Greece and the Greek Islands
Photos from families, members, or friends, still required of the following graves and also photos of the Athens Memorial. Click on the album to view the names of those Commandos remembered on the Memorial. Details from the CWGC:
LEROS WAR CEMETERY, Greece
BANCROFT, Bombardier, JOHN, 71141, Royal Artillery. and No. 30, Commando 5 October 1943. Age 24. Son of Abraham and Mary Bancroft, of Keighley, Yorkshire. Grave Ref. 4. B. 11.
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PHALERON WAR CEMETERY, Greece
BRISTOW, Gunner, WILLIAM FREDERICK, 927388, Royal Artillery. and No. 7, Commando 15 July 1941. Age 24. Adopted son of Lewis Leonard and Decima Annie Ponting, of Swindon, Wiltshire. Grave Ref. 16. C. 3.
HUMPHREY, Private, BERT, 6402436, 1st Bn., Royal Sussex Regiment. and No. 52, Commando 25 July 1941. Age 22. Son of Lilian Greenfield, of Brighton, Sussex. Grave Ref. 15. B. 5.
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RHODES WAR CEMETERY, Greece
DAWES, Private, ERNEST WILLIAM, 4911348, 1st Bn., South Staffordshire Regiment. and No. 50, Commando 25 February 1941 - 28 February 1941. Age 27. Grave Ref. 4. A. 1.
KNOTT, Fusilier, HARRY LEONARD, 6458284, 1st Bn., Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). and No. 50, Commando 25 February 1941 - 28 February 1941. Age 24. Grave Ref. 4. A. 2.
MUNRO, Serjeant, GEORGE, 3323555, 2nd Bn., Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). and No. 50, Commando 17 November 1943. Age 29. Son of John J. Munro and Jeanie Munro, of Glasgow. Grave Ref. Joint grave 2. B. 6.
TAYLOR, Lance Corporal, ALFRED GEORGE, 3811847, 2nd Bn., Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment). and No. 50, Commando 25 February 1941 - 28 February 1941. Age 23. Son of Alfred and Jessie Taylor, of Buckpool, Banffshire. Grave Ref. 4. A. 3.
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Date: 14/12/2011
Size: 3 items
(11 items total)
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