ATHENS, August 14, 2008 (AFP) - The Greek national transplant organisation on Thursday paid tribute to the family of an Australian tourist who donated his organs after he was fatally beaten while on holiday.

'Doujon Zammit's tale shocked us all, both for the brutal and unfair manner of his loss, but also for the generosity subsequently displayed by his father despite his heavy pain,' Athena Gombou, of the Greek transplant organisation (EOM), said in a statement.

'The donation of Doujon's organs is a shining example not only for Greeks but for Australian citizens as well,' added Gombou, who earlier visited Zammit's family in Sydney and handed over a plaque in his memory.

Zammit, 20, was badly beaten outside the Tropicana club on the Greek island of Mykonos on July 28. A 25-year-old club bouncer has been charged with voluntary homicide and three other staff have been charged as accessories.

After the attack, Zammit was taken to hospital in a critical condition but died later after his life support was turned off with his father's approval.

Zammit's father Oliver donated his son's heart, kidneys, liver and lungs to four people, including a 30-year-old Greek Australian in hospital in Athens.

Hundreds of Mykonos residents gathered at the island's harbour last weekend to denounce the killing.

Zammit was one of six Australians caught up in the incident.

They were suspected by bouncers of having stolen bags and wallets in the nightclub, an accusation later dismissed by police.