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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
4579 Cowen John Francis J F Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-02-21
4633 Craigie Andrew A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXXI. D. 18.
 1942-03-03
4638 Cramer Patrick Lyttleton P L Lieutenant Royal Artillery Grave
XVII. G. 2.
 1942-11-01
4651 Crawford Douglas James D J Private South African Medical Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 147.
 1941-12-09
4665 Cremer Cornelius William C W Lance Bombardier Royal Artillery Grave
XVII. G. 5.
 1942-10-31
4714 Crookes Frank Leslie F L Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIII. H. 19.
 1942-10-13
4721 Crosoer Reginald Lionel R L Captain Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 122.
 1942-06-21
4747 Crouse Donald D Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1941-12-09
4766 Croy Henry H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-12-09
4793 Cullum Noel John N J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-10-10
4815 Cupido David D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1942-05-10
4817 Cupido James J Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 151.
 1941-12-09
4862 Cutter Neville Estcourt N E Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
IV. F. 19.
 1942-07-11
4867 Cyster Japie J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. D. 4.
 1942-07-17
4897 Daley John Campbell J C Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 265.
 1942-08-03
4915 Dalton Edmund Robert E R Air Mechanic South African Air Force Grave
XII. B. 20.
 1942-02-11
4986 Daniels Raymond Stanley R S Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-09-27
5028 Davey Leslie Sidney L S Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXII. C. 6.
 1941-11-01
5042 Davids Fred F Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1942-10-27
5047 Davids Jan J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave III. B. 22.
 1942-10-14
5071 Davidson George Graham G G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXXIII. C. 19.
 1942-11-13
5091 Davies Arthur Leslie A L Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 145.
 1942-11-28
5101 Davies David Russell D R Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-03-20
5124 Davies William John W J Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps Grave
XIX. H. 10.
 1941-12-02
5153 Davis R W Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 115.
 1941-11-23
5178 Daws Robert Dennis R D Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 115.
 1941-11-30
5181 Dawson David D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1944-10-30
5182 Dawson Frank Edward F E Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 140.
 1941-12-22
5194 Dawson Leonard Rishworth L R Corporal South African Engineer Corps Grave
V. H. 26.
 1942-10-26
5198 Dawson William Edward W E Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1941-12-09
5225 De Beer Hermanus Lodewikus H L Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 115.
 1945-02-18
5229 De Beer Johannes G M J G M Staff Sergeant South African Instructional Corps Grave
IV. G. 27.
 1942-07-28
5242 De Boer September S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1941-12-09
5249 De Bruin Marthinus Ernst Jacobus M E J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 123.
 1943-11-11
5252 De Bruyn Adonis A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-12-09
5258 De Caila De Lotbiniere M H Philippe M H P Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Grave
XXXI. F. 25.
 1942-08-31
5265 De Greef Gideon Johannes G J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 239.
 1940-08-20
5266 De Groot John J Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-02-21
5287 De Jager R J Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. A. 22.
 1942-07-27
5288 De Jong Andre A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-02-04
5297 De Klerk Adriaan A Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. F. 13.
 1942-07-10
5301 De Klerk Denys D Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-08-27
5304 De Klerk Guilliame Jacobus G J Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-12
5309 De Klerk Japtha J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIII. H. 18.
 1942-10-24
5323 De Kock Christoffel Andries Petrus C A P Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 139.
 1943-02-27
5332 De Kock John Stone De Chatillon J S D C Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 126.
 1942-06-07
5333 De Kock Jefferson Trollip J T Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 130.
 1941-12-09
5348 De La Harpe John Henry J H Lieutenant South African Tank Corps Grave
IV. B. 18.
 1942-07-15
5371 De Meillon Paul Coetzee P C Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-19
5400 De Vaal William W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1944-01-28