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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
28255 Whittaker Herbert Arthur H A Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 114.
 1942-11-28
28241 Whitelaw Leslie Langton L L Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-07-18
28231 Whitecross Bartlett Wallace B W Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. H. 27.
 1942-07-27
28184 White Arthur Frank Brandon A F B Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-11-20
28196 White Deryck George D G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-07-20
28207 White James J Signaller South African Corps of Signals Grave
XXIX. F. 12.
 1941-07-08
28224 White William Albert W A Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-06-19
28175 Whitaker J B Corporal Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 127.
 1942-11-28
28176 Whitaker M E Lieutenant Colonel South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-03-16
28172 Whiffler Raymond Leslie R L Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 114.
 1941-11-21
28170 Whelehan Terence Bernard T B Major South African Air Force Grave
XXIX. F. 13.
 1942-09-06
28167 Whelan George Edward G E Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1941-11-24
28150 Wheeler Charles Walter Frederick C W F Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 124.
 1942-11-28
28159 Wheeler James Napoleon J N Captain South African Chaplain's Department Grave
XI. H. 20.
 1942-11-02
28130 Weyl Franz Wilhelm F W Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1941-11-23
28119 Weston Eric George Bagley E G B Warrant Officer Class II Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. C. 3.
 1942-07-17
28099 Wesso Andrew A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXX. J. 20.
 1941-11-20
28089 Wessels Hendrik B K H B K Private Field Force Brigade, S.A. Forces Grave
XXV. F. 21.
 1942-07-15
28013 Welch J N Second Lieutenant Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 129.
 1941-11-23
28006 Weitz Michael M Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1941-12-09
28001 Weiss Abraham A Trooper South African Tank Corps Grave
XI. H. 21.
 1942-11-01
27984 Weiblen Petrus Johannes P J Private South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 134.
 1941-11-23
27947 Weber Hendrik Johannes H J Sergeant South African Corps of Signals Grave
IV. B. 30.
 1942-08-21
27925 Webb Lawrence Guard L G Corporal South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 139.
 1942-11-28
27934 Webb Walter John Stanley Alexander W J S A Captain South African Air Force Grave
XXIII. A. 8.
 1942-11-04
27896 Waugh John P J P Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1942-05-10
27815 Watkins Daniel Vernon Vale D V V Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 119.
 1942-11-28
27764 Warren George Stoddard Travers G S T Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-07-24
27765 Warren Harold Hilton H H Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Grave
XXI. H. 16.
 1942-10-24
27749 Warneke Charles William George C W G Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 141.
 1945-02-24
27748 Warne Keith K Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. F. 21.
 1942-10-23
27740 Wareham John William J W Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 262.
 1942-04-25
27729 Wardle Alfred George Wilding A G W Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1942-06-30
27724 Warden James Stewart J S Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXX. G. 25.
 1942-06-30
27727 Warden Reginald Quinton R Q Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. E. 30.
 1942-07-27
27681 Walters Henry Joseph H J Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1944-02-10
27650 Walsh Arthur George A G Signaller South African Corps of Signals Grave
XXVIII. H. 9.
 1941-08-09
27655 Walsh John Arthur J A Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1942-06-20
27642 Wallis Jack Selig J S Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 141.
 1941-12-09
27637 Wallem Axel Edwin A E Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-04-24
27619 Wallace George G Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 159.
 1941-12-09
27621 Wallace Graham Menzies G M Sergeant King's Royal Rifle Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 65.
 1942-09-05
27630 Wallace R C Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-04-07
27585 Walker Douglas Gilson D G Lance Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery Grave
XXIX. A. 12.
 1942-07-11
27564 Wakeling Edward French E F Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-05-29
27534 Wade Llewellyn Felix L F Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1942-08-17
27503 Vosloo Benjamin Jurgens B J Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 142.
 1941-12-09
27491 Vorster John Harold J H Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1941-12-09
27472 Von Brandis Matthew Francis M F Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 114.
 1942-01-08
27459 Voges Johannes Christian J C Signaller South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 142.
 1942-11-28