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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

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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
13106 Le Grange W J Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
III. C. 24.
 1942-10-24
13113 Le Roux Andre Bernhard A B Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 247.
 1941-11-21
13141 Le Roux Servy S Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-12-11
13148 Lea Bernard Eric B E Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 247.
 1941-08-21
13149 Lea Claude Edward Warrington C E W Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1943-12-08
13211 Lee JAMES McCALLUM J M Corporal South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 136.
 1944-11-12
13216 Lee ROBERT McCALLUM R M Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 140.
 1944-11-12
13222 Leeb Maurice M Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1942-11-28
13247 Lefrere Vincent Louis V L Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Grave
V. A. 25.
 1942-11-03
13280 Leisegang Sven Eric S E Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-10-26
13285 Leith Robert Blaikie R B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-08-31
13302 Lekoatsepi Hendrick Mangoeding H M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 161.
 1944-10-30
13331 Lentaigne John Wilfred O'neill J W O Second Lieutenant Rifle Brigade Grave
XXI. E. 18.
 1942-07-25
13332 Lenthall Ernest Gerret E G Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Grave
XXXII. D. 7.
 1941-12-11
13341 Leonard Anthonie A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 154.
 1941-12-09
13371 Leshabane Jack J Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 159.
 1942-08-12
13413 Lesslie Robert George Alexander R G A Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 143.
 1941-12-09
13449 Levendahl Samuel S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 154.
 1941-12-09
13460 Levin Sam S Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 146.
 1942-11-28
13467 Levithan Arthur A Corporal Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces Grave
XXVIII. J. 7.
 1942-01-09
13482 Lewin Arthur Abraham A A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-10-02
13487 Lewis Achmat A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1941-12-09
13493 Lewis Cyril Aubrey C A Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXI. E. 22.
 1941-12-02
13513 Lewis Reginald R Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1941-12-09
13520 Lewis Robert Yuil R Y Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXXI. H. 18.
 1944-01-04
13544 Lichtenstein Heinz Maximilian H M Air Mechanic South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-02-26
13553 Liebenberg B J Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-12-09
13561 Liebenberg J Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1941-11-23
13563 Liebenberg J J L Private South African Police Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 149.
 1943-11-23
13572 Liefeldt John Aubrey J A Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-06-05
13584 Lihatlho Piet P Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1945-01-08
13616 Lindenberg Stephen S Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-01-13
13638 Lindsey Wallace Stephen W S Sergeant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-06-20
13639 Lindup Edward Robert (ted) E R Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1941-07-29
13658 Linton Lacy Campbell L C Gunner South African Artillery Grave
IV. F. 17.
 1942-07-11
13666 Liptz Robert Israel R I Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 65.
 1942-06-26
13685 Little Arthur Sidney A S Gunner South African Artillery Grave
III. A. 17.
 1942-09-01
13703 Llewellyn William Joseph W J Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
VI. D. 9.
 1942-10-24
13706 Lloyd Brian Malcolm B M Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
V. D. 17.
 1942-10-24
13729 Lochenberg Harry H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XIX. D. 6.
 1942-07-04
13752 Lodder James Emerton Metcalfe J E M Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1941-11-23
13754 Lodewyk B A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 154.
 1941-12-09
13758 Loff B Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 154.
 1945-03-28
13760 Loffhagen Richard Francis R F Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-01-07
13762 Logan Basil Glendenwin B G Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Grave
XIX. F. 9.
 1942-07-06
13789 Lombard I C Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XIII. F. 7.
 1942-10-24
13800 London Victor V R Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave XIX. F. 12-13.
 1942-07-06
13801 Londt E Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 151.
 1942-06-04
13815 Longbottom Richard Ambler William R A W Sapper South African Engineer Corps Grave
XIII. A. 21.
 1942-07-21
13827 Loos Charles Ormond C O Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 122.
 1942-06-07