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El Alamein War Cemetery and Memorial

CWGC cemetery and Memorial to the Missing at El Alamein, Egypt, for Commonwealth forces of the Western Desert Campaign, principally the First and Second Battles of El Alamein (Jul-Nov 1942). The cemetery holds 7,368 burials; the adjoining Alamein Memorial (opened 1954) additionally commemorates over 11,800 Commonwealth land and air forces with no known grave who died in the Western Desert. South Africa's dead here span the South African Air Force, Artillery, Cape Corps, Native Military Corps, Engineer Corps, Tank Corps, and nearly every SA infantry and mounted rifle regiment of the period.

Location: El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt

Address: El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt

30.83819, 28.94707 · OpenStreetMap

Photographs
Memorial for South African soldiers who died at El Alamein, 1942. Photo: Farawayman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_African_Memorial_El_Alamein.jpg)
Memorial for South African soldiers who died at El Alamein, 1942. Photo: Farawayman, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (Original Photo
El Alamein Commonwealth War Cemetery, general view. Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:El_Alamein_Commonwealth_Cemetery.JPG)
El Alamein Commonwealth War Cemetery, general view. Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (Original Photo
Graves at El Alamein Commonwealth War Cemetery. Photo: Peter Astbury, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:El_Alamein_-_Graves_at_the_Commonwealth_Cemetery.jpg)
Graves at El Alamein Commonwealth War Cemetery. Photo: Peter Astbury, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (Original Photo
Cross of Sacrifice, El Alamein War Cemetery. Photo: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AlameinCommCemet6.jpg)
Cross of Sacrifice, El Alamein War Cemetery. Photo: Roland Unger, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons (Original Photo

Names 1,812

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Panel Date of Death
9029 Hall John Trewick J T Lance Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 146.
 1942-11-28
9034 Hall Mitchell Barand M B Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXVIII. H. 13.
 1943-09-10
9042 Halliday Douglas Haig D H Lance Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 143.
 1943-08-20
9051 Halse George Hillary G H Corporal South African Engineer Corps Grave
XI. E. 9.
 1942-10-25
9064 Hambly George Gladstone G G Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1941-12-05
9091 Hamlyn Raymond Arnell R A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-10-04
9118 Hancock Neal Washington N W Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-08-14
9119 Hancock Royston S R S Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
III. D. 25.
 1942-10-24
9140 Hanreck Johnny J Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 143.
 1941-12-09
9171 Harding G J M Lieutenant Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. E. 11.
 1942-10-23
9181 Harding William Charles W C Captain Australian Infantry Grave
XVI. H. 1.
 1942-07-22
9185 Hards N E Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 116.
 1941-12-09
9198 Hare George Leonard G L Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1941-12-09
9199 Hare Garth Ventnor G V Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-01-28
9216 Harley Kenneth K Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Grave
XXX. H. 21.
 1941-08-13
9222 Harms J H Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 116.
 1942-11-28
9244 Harpur Stephen Solomon S S Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 129.
 1941-12-09
41306 Harre Arthur Dunstan Beverley A D B Lieutenant Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. Grave
XVIII. G. 9.
 1942-10-27
9265 Harris Charles Robert David C R D Private Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 133.
 1941-12-09
9266 Harris David D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-11
9279 Harris Henry Willoughby H W Captain Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. D. 25.
 1942-10-23
9281 Harris John Eardley Colling J E C Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry Grave
XXIX. J. 2.
 1940-08-27
9319 Harrison John Hutchinson J H Corporal Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 120.
 1942-01-01
9327 Harrison William Edward W E Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
III. E. 23.
 1942-10-23
9375 Hartzenberg Fred Edward F E Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. F. 29.
 1942-08-07
9389 Harvey D Signaller South African Corps of Signals Grave
III. G. 26.
 1942-10-31
9433 Hathorn David Alister Roy D A R Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. H. 25.
 1942-07-27
9435 Hatla Molife M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 161.
 1942-06-20
9445 Hattingh Jacobus Johannes J J Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 247.
 1941-12-12
9459 Havenga Hermanus Christoffel H C Gunner South African Artillery Grave
IV. F. 18.
 1942-07-11
9471 Hawke Horace Nathaniel Voss H N V Air Corporal South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-10-23
9479 Hawkins D W Air Corporal South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-04-02
9490 Haworth Herbert Chester H C Lieutenant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 111.
 1942-05-10
9522 Hayes Terence Stewart T S Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 116.
 1942-04-13
9544 Hazeldine Ernest Louise Jacob E L J Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXIII. D. 2.
 1943-01-05
9550 Heald John Henry J H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-06-29
9552 Healy Kenneth Robert K R Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-03-06
9560 Heard Neville Morkel N M Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Grave
III. C. 8.
 1942-10-24
9584 Heaven Clive Wilfred C W Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-03-06
9588 Heberden Stanley Vaughan Alfred S V A Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-12-09
9589 Hechter Philip Jacob P J Private Field Force Brigade, S.A. Forces Grave
XXV. F. 17.
 1942-07-15
9593 Hector Andrew Jacobus A J Staff Sergeant Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 151.
 1941-12-09
9598 Hedley Peter Maxwell P M Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-10-19
9604 Heher Clifford Graham C G Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-12-12
9614 Hellet Rowland Jekyl R J Trooper South African Tank Corps Grave
XXVII. G. 8.
 1942-09-29
9652 Hendricks Bennie B Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
VII. A. 4.
 1942-11-11
9657 Hendricks Charles J C J Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXII. E. 17.
 1942-06-22
9692 Hendry Douglas Noel D N Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1941-11-23
9710 Henning Gerhardus Francois G F Air Mechanic South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-10-06
9736 Hepburn Arnot A Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-06-05