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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
5423 De Villiers Johan Joubert J J Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave III. B. 22.
 1942-10-14
5424 De Villiers Jure Le Roux J L R Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXII. H. 25.
 1941-08-29
5429 De Villiers Martin M Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1942-06-20
5431 De Villiers Pieter Hendrik P H Sergeant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 111.
 1942-07-11
5453 De Waal Gert Louis G L Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-02-25
5457 De Wee D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-12-09
5503 Defferary Francis Louis F L Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 143.
 1942-11-28
5516 Delius Peter St. Martin P S M Second Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. B. 16.
 1942-10-24
5548 Denehy Rodney Hugh R H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-04-11
5550 Denham G M A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 285.
 1945-01-15
5572 Denton David W D W Sergeant South African Artillery Grave
XIX. F. 3.
 1942-07-03
5630 Dhlamini Charles C Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1942-06-23
5683 Dicks Maurice William M W Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 118.
 1942-06-05
5690 Dickson James Kenneth J K Sergeant South African Medical Corps Grave
III. D. 26.
 1942-11-01
5701 Die Jaap I Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-12-09
5724 Dikele Tom T Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1944-01-28
5752 Dingle George Alfred G A Warrant Officer South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-03-06
5768 Dirkse Hendrik H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-12-09
5772 Disten Piet P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-12-09
5786 Divine Graham Dowling G D Lieutenant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 111.
 1942-11-28
5797 Dixon George Stephen Frederick G S F Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 139.
 1942-11-28
5841 Dodson John Francis Rollo J F R Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-12-04
5866 Donald Alexander McPherson A M Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-12-07
5875 Donaldson George Maxfield King G M K Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-04-11
5893 Donnelly ALEX McROBERTS A M Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-06-25
5927 Douglas Brian Roderick B R Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XII E. 3.
 1942-09-07
5949 Dove Eric Irvine E I Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 120.
 1942-06-07
5973 Doxford Robert R Warrant Officer Class II Coldstream Guards Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 53.
 1942-06-14
5975 Doyle Bryan Crosley B C Corporal South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 133.
 1941-11-23
5976 Doyle Cornie C Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Grave
III. D. 2.
 1942-10-24
5993 Drake Joseph Richard J R Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 130.
 1942-11-28
6014 Dreyer Ronald Christian R C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1942-05-31
6029 Drummond Hugh Malcolm H M Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIII. H. 15.
 1942-07-06
6050 Du Plessis A W Sergeant Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XIII. F. 12.
 1942-10-24
6064 Du Plessis George Martinus Hattingh G M H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-03-06
6068 Du Plessis Hendrick Andries H A Lance Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 129.
 1941-12-09
6090 Du Plessis Mornie Andre M A Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 240.
 1940-08-20
6094 Du Plessis Nicholas Thomas N T Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1942-06-20
6095 Du Plessis Paul Aroma P A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-11-23
6110 Du Plessis Willem Jacobus W J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-10-12
6129 Du Preez Dennis Hendry Stephen D H S Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. H. 16.
 1942-06-29
6138 Du Preez Hendrik Lodewiekus H L Lance Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 129.
 1941-12-09
6140 Du Preez H S J Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 130.
 1941-12-09
6148 Du Preez Johannes Petrus J P Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 130.
 1941-11-23
6152 Du Preez Peter W P W Sergeant Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. D. 13.
 1942-10-24
6168 Du Toit Christopher C Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-02-20
6178 Du Toit Gerhardus Johannes Lodewikus G J L Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. F. C.
 1942-07-13
6190 Du Toit Johannes Jacobus J J Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 130.
 1941-12-09
6200 Du Toit Preston P Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-05-19
6216 Duckitt Henry Van Breda H V B Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-06-03