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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
7821 Galant Adam A Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 158.
 1941-12-09
7809 Gafanowitz Philip P Private Rand Light Infantry Grave
XXIII. H. 23.
 1942-07-26
7790 Fuzani Kleinbooi K Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1945-03-04
7787 Futter Aubrey Christopher A C Lieutenant 4 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-04-30
7788 Futter Arthur Charles Adams A C A Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 66.
 1942-08-09
7783 Furstenburg Jan Pieter J P Captain 24 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 266.
 1942-08-30
7760 Fulton Thomas Herbert T H Private Imperial Light Horse Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 120.
 1942-05-22
7716 Frost DFC and Bar John Everitt J E Major 5 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 265.
 1942-06-16
7719 Frost Owen O Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-06-13
7704 Frolich George G Captain 24 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-03-06
7693 Fripp Edward William Bernard E W B Second Lieutenant 21 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-09-27
7687 Friend John Douglas J D Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-01-29
7684 Frielinghaus Arthur John A J Lieutenant South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 111.
 1942-06-15
7680 Friedman Aubrey A Air Sergeant 21 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-11-20
7624 Frazer Robert R Corporal Field Force Battalion Grave
XXIX. H. 26.
 1941-07-01
7620 Fray Charles Henry C H Private Royal Natal Carbineers Grave
IV. H. 29.
 1942-07-27
7582 Frans Stephanus S Private Cape Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1941-12-09
7564 Frankel N D Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 116.
 1941-11-23
7560 Frank Marcus Philip M P Lieutenant Natal Mounted Rifles Grave
III. H. 15.
 1942-10-23
7531 Francis Harold Clifford H C Lieutenant 15 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-10-26
7491 Fowles John Lawrence J L Private Transvaal Scottish Grave
XIX. F. 11.
 1942-07-06
7489 Fowler Michael Hugh M H Major 21 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-12-12
7490 Fowler Wallace Stanley W S Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 116.
 1944-01-28
7439 Fourie Adam Johannes A J Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers Grave
IV. H. 24.
 1942-07-27
7441 Fourie Andries Ockert Ignatius A O I Gunner South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 116.
 1942-02-04
7456 Fourie Johannes J Private Royal Natal Carbineers Grave
XXIII. H. 7.
 1942-07-11
7459 Fourie John Frederick J F Warrant Officer 24 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-03-06
7460 Fourie Jacobus Johannes J J Private Field Force Battalion Grave
III. H. 17.
 1942-10-24
7466 Fourie Johannes Marthinus J M Private Regiment President Steyn Grave
IV. G. 25.
 1942-07-27
7473 Fourie Marcus Johannes M J Private Royal Natal Carbineers Grave
III. F. 18.
 1942-10-30
7478 Fourie St E Private Rand Light Infantry Grave
XI. C. 18.
 1942-10-23
7396 Fortuin Henry H Private Cape Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1942-04-13
7388 Fortmann Heinrich Christof Johannes H C J Air Mechanic 23 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 286.
 1945-04-04
7385 Fortain William Mathew W M Private Cape Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1942-06-14
7380 Forsyth John E J E Sergeant 24 Squadron Grave
XXXIII. D. 14.
 1942-07-31
7381 Forsyth Lionel Chambers L C Lieutenant 31 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 282.
 1944-06-03
7376 Forrester Stanley Robert Ellis S R E Lieutenant 14 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-05-25
7364 Forrest John William J W Lieutenant 15 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-12-12
7355 Forder Henry Cecil H C Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) Grave
XI. A. 17.
 1942-10-24
7356 Forder Michael Arderne M A Captain South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 111.
 1942-07-04
7330 Forbes Roland David R D Private Rand Light Infantry Grave
XXXII. C. 24.
 1942-01-03
7331 Forbes Rex Duncan Alexander R D A Warrant Officer Class I 29 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-12-30
7314 Fope Charles C Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1941-11-23
7265 Fletcher Lionel Charles L C Sergeant Transvaal Scottish Grave
III. C. 6.
 1942-10-24
7251 Fleming Maurice James M J Air Sergeant 21 Squadron Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-11
7238 Flax Maurice M Second Lieutenant 61 Air School Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-10-13
7235 Flandorff Nicolas N Private Cape Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 153.
 1942-06-20
7206 Fitzgerald Gerald Henry G H Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry Grave
IV. D. 12.
 1942-07-13
7201 Fitchett Tylden Alan T A Private Natal Mounted Rifles Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 120.
 1942-06-07
7197 Fitchet Brian Byrnes B B Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1941-11-30