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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
28855 Wotherspoon Robert R Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XIX. H. 14.
 1941-12-02
28862 Wrensch Henry Lionel John H L J Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIV. G. 15.
 1942-10-26
28864 Wrey-Wathen Neville Anthony N A Trooper Royal Armoured Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 20.
 1940-12-25
28886 Wright Humphrey Willesden H W Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. F. 23.
 1942-10-23
28887 Wright H W Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-12-11
28910 Wright William Bikkers W B Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-11-15
28968 Yaldwyn Rodney Halcott R H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-11-12
29057 Zamkov Maurice M Signaller South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 142.
 1942-06-08
29067 Zeederberg Walter Henry Deneys W H D Major South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-12-20
29090 Ziervogel George Beamish Aylmer G B A Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps Grave
XI. B. 2.
 1942-10-26
29102 Zimmerman Robert Alfred R A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-03-06
29132 Zone Lucas L Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1942-06-20