herbert John Hughes

1911 – 1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

H. J. HUGHES SERVED AS VX. 14805 SIGNALMAN L. JACKSON SIGS. 6 AUST. DIV. 13TH JUNE 1941 AGE 30 THOUGHTS DRIFT BACK TO BYGONE DAYS BUT MEMORY STAYS

William John Douglas Pilcher

William John Douglas Pilcher

1908 – 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

Bertram Frank Adams

Bertram Frank Adams

1943

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Thomas T Chapman

Thomas T Chapman

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Frederick F Gunn

Frederick F Gunn

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Edwin Lewis Wealthy

Edwin Lewis Wealthy

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

Royal Artillery

Samuel Cecil Reid

Samuel Cecil Reid

1941

Phaleron War Cemetery and Athens Memorial

New Zealand Infantry

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