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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
27294 Vermeulen Matthys Adrian M A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-11-20
27295 Vermeulen Petrus Hermanus P H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 239.
 1940-12-05
27302 Vernon Sydney Colin S C Gunner Royal Artillery Grave
XI. G. 15.
 1942-11-01
27314 Vey Alfred Edward A E Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
III. D. 11.
 1942-10-24
27318 Vicary Leslie Frank L F Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. C. 21.
 1942-10-24
27319 Vice Cedric Noel C N Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-02-03
27353 Viljoen Felix Raymond F R Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-12-12
27361 Viljoen Jacobus Schalk J S Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave XIX. F. 12-13.
 1942-07-06
27366 Viljoen Marthinus Hendrik M H Private Field Force Brigade, S.A. Forces Grave
XIX. D. 4.
 1942-07-27
27393 Vine Wilfred Jeffrey W J Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XIX. H. 8.
 1942-08-17
27443 Visser Michael George M G Trooper South African Tank Corps Grave
XXXII. F. 17.
 1941-10-24
27450 Viveros Eric E Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-03-04
27459 Voges Johannes Christian J C Signaller South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 142.
 1942-11-28
27472 Von Brandis Matthew Francis M F Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 114.
 1942-01-08
27491 Vorster John Harold J H Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1941-12-09
27503 Vosloo Benjamin Jurgens B J Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 142.
 1941-12-09
27534 Wade Llewellyn Felix L F Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1942-08-17
27564 Wakeling Edward French E F Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-05-29
27585 Walker Douglas Gilson D G Lance Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery Grave
XXIX. A. 12.
 1942-07-11
27619 Wallace George G Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 159.
 1941-12-09
27621 Wallace Graham Menzies G M Sergeant King's Royal Rifle Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 65.
 1942-09-05
27630 Wallace R C Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-04-07
27637 Wallem Axel Edwin A E Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-04-24
27642 Wallis Jack Selig J S Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 141.
 1941-12-09
27650 Walsh Arthur George A G Signaller South African Corps of Signals Grave
XXVIII. H. 9.
 1941-08-09
27655 Walsh John Arthur J A Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1942-06-20
27681 Walters Henry Joseph H J Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1944-02-10
27724 Warden James Stewart J S Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXX. G. 25.
 1942-06-30
27727 Warden Reginald Quinton R Q Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. E. 30.
 1942-07-27
27729 Wardle Alfred George Wilding A G W Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1942-06-30
27740 Wareham John William J W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 262.
 1942-04-25
27748 Warne Keith K Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. F. 21.
 1942-10-23
27749 Warneke Charles William George C W G Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 141.
 1945-02-24
27764 Warren George Stoddard Travers G S T Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-07-24
27765 Warren Harold Hilton H H Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Grave
XXI. H. 16.
 1942-10-24
27815 Watkins Daniel Vernon Vale D V V Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 119.
 1942-11-28
27896 Waugh John P J P Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1942-05-10
27925 Webb Lawrence Guard L G Corporal South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 139.
 1942-11-28
27934 Webb Walter John Stanley Alexander W J S A Captain South African Air Force Grave
XXIII. A. 8.
 1942-11-04
27947 Weber Hendrik Johannes H J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals Grave
IV. B. 30.
 1942-08-21
27984 Weiblen Petrus Johannes P J Private South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 134.
 1941-11-23
28001 Weiss Abraham A Trooper South African Tank Corps Grave
XI. H. 21.
 1942-11-01
28006 Weitz Michael M Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1941-12-09
28013 Welch J N Second Lieutenant Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 129.
 1941-11-23
28089 Wessels Hendrik B K H B K Private Field Force Brigade, S.A. Forces Grave
XXV. F. 21.
 1942-07-15
28099 Wesso Andrew A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXX. J. 20.
 1941-11-20
28119 Weston Eric George Bagley E G B Warrant Officer Class II Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. C. 3.
 1942-07-17
28130 Weyl Franz Wilhelm F W Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1941-11-23
28150 Wheeler Charles Walter Frederick C W F Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 124.
 1942-11-28
28159 Wheeler James Napoleon J N Captain South African Chaplain's Department Grave
XI. H. 20.
 1942-11-02