Crew members of British, French and Italian warships attended funeral of Greek king according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary No. 20 for the week ending 20 November 1920

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. 

Off Constantinople, Turkey, on 16 December 1922, photographed from USS Bainbridge (DD-246)

An item reported that funeral of the Greek king Alexander (1) at the cathedral at Athens on 29 October was attended by the British rear admiral Hope (2) and officers of the British light cruisers HMS Concord (3) and Centaur (4). Further more were 6 officers and 100 seamen from both ships and parties of the French armoured cruiser Waldeck Rousseau (5) and the Italian protected cruiser Nino Bixio (6) all under arms landed for lining. The corpse of the late king was bought to Tatoi.

Notes

1. King of the Hellenes 11 June 1917-25 October 1920 (1 August 1893 Tatoi Palace, Athens, Greece-25 October 1920 Athens, Greece).

2. Sir George Price Webley Hope (1 October 1869-11 July 1959), promoted to vice admiral on 26 November 1920, commandeur of the 3rd Light Cruiser Squadron active in the Mediterranean between 15 August 1919-19 January 1921.

3. Part of C-class light cruisers, preceded by Arethusa-class, succeeded by Danae-class, laid down by Vickers Limited on 1 February 1915, launched on 1 April 1916, completed and commissioned in December 1916, last time decommissioned in January 1933 and sold to be broken up in August 1935.

4. Part of C-class light cruisers Centaur sub-class, preceded by Arethusa-class, succeeded by Danae-class, laid down by Vickers Limited on 24 January 1915, launched on 6 January 1916, completed and commissioned in August 1916, last time decommissioned in March 1932 and sold to be broken up.

5. Part of Edgar Quinet-class armored cruisers, preceded by Ernest Renan, building ordered on 31 July 1905, laid down by Arsenal de Lorient on 16 June 1906, launched on 4 March 1908, completed in August 1911 and broken up between 1941-1944. By the Germans disguised as the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen to act as a decoy.

6. Part of Nino Bixio-class protected cruisers, preceded by Quarto, succeeded by Campania-class, laid down by Regio Cantiere di Catellammare di Stabia on 15 February 1911, launched on 30 December 1911, commissioned on 5 May 1914 and broken up in 1929.

Source

The National Archives, Kew Gardens, England CAB-24-115-34