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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
21262 Reeve K W Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1941-12-09
21310 Reinecke Pitrus Jacobus Linds P J L Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXII. C. 20.
 1941-11-17
21318 Renaud C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 123.
 1942-06-07
21326 Rennie John J Corporal Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave III. B. 22.
 1942-10-14
21332 Rensburg John Nicholas J N Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 155.
 1941-12-09
21364 Reyners Piet P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1941-12-09
21368 Reynolds D A J Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 114.
 1941-11-24
21376 Reynolds H A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
III. A. 13.
 1942-08-31
21378 Reynolds Herbert Gordon H G Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 241.
 1941-07-19
21396 Rhodes Thomas T Captain South African Air Force Grave
XXXIII. A. 16.
 1942-10-27
21400 Ribbink Frank F Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-02-25
21432 Richards W C Corporal South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 138.
 1942-11-28
21465 Rickert Hendrik Johannes H J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 148.
 1942-05-10
21466 Rickert Johannes Michael J M Corporal South African Corps of Military Police Grave
III. H. 11.
 1942-10-24
21510 Riley Hugh Denis H D Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1941-12-09
21518 Ripsher Charles David C D Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 243.
 1941-05-15
21535 Ritters William Johannes Lewis W J L Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. F. 14.
 1942-10-23
21553 Robbetze Nicolaas Peterus Jacobus Coetzee N P J C Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1941-11-23
21570 Roberts Daniel D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1942-06-20
21574 Roberts D H Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
IV. D. 15.
 1942-07-13
21580 Roberts George Antony G A Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps Grave
XXXII. B. 22.
 1942-02-11
21585 Roberts Hubert Hamilton H H Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXIV. G. 16.
 1942-10-24
21595 Roberts James Percy J P Corporal South African Corps of Signals Grave
XI. B. 7.
 1942-10-24
21605 Roberts Sidney S Private South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 134.
 1941-12-09
21662 Robins Frederick Owen F O Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Grave
XVII. D. 8.
 1942-07-01
21665 Robinson Alfred Leonard A L Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-07-24
21668 Robinson Cyril Fred William C F W Sergeant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-05-31
21676 Robinson Henry Netlan H N Air Mechanic South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-11-03
21683 Robinson Kendrick K Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-07-12
21721 Rodney James Edwin J E Corporal Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 125.
 1942-10-24
21731 Roets Andries Jacobus A J Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-12-09
21751 Rogers J Horace J H Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1941-12-01
21756 Rogers Raymond Noel R N Captain Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XII. D. 14.
 1942-10-10
21770 Roller William W Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 240.
 1940-12-05
21784 Roodman Johannes Hendrik Nicolas J H N Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
III. H. 4.
 1942-10-25
21788 Roodt N J M Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-12-23
21801 Roos Philip P Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-01-15
21805 Roos R B Corporal South African Corps of Military Police Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 148.
 1942-06-15
21812 Rorvik Einar Arne E A Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-09-28
21848 Rosholt Aubrey Colin A C Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-02-12
21859 Ross Cornelius C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXI. F. 12.
 1942-06-22
21889 Ross NORMAN McLEOD N M Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-04-16
21921 Roulston Frederick Harold F H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-11-15
21936 Roux J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-08-20
21940 Roux Louis Adriaan L A Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 143.
 1941-12-09
21959 Rowe G P Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-03-06
21963 Rowe Patrick William P W Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave XIX. F. 12-13.
 1942-07-06
21993 Rubin Allan Bernard A B Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1941-12-09
22016 Ruffles Leslie A. L A Private South African Medical Corps Grave
XXIII. H. 11.
 1942-07-03
22039 Rulsur Douglas C D C Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1942-05-10