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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
8505 Gower Edward Gerald E G Private Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 133.
 1941-12-09
8499 Govindsamy N Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1942-08-12
8493 Gove Cecil Norman C N Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
III. G. 1.
 1942-10-23
8480 Gouws I J Sergeant Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIII. H. 12.
 1942-07-04
8486 Gouws P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. A. 20.
 1942-10-24
8449 Gorst John Walton J W Sergeant Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. E. 27.
 1942-10-23
8440 Gordon-Cumming John Duff J D Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 120.
 1942-06-07
8428 Gordon John F J F Private South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 134.
 1941-12-09
8433 Gordon ROBERT McLOUGHLIN R M Lieutenant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 111.
 1942-05-10
8400 Goose William George W G Air Mechanic South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-12-26
8397 Gooieman W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-11-20
8391 Goodwin John Edward Michael J E M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-08-21
8377 Goodman Max M Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
III. H. 19.
 1942-10-24
8369 Goodeve Jack Stanbrook J S Sergeant South African Artillery Grave
IV. C. 19.
 1942-07-13
8316 Goldfoot Stephen S Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-12-12
8311 Goldberg Harry H Signaller South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 142.
 1942-05-10
8298 Goeiman P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-12-09
8279 Goch Frank Woodman F W Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-12-10
8256 Glenny James Henry Stevenson J H S Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-07-31
8220 Gioio Joseph John J J Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1942-10-27
8218 Ginsberg Fred F Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIII G. 26.
 1942-10-24
8195 Gillett William W Private South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 134.
 1941-12-09
8179 Gill George Leslie Wade G L W Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-06-03
8146 Giese Vernon Herbert V H Gunner South African Artillery Grave
IV. C. 20.
 1942-07-13
8138 Gidiah Ramiak R Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1941-05-20
8124 Gibson Peter S P S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 123.
 1942-05-10
8098 Gibbons John Robert J R Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-01-14
8075 Geyser Petro Giovanni P G Sergeant South African Artillery Grave
XIX. F. 17.
 1942-07-03
8068 Geyer Albert William A W Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-07-04
8050 Gerrand Brian McDerment B M Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 247.
 1941-08-21
8040 Gerber Isiaih Reuben I R Sapper South African Engineer Corps Grave
XI. A. 5.
 1942-10-24
8038 Gerardy Ronald R Gunner South African Artillery Grave
Coll. grave III. B. 22.
 1942-10-14
8033 Georgeson Alexander A Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
III. H. 2.
 1942-10-25
8024 George Kenneth Edward Francis K E F Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-12-04
8027 George Stanley S Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
III. E. 25.
 1942-10-23
8012 Gentry Arthur A Private South African Medical Corps Grave
III. D. 3.
 1942-10-23
7983 Geldenhuys Gert Botha G B Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 130.
 1941-12-09
7971 Geerdts Geoffrey Clifford G C Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-10-28
7918 Gates Reginald Godfrey William R G W Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1942-11-28
7904 Gascoigne Frederick John F J Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1941-06-07
7884 Garlick Clive Lancelot C L Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-10-27
7870 Gardner Ernest Vivian E V Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 127.
 1941-12-24
7874 Gardner Vere V Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 120.
 1944-01-28
7861 Garden Brian Alexander B A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-11-20
7857 Garbers Robert Gordon R G Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 135.
 1942-06-14
7850 Gane Hilary Caldecott H C Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
XXIII. H. 14.
 1942-07-07
7842 Galloway Stephen Ronald S R Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-19
7829 Gallant Arend A Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XX. D. 25.
 1945-10-07
7832 Gallant Peter Charles P C Lance Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave III. B. 22.
 1942-10-14
7825 Galegatwe Joseph D J D Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1942-06-21