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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
24466 Sullivan Denis Michael James D M J Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave III. B. 22.
 1942-10-14
24493 Susskind Peter John P J Lieutenant South African Artillery Grave
V. G. 10.
 1942-10-27
24508 Suttie Edwin William E W Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 127.
 1941-11-23
24511 Sutton Charles Frank C F Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 143.
 1942-11-28
24525 Swale Raymond William R W Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1941-12-09
24538 Swanepoel Gideon Daniel G D Warrant Officer Class I South African Medical Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 145.
 1941-12-09
24558 Swann Patrick Joseph P J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-10-26
24568 Swart Barend Hermanus B H Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-12-16
24583 Swart Jacobus Jeremiah J J Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 114.
 1943-12-06
24589 Swart J N Sergeant Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 129.
 1942-08-30
24598 Swart Stefanus S Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXII. F. 8.
 1941-10-02
24642 Sykes S G Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-11-25
24686 Tait Arnold Barnard A B Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. A. 13.
 1942-10-24
24710 Taljaard Francois Johannes F J Lance Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 130.
 1941-11-23
24722 Tambeleni Sam S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1944-09-01
24757 Tarr Kenneth Shaw K S Sapper South African Engineer Corps Grave
IX. E. 2.
 1942-11-01
24765 Tatham Archibald Angus Leuchars A A L Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-08-02
24777 Tau John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XIX. D. 2.
 1942-07-03
24778 Tau Moses M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1943-02-26
24779 Tau Piet P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1942-10-28
24780 Taute Claude Whitcomb C W Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. F. 16.
 1942-10-23
24796 Taylor Angus Frederick A F Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 279.
 1944-03-07
24811 Taylor Dennis Kibbey D K Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 244.
 1941-08-01
24812 Taylor Eric E Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
III. A. 16.
 1942-09-01
24816 Taylor Frederick F Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 138.
 1943-02-26
24843 Taylor John William James J W J Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 241.
 1941-02-07
24869 Taylor William Arthur Charles W A C Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. B. 1.
 1942-10-24
24909 Temlett Ivor Melville I M Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Grave
III. A. 9.
 1942-08-30
24914 Tennant Aart Antony A A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-08-02
24970 Thebe Stephen S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1942-10-02
24997 Theron P C Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Grave
III. A. 10.
 1942-08-30
25007 Theunissen Hugh Robert H R Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1945-02-06
25011 Theunissen William W Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 159.
 1942-06-20
25012 Theys Martin M Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1941-12-09
25021 Thipe Richard Shuping R S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1944-02-06
25050 Thomas D V H Lieutenant South African Instructional Corps Grave
XI. A. 15.
 1942-10-24
25053 Thomas Edward Alexander E A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-10-28
25061 Thomas Hollie Humphrey H H Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-07-02
25068 Thomas John Desmond Kay J D K Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-11-12
25107 Thompson Donald Raymond D R Captain South African Air Force Grave
XXXI. F. 17.
 1942-06-18
25145 Thompson T R Private South African Medical Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 147.
 1941-12-09
25155 Thomson Albert A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-03-23
25171 Thomson Henry Michael H M Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Grave
XXX H 7.
 1941-07-23
25186 Thomson William Alex Donald W A D Air Mechanic South African Air Force Grave
XIX. H. 22.
 1941-11-15
25194 Thorn Eric Gordon E G Sapper South African Engineer Corps Grave
V. A. 6.
 1942-11-13
25208 Thornhill-Cook Eric John E J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-03-04
25219 Thrash Edgar Raymond Osborne E R O Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIII. H. 4.
 1942-07-11
25231 Thurston Clifford C Lance Sergeant Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 23.
 1942-07-22
25238 Thys Jan J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. A. 14.
 1942-08-27
25241 Tidbury George Aidan Duncan G A D Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1941-12-09