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Athens Memorial​

The ATHENS MEMORIAL stands within Phaleron War Cemetery and commemorates nearly 3,000 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.
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  1. SOE Barstow, Lawrence Oliver Mackay

    SURNAME Barstow FORENAME Lawrence Oliver Mackay UNIT SOE Yak Mission,Greece RANK Second Lieutenant NUMBER 124959 DATE OF DEATH 24th April 1941 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial, Greece Face 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit 5 Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery born 10.12.1912...

  2. SOE Clarke, Philip Edgar

    SURNAME Clarke FORENAME Philip Edgar UNIT SOE Yak Mission,Greece RANK Lance Bombardier NUMBER 900271 DATE OF DEATH 24th April 1941 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 3 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit 86 (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment,Royal Artillery Yak...

  3. SOE Kasap, Jechel Usher

    SURNAME Kasap FORENAME Jechel Usher UNIT SOE Force 133 RANK Sergeant NUMBER PAL/12300 DATE OF DEATH 21st November 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 10 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Palestine Regiment born 23.9.1921 enlisted 10.9.1940 Sarafand...

  4. SOE Steele, James Cook

    SURNAME Steele FORENAME James Cook UNIT SOE Para-Naval Section RANK Warrant Officer Second Class (CSM) NUMBER RH/2763793 DATE OF DEATH 10th April 1945 AGE GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit 2 Bn Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) from...

  5. ARMY CDOS Rosenstein, Ernest Zeno

    SURNAME Rosenstein FORENAME Ernest Zeno UNIT 2 Commando RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER PAL/1115 DATE OF DEATH 29th July 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Athens Memorial, Greece Face 8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Army Service Corps son of Max and Sophie Rosenstein, New York...

  6. SOE Gyori, Issack Michael

    SURNAME Gyori FORENAME Issack Michael UNIT 1 Special Force SOE RANK Corporal NUMBER PAL/275 DATE OF DEATH 25th December 1944 AGE GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Army Service Corps born Hungary resided Czechoslovakia aka...

  7. SOE Evans, John George

    SURNAME Evans FORENAME John George UNIT SOE RANK Warrant Officer Second Class (BSM) NUMBER 840652 DATE OF DEATH 23rd December 1943 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Artillery born 2.4.1917 son of Benjamin and...

  8. ARMY CDOS Heras, Braulio

    SURNAME Heras FORENAME Braulio UNIT 50 Commando RANK Private NUMBER 13808248 DATE OF DEATH 8th May 1945 AGE GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Pioneer Corps also Pte 6100520 Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) from Spain POW 1941...

  9. SOE Smrke, James

    SURNAME Smrke FORENAME James UNIT SOE Yugoslavia RANK Private NUMBER ME/14500046 DATE OF DEATH 17th January 1944 AGE 39 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Pioneer Corps from Canada born 7.12.1904 Yugoslavia true name Smrke,Janez...

  10. ARMY CDOS Robinson, George Edgar

    SURNAME Robinson FORENAME George Edgar UNIT 50 Commando RANK Trooper NUMBER 408973 DATE OF DEATH 25th February 1941 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons),Royal Armoured Corps born Dundee son of...

  11. ARMY CDOS England, Leslie Frank

    SURNAME England FORENAME Leslie Frank UNIT 50 Commando RANK Trooper NUMBER 552907 DATE OF DEATH 25th February 1941 AGE 28 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Life Guards,Household Cavalry born Warwickshire resided Warwickshire son...

  12. ARMY CDOS McCormick, John

    SURNAME McCormick FORENAME John UNIT 50 Commando RANK Private NUMBER 3711810 DATE OF DEATH 25th February 1941 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit 2 Bn King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) born Bolton,Lancashire son of Peter...

  13. ARMY CDOS Lumbrera, Francisco

    SURNAME Lumbrera FORENAME Francisco UNIT 50 Commando RANK Private NUMBER ME/13808250 DATE OF DEATH 8th May 1945 AGE GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 8 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Army Service Corps also Pte 6100524 Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)...

  14. ARMY CDOS Sharman, Richard

    SURNAME Sharman FORENAME Richard UNIT 50 Commando RANK Lance Sergeant NUMBER 4910237 DATE OF DEATH 25th February 1941 AGE 33 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 6 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment born Derby son of Lilian...

  15. ARMY CDOS Taylor, Graham Cecil Gordon

    SURNAME Taylor FORENAME Graham Cecil Gordon UNIT 50 Commando RANK Captain NUMBER 74627 DATE OF DEATH 1st June 1941 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Leicestershire Regiment born Leicester resided Leicestershire son of...

  16. ARMY CDOS Brown, Charles Gilbert

    SURNAME Brown FORENAME Charles Gilbert UNIT 9 Commando RANK Private NUMBER 7358386 DATE OF DEATH 28th September 1944 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Army Medical Corps born Oxford son of C.J. and Mrs Brown,Oxford...

  17. ARMY CDOS Cowper, Alexander Bruce

    SURNAME Cowper FORENAME Alexander Bruce UNIT 7 Commando RANK Sapper NUMBER 2077985 DATE OF DEATH 28th May 1941 AGE 20 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 4 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Engineers born Newcastle-on-Tyne resided Newcastle-on-Tyne died Crete

  18. ARMY CDOS Emms, Cyril Deeley

    SURNAME Emms FORENAME Cyril Deeley UNIT 7 Commando RANK Bombardier NUMBER 805557 DATE OF DEATH 28th-29th May 1941 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Artillery born West Bromwich,Staffordshire resided Worcester husband...

  19. SOE Warren, David Allan La Touche

    SURNAME Warren FORENAME David Allan La Touche (Bunny) UNIT SOE Mission to Greek Partisans (Force 133) RANK Captain NUMBER 129497 DATE OF DEATH 15th May 1944 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 5 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Northumberland Fusiliers...

  20. SIS Yull-Stuart, William (Bill)

    SURNAME Yull-Stuart FORENAME William (Bill) UNIT SIS (Inter-Services Liaison Department) RANK Captain NUMBER 183978 DATE OF DEATH 9th June 1943 AGE GRAVESITE Athens Memorial,Greece Face 9 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Intelligence Corps son of Charles and Hedwig...
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