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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
12547 Komet Johannes J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 161.
 1942-11-05
12526 Kolbe Joachim Jacobus White J J W Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 116.
 1942-06-14
12521 Kok Jacobus Albertus J A Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-07-29
12508 Koenana Frans N F N Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 161.
 1942-06-20
12505 Koen Petrus Jacobus Gysbertus P J G Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. A. 3.
 1942-10-24
12460 Knott George Cummings G C Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XII. H. 3.
 1942-07-12
12446 Knight R N Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1942-06-15
12425 Klue Jan Johannes J J Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. F. 5.
 1942-10-24
12403 Kleyn Peter Daniel P D Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-07-30
12378 Kleb Stanley Fred S F Sapper South African Engineer Corps Grave
XI. H. 5.
 1942-11-05
12372 Klass David Emmanuel D E Lieutenant South African Medical Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 145.
 1941-12-01
12360 Klaas Petrus P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIII. H. 1.
 1942-07-11
12345 Kitchin Dennis Ernest Horatio D E H Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXVII. B. 24.
 1942-08-12
12342 Kisto W Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1941-12-09
12334 Kirsten Frederick Johannes F J Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. F. 10.
 1942-07-15
12337 Kirsten John Frederick J F Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1942-05-10
12328 Kirstein Phillip P Lance Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 130.
 1942-08-18
12316 Kirkbride James J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 123.
 1942-06-07
12237 King David James Smith Whittaker D J S W Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-06-20
12239 King Eric Desmond E D Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-05-29
12245 King Frank Kingston F K Private South African Medical Corps Grave
XII. A. 12.
 1941-12-27
12219 Kilroe Godfrey G Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-11-25
12217 Killoran Thomas T Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps Grave
XXXII. F. 21.
 1941-10-21
12208 Kilian C J Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
V. A. 5.
 1942-10-25
12212 Kilian Spencer John S J Gunner South African Artillery Grave
XXXII. H. 24.
 1941-09-20
12207 Kilcommons Daniel D Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-11-15
12201 Kieser Cyril John C J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 285.
 1945-04-04
12188 Kidd Thomas T Corporal South African Medical Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 147.
 1941-12-09
12185 Kibidon Abraham A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. B. 9.
 1942-10-24
12174 Kholoane Stefaans S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 161.
 1942-06-07
12154 Kgotleng Thomas T Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 161.
 1945-03-29
12144 Kgomo Elias M E M Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 161.
 1944-01-28
12139 Kgoadibana Jim Pule J P Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 159.
 1944-01-28
12128 Kgapula Andries Tshoeu A T Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 161.
 1942-08-08
12121 Kgaje Daniel D Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 159.
 1941-05-11
12092 Kessell William Alfred W A Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 126.
 1942-10-26
12091 Kesner Abraham A Corporal South African Corps of Military Police Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 148.
 1943-03-10
12088 Ker-Wilson Kenneth Archibald K A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 123.
 1942-06-07
12062 Kenyon Allan Mitchell A M Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-04-13
12046 Kenny Carson Wilfrid C W Second Lieutenant Royal Armoured Corps Grave
Coll. grave XVII. D. 9-13.
 1942-11-02
12047 Kenny Edgar Heath Gordon Marriott E H G M Captain The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 55.
 1941-12-16
12023 Kennedy A J Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. B. 19.
 1942-10-24
12025 Kennedy Archibald Lewis Daniel A L D Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. D. 2.
 1942-07-17
12035 Kennedy T Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals Grave
XXIII. H. 13.
 1942-07-04
12013 Kempen William W Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-02-12
11955 Kelland Allen Fooks A F Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-06-12
11948 Kekana Joseph Sekgalabye J S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 161.
 1944-01-28
11945 Kekae Petrus P Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXI. J. 19.
 1942-07-31
11939 Keir Alwin James A J Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 140.
 1942-05-21
11855 Katzke Johan George Edmeades J G E Signaller South African Corps of Signals Grave
XXIII. G. 22.
 1942-09-02