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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
9911 Hilliar I R Private Field Force Brigade Grave
XXV. F. 18.
 1942-07-15
9889 Hill Isaac I Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 161.
 1942-05-10
9901 Hill Thomas T Private Technical Service Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 146.
 1942-11-28
9905 Hill William Giles W G Private Q Service Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1941-12-09
9878 Hiles Mattheus F M M F M Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 139.
 1942-05-10
9844 Hickman Frederick Prance F P Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 147.
 1941-12-09
9846 Hickman John Reginald J R Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-01-26
9791 Heugh Tiene Paul T P Private Cape Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 154.
 1942-11-14
9756 Herbst George Charles Alfred G C A Private Regiment Botha Grave
XXXII. F. 16.
 1941-11-26
9746 Herbert Charles Benedictus C B Lance Corporal South African Armoured Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 136.
 1942-11-28
9751 Herbert Richard R Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 122.
 1941-12-16
9736 Hepburn Arnot A Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-06-05
9739 Hepburn Norman Eric Cameron N E C Staff Sergeant Transvaal Scottish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 126.
 1941-11-23
9710 Henning Gerhardus Francois G F Air Mechanic 31 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-10-06
9692 Hendry Douglas Noel D N Private Transvaal Scottish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1941-11-23
9652 Hendricks Bennie B Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) Grave
VII. A. 4.
 1942-11-11
9657 Hendricks Charles J C J Corporal Cape Corps Grave
XXXII. E. 17.
 1942-06-22
9614 Hellet Rowland Jekyl R J Trooper South African Armoured Corps (Corps) Grave
XXVII. G. 8.
 1942-09-29
9604 Heher Clifford Graham C G Lieutenant 15 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-12-12
9598 Hedley Peter Maxwell P M Lieutenant 1 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-10-19
9593 Hector Andrew Jacobus A J Staff Sergeant Cape Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 151.
 1941-12-09
9589 Hechter Philip Jacob P J Private Field Force Brigade Grave
XXV. F. 17.
 1942-07-15
9588 Heberden Stanley Vaughan Alfred S V A Private Regiment Botha Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-12-09
9584 Heaven Clive Wilfred C W Lieutenant 24 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-03-06
9560 Heard Neville Morkel N M Private Transvaal Scottish Grave
III. C. 8.
 1942-10-24
9552 Healy Kenneth Robert K R Warrant Officer Class I 24 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-03-06
9550 Heald John Henry J H Lieutenant 40 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-06-29
9544 Hazeldine Ernest Louise Jacob E L J Lieutenant 4 Squadron Grave
XXIII. D. 2.
 1943-01-05
9522 Hayes Terence Stewart T S Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 116.
 1942-04-13
9490 Haworth Herbert Chester H C Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 111.
 1942-05-10
9479 Hawkins D W Air Corporal South African Air Force (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-04-02
9471 Hawke Horace Nathaniel Voss H N V Air Corporal 60 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-10-23
9459 Havenga Hermanus Christoffel H C Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) Grave
IV. F. 18.
 1942-07-11
9445 Hattingh Jacobus Johannes J J Air Sergeant 21 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 247.
 1941-12-12
9435 Hatla Molife M Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 161.
 1942-06-20
9433 Hathorn David Alister Roy D A R Private Royal Natal Carbineers Grave
IV. H. 25.
 1942-07-27
9389 Harvey D Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) Grave
III. G. 26.
 1942-10-31
9375 Hartzenberg Fred Edward F E Private Rand Light Infantry Grave
IV. F. 29.
 1942-08-07
9319 Harrison John Hutchinson J H Corporal Imperial Light Horse Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 120.
 1942-01-01
9327 Harrison William Edward W E Private Natal Mounted Rifles Grave
III. E. 23.
 1942-10-23
9265 Harris Charles Robert David C R D Private Regiment President Steyn Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 133.
 1941-12-09
9266 Harris David D Second Lieutenant 21 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-11
9279 Harris Henry Willoughby H W Captain Regiment Botha Grave
XI. D. 25.
 1942-10-23
9281 Harris John Eardley Colling J E C Lance Corporal Durham Light Infantry Grave
XXIX. J. 2.
 1940-08-27
41306 Harre Arthur Dunstan Beverley A D B Lieutenant Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. Grave
XVIII. G. 9.
 1942-10-27
9244 Harpur Stephen Solomon S S Corporal Regiment Botha Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 129.
 1941-12-09
9222 Harms J H Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 116.
 1942-11-28
9216 Harley Kenneth K Private Transvaal Scottish Grave
XXX. H. 21.
 1941-08-13
9198 Hare George Leonard G L Private Q Service Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1941-12-09
9199 Hare Garth Ventnor G V Warrant Officer Class I 17 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-01-28