Sgt Ted Tharme, No 5 Commando 1 Mortar Section, 6 Troop, circa 1942.
Date: 24/08/2010
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Alimnia Patrol Memorial at St Pauls Church, Athens.
[Photo courtesy of Holly Kendrick, niece of Pte. Evans MM]
The memorial plaque in St Paul's church Athens dedicated in 1981 to the Alimnia Patrol of the Special Boat Squadron who were captured on the 7th April 1944, and later executed, along with three Greek seamen from the Greek Sacred Regiment who accompanied them.
Lord Jellicoe attended and Colonel David Sutherland former SBS commander read the address.
Remembered with honour on the Athens Memorial:
4976245 Private Augustus George Evans, MM, aged 23, Special Boat Service, S.A.S. Regiment, A.A.C.,
1469628 Gunner Raymond Walter Jones, MM, aged 23, Special Boat Service, S.A.S. Regiment, A.A.C.,
7914293 Lance Sergeant George William John Miller, MM, aged 23, Special Boat Service, S.A.S. Regiment, A.A.C.,
5955044 Private Leo Gerard Rice, aged 23, Special Boat Service, S.A.S. Regiment, A.A.C.
Remembered with honour on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial:
Sub-Lieutenant Allan Lane Tuckey, aged 21, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H.M. Levant Schooner 24,
P/JX 245508 Telegraphist Ronald Edward Carpenter, aged 20, Royal Navy, H.M. Levant Schooner 24.
Remembered with honour in Greece:
Coxswain Michele Lisgaris, Royal Hellenic Navy, Greek Sacred Squadron,
Seaman Demetrious Triandaphyllou, Royal Hellenic Navy, Greek Sacred Squadron,
Seaman Nikolaos Velissariou, Royal Hellenic Navy, Greek Sacred Squadron.
See these links to images of some of the men Image 1 and Image 2