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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
19734 Passmore Richard Walter R W Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-09-20
19731 Pass Michael M Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 121.
 1941-12-31
19718 Pascoe D H Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1942-11-28
19721 Pascoe John Alfred J A Corporal South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 138.
 1942-11-28
19714 Partridge Leonard L Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 125.
 1942-05-10
19698 Parsons Ernest Andrew E A Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
III. G. 5.
 1942-10-23
19708 Parsons Walter Gillons W G Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-12-12
19691 Parry Ronald George R G Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-11-12
19693 Parry Trevor Lloyd T L Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-12-12
19694 Parry Wilfred John W J Corporal King's Royal Rifle Corps Grave
XXV. D. 6.
 1942-07-23
19657 Parker Lionel John L J Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1941-11-23
19665 Parker Thomas Hugo T H Gunner South African Artillery Grave
XXXII. D. 4.
 1941-12-05
19648 Park G Corporal General Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 149.
 1942-11-28
19641 Pare Robin Fraser R F Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 266.
 1942-06-03
19630 Pape Bernard Hugo B H Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
IV. D. 13.
 1942-07-13
19627 Pannell Douglas Dolley D D Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-09-05
19601 Palmer Harold Chadwick H C Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-06-12
19602 Palmer Joseph J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 159.
 1941-12-09
19585 Pakisi Ntikoane N Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXI. J. 28.
 1943-11-22
19575 Paice Ivon Ashton I A Air Mechanic 1st Class South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-02-03
19555 Padayachee G Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1942-08-12
19554 Packerman Joel J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 155.
 1942-06-20
19504 Otto A J Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1942-08-30
19505 Otto Henry Vaughan H V Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 119.
 1942-04-13
19508 Otto Nicolaas Jacobus N J Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XXX. F. 18.
 1941-08-04
19510 Otto Peter Carel De Bruyn P C D B Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-02-20
19489 Osler Denton George D G Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Grave
XXXI. H. 15.
 1944-01-04
19492 Osler T B Corporal Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 146.
 1941-11-23
19469 Ortlieb William Harry W H Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1942-06-20
19458 Orr Hugh Rodney Eastwood H R E Corporal South African Engineer Corps Grave
XXV. D. 1.
 1942-07-17
19462 Orr Ralph Thomas R T Bombardier New Zealand Artillery Grave
II. A. 26.
 1942-10-25
19454 Ornellas Gabriel G Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. H. 27.
 1942-11-01
19443 Orffer Johannes Francois J F Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
VI. C. 5.
 1942-10-24
19423 Openshaw Frank Arthur Roland F A R Private South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 134.
 1941-12-09
19402 Oosthuizen Hendrik Jacobus H J Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 247.
 1941-08-21
19409 Oosthuizen J J Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 140.
 1942-11-28
19343 Olivier Frans Gysbert F G Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-08-28
19328 Oliver B Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 157.
 1941-12-09
19286 Ohlsson Frederick John F J Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 151.
 1941-12-09
19268 Oertel Charles Ernest C E Corporal South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 136.
 1942-06-02
19264 Oelofse M N Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1942-06-15
19238 October Willem Jacobus W J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 155.
 1945-02-01
19190 Oborne Alfred Frank A F Captain Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
III. D. 13.
 1942-10-23
19180 Oberholzer Michael Adrian M A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-12-12
19184 Oberholzer Sarel Johannes Jacobus S J J Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
XIX. F. 18.
 1942-07-03
19167 Oakes Allan George Tufnell A G T Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-07-03
19440 O'reilly Keith Henry K H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-12-17
19385 O'neil J P Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-12-09
19254 O'donnell Patrick Rhodes P R Warrant Officer Class II Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. D. 16.
 1942-07-13
19219 O'connor C G Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1942-11-28