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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
19137 Nyati Benjamin B Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIII. H. 10.
 1942-07-05
19126 Nyalenda I Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 164.
 1944-01-28
19070 Ntsane Tseko T Private African Pioneer Corps (H.C.T.) Grave
XIII. B. 3.
 1942-11-12
19053 Ntlakane Alfred A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 164.
 1942-05-22
19047 Nthako Stephen S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXX. J. 12.
 1941-08-02
19005 Nourse Leslie Blair L B Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-01-25
18983 Nortman Christiaan Hermanus C H Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 135.
 1941-12-09
18979 Nortje J J P Lance Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 143.
 1942-06-20
18956 Norris Charles Reginald Percival C R P Captain Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. E. 24.
 1942-09-15
18960 Norris J M Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. A. 9.
 1942-10-24
18941 Noonan A J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 155.
 1941-12-09
18922 Nolte Ian Hugh I H Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XIII. A. 7.
 1942-10-23
18841 Njoko Frank F Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 164.
 1942-05-10
18823 Nino Reginald C R C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 123.
 1942-05-10
18794 Niemand James Michell J M Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 142.
 1942-11-28
18782 Niddrie Malcolm Allister M A Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 126.
 1942-06-15
18773 Nicol Burton Haig B H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-05-25
18760 Nicholson Hubert Cuthbert Newell H C N Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1941-07-29
18762 Nicholson Joseph J Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 119.
 1941-11-30
18746 Nichols Brian B Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XVII. G. 11.
 1942-10-24
18747 Nichols G E Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-11-03
18738 Nicholls James Charles Maynard J C M Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1942-11-28
18745 Nicholls W R Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1942-06-18
18730 Nicholl John J Sapper Royal Engineers Grave
IX. B. 4.
 1942-10-23
18724 Nichol Leonard Anthony L A Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXXIII. D. 16.
 1942-07-23
18720 Nhlapo Jacob J Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1942-08-11
18700 Ngubeni Nkulankula Jona N J Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXX. J. 11.
 1942-01-15
18663 Ngcobo Elias Velapi E V Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 164.
 1944-01-28
18630 Newton D Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1942-06-15
18609 Newby Eric Tom E T Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-06-29
18607 Newbery John Henry J H Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
IV. B. 23.
 1942-09-22
18560 Nelson John Alan J A Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 262.
 1942-04-26
18548 Nelsen Frederick Marcus F M Lance Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XXVII. E. 4.
 1942-07-06
18500 Nel Daniel Andries D A Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 121.
 1942-06-07
18463 Ndzoyiya Washington W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 164.
 1942-05-10
18460 Ndwamato Andries A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 164.
 1944-01-28
18442 Ndiweni Stephen Madoda S M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 164.
 1941-11-23
18387 Ndaba Martins M Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 159.
 1942-06-20
18324 Nape Jacob J Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 159.
 1942-06-21
18275 Mzolisa Harry H Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 164.
 1942-05-28
18257 Mynhardt Cuthbert David C D Corporal Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XIX. H. 9.
 1941-10-31
18253 Myerson Stanley Sydney S S Sergeant Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIII. G. 23.
 1942-08-15
18236 Myburgh Johannes Augustus J A Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-09-17
18198 Mvula Those T Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 164.
 1942-05-10
18155 Muskoana Wilson W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 164.
 1945-02-22
18138 Murrow Leslie Henry L H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-05-29
18100 Murray Aubrey Robert A R Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 269.
 1943-08-12
18113 Murray Ivor Douglas I D Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-12-12
18085 Murphy Francis Cavell F C Sergeant South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 132.
 1941-11-23
18089 Murphy John Norman J N Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-10-19