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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
3418 Carpendale Howard Victor H V Private Rand Light Infantry Grave
III. D. 5.
 1942-10-24
3432 Carr Richard Saxon R S Lieutenant 7 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-07-15
3439 Carroll Patrick P Private Rand Light Infantry Grave
XI. E. 23.
 1942-10-24
3475 Carter Leonard Antony Eyles L A E Private Natal Mounted Rifles Grave
XXVIII. J. 23.
 1941-07-29
3484 Carthew William George W G Second Lieutenant 12 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-12
3501 Casey Walter John W J Corporal South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 133.
 1941-12-09
3502 Cash Louis L Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-11-28
3510 Caster Henry Peter H P Corporal Cape Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 151.
 1941-12-09
3521 Catella Bruno B Lance Bombardier Royal Artillery Grave
XVII. G. 3.
 1942-10-31
3523 Cathrine John Didcott J D Lieutenant 43 Air School Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-06-16
3543 Cayton Denis George D G Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-06-21
3557 Chadwick Cecil Arthur Ernest C A E Lieutenant 15 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-12-12
3568 Chalice Bertie James B J Private Cape Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 152.
 1941-12-09
3569 Chalkley Guy Anthony G A Lieutenant 24 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-11-21
3570 Chalmers David Allen D A Air Sergeant 12 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-12
3591 Champo Soloman S Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1942-06-20
3613 Chaplin Dennis Milner D M Lieutenant 24 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-03-20
3617 Chaplin Norman Frederick N F Air Mechanic 12 Squadron Grave
XIX. H. 26.
 1941-11-15
3647 Charlie Piet P Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1944-01-28
3651 Charlton-Perkins D J A Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1942-02-16
3659 Chasteauneuf Harry Robert H R Sergeant Kaffrarian Rifles Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 124.
 1942-06-21
3660 Chater Thomas George Gibbon T G G Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Grave
XXIX. E. 25.
 1941-11-12
3668 Cheesman A E F Lieutenant 7 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-09-18
3683 Cherrington Richard William R W Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 115.
 1942-01-26
3690 Cheswell Theodore Gary T G Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 157.
 1942-10-27
3706 Chideckel Solomon S Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1942-06-12
3729 Chilvers Hedley Alan Francis H A F Corporal Transvaal Scottish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 127.
 1941-11-22
3755 Chipps Wilfred Dudley W D Lieutenant 23 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-10-02
3778 Choatsane E Mafuta E M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1944-01-28
3788 Chowles John Locke J L Private Natal Mounted Rifles Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 120.
 1942-06-07
3799 Christian R Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 115.
 1941-11-24
3802 Christians I Corporal Cape Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 151.
 1941-12-09
3804 Christiansen Jens Anker J A Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 143.
 1941-12-09
3816 Christie Ralph Vigne R V Lieutenant 1 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-06-14
3817 Christie DCM Victor Julius V J Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry Grave
III. D. 7.
 1942-10-24
3840 Cilliers Edward Malherbe E M Lieutenant 12 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-01-21
3845 Cilliers John Leslie J L Corporal Cape Town Highlanders Grave
III. B. 23.
 1942-10-14
3850 Ciropolos Nicholas John N J Private Rand Light Infantry Grave
III. D. 1.
 1942-10-23
3858 Claasens Hendrik Gerhardus H G Private Q Service Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1941-12-09
3874 Clarence Philip Hudson P H Air Sergeant 21 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-11-05
3889 Clark Clive Harcourt C H Lieutenant 16 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-02-22
3911 Clark Lancelot Lawrence L L Private Field Force Brigade Grave
XI. A. 22.
 1942-10-24
3933 Clarke Hilary Aiden H A Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Grave
XI. E. 4.
 1942-10-28
3951 Clarkson Cecil C Lieutenant 24 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-08-05
3956 Classen Benjamin Daniel B D Lieutenant 24 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-03-04
3960 Classen Johannes G J G Private Cape Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-12-09
3968 Clayton F G Private Cape Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1942-06-20
3999 Clifford Melville Albert M A Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 115.
 1942-01-01
4037 Cloete Jacobus Hosea J H Warrant Officer Class II South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 132.
 1941-12-09
4044 Clohessy FINLAY JAMES McDERMOT F J M Private Field Force Brigade Grave
XI. D. 23.
 1942-10-24