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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
29132 Zone Lucas L Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1942-06-20
29102 Zimmerman Robert Alfred R A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-03-06
29090 Ziervogel George Beamish Aylmer G B A Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps Grave
XI. B. 2.
 1942-10-26
29067 Zeederberg Walter Henry Deneys W H D Major South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-12-20
29057 Zamkov Maurice M Signaller South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 142.
 1942-06-08
28968 Yaldwyn Rodney Halcott R H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-11-12
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
28864 Wrey-Wathen Neville Anthony N A Trooper Royal Armoured Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 20.
 1940-12-25
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
28855 Wotherspoon Robert R Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XIX. H. 14.
 1941-12-02
28848 Worrall Douglas Edward D E Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 118.
 1942-06-05
28818 Woods Colin Roy C R Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-05-06
28820 Woods G C Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Grave
V. A. 26.
 1942-11-03
28781 Wood Loxley Delville L D Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-02
28795 Wood William Lewis W L Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-11
28751 Wolmarans Frederick Edwin F E Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Grave
XXXI. H. 14.
 1944-01-04
28754 Wolmarans John Ronald Frank J R F Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Grave
III. D. 6.
 1942-10-24
28755 Wolmarans Joseph Willem J W Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-10-02
28734 Wittenberg Cyril Harold C H Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 136.
 1942-02-14
28717 Witbooi Gert G Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1941-12-09
28723 Witbooi K Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1942-08-13
28725 Witbooi S Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 157.
 1941-12-09
28706 Wise Edward Douglas E D Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 141.
 1942-05-10
28701 Winterbach Basil B Lance Corporal South African Irish Grave
XXXII. D. 8.
 1942-04-24
28690 Winlock George G Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 121.
 1942-06-15
28691 Winlock Joseph J Corporal South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 133.
 1941-12-09
28674 Windvoel Hendrik H Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXIII. C. 17.
 1942-10-27
28666 Wimble Hewitt Edward Mervyn H E M Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. E. 13.
 1942-10-23
28667 Wimble Percy Skelton P S Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 127.
 1942-11-14
28616 Wilson J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1942-11-14
28657 Wilson William George Duncan W G D Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-07-04
28569 Wilmot John Graham Hunter J G H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-10-29
28563 Willson Charles Bryant C B Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-07
28387 Williams Alan Cornelius A C Lance Corporal Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave III. B. 22.
 1942-10-14
28389 Williams Albert Howard A H Flying Officer Royal Australian Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1945-01-08
28406 Williams David Jacobus D J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIII. H. 3.
 1942-07-11
28422 Williams Frederick James F J Sapper South African Engineer Corps Grave
XI. C. 16.
 1942-10-27
28426 Williams Frank Walter F W Private South African Army Postal Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 150.
 1942-06-20
28431 Williams Gamiet G Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 159.
 1945-03-25
28438 Williams H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1942-06-20
28460 Williams James J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1942-06-07
28461 Williams Jan J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 157.
 1942-05-10
28494 Williams Lionel Bernard L B Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 139.
 1942-12-20
28371 Willey J H Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 118.
 1942-11-28
28327 Wilkie Eric Frederick E F Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1942-06-20
28305 Wiid Frederick Jacobus Johannes F J J Lance Corporal South African Police Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 149.
 1942-05-10
28293 Wienand Elson E Corporal South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 136.
 1942-09-13
28259 Whittal Clifford Gerald C G Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 141.
 1942-11-28