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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
3557 Chadwick Cecil Arthur Ernest C A E Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-12-12
3543 Cayton Denis George D G Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-06-21
3523 Cathrine John Didcott J D Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-06-16
3521 Catella Bruno B Lance Bombardier Royal Artillery Grave
XVII. G. 3.
 1942-10-31
3510 Caster Henry Peter H P Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 151.
 1941-12-09
3502 Cash Louis L Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-11-28
3501 Casey Walter John W J Corporal South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 133.
 1941-12-09
3484 Carthew William George W G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-12
3475 Carter Leonard Antony Eyles L A E Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XXVIII. J. 23.
 1941-07-29
3439 Carroll Patrick P Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. E. 23.
 1942-10-24
3432 Carr Richard Saxon R S Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-07-15
3418 Carpendale Howard Victor H V Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
III. D. 5.
 1942-10-24
3417 Carolus Philip P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 152.
 1941-12-09
3410 Carnovski Leonard Adam L A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-08-28
3408 Carney Harold H Gunner South African Artillery Grave
XXIII. H. 9.
 1942-07-03
3390 Carlyon Thomas Leslie T L Private Australian Army Service Corps Grave
A I. A. 22.
 1942-08-28
3366 Carelson Charles Frederick Andries C F A Gunner South African Artillery Grave
XXIII. H. 2.
 1942-07-15
3365 Carelsen George Johannes G J Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 151.
 1941-11-22
3342 Canham Charles Henry C H Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals Grave
XI. E. 5.
 1942-10-23
3290 Campbell Athol Urban Marshall A U M Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-05-08
3292 Campbell Charles C Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-06-03
3303 Campbell Duncan Forbes D F Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1941-11-23
3308 Campbell Hugh H Lance Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
V. E. 4.
 1942-07-17
3273 Cameron Ronald R Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-08-30
3257 Calsen Andries Jacobus A J Sapper South African Engineer Corps Grave
XXIX. E. 10.
 1941-09-22
3254 Callender Charles C Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
III. H. 6.
 1942-10-25
3222 Caine Kevin Patrick K P Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-08-14
3217 Caie Alexander Lovat A L Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 139.
 1942-11-14
3212 Caesar Jacobus J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 152.
 1941-12-09
3185 Buzzard Brian William Malcolm B W M Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-01-23
3159 Butt Kenneth K Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 140.
 1942-12-29
3155 Butler Sidney Horace S H Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 140.
 1942-10-24
3123 Busby James Fred J F Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 152.
 1941-12-09
3113 Burton Graham William G W Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
XIX. F. 10.
 1942-07-06
3091 Burrage Roy Inglis R I Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-12
3090 Burr Eric Haig E H Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-10-20
3082 Burns Joseph J Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 151.
 1941-12-09
3086 Burns William George W G Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
XIX F. 21.
 1942-07-27
3069 Burnell Douglas Haig D H Lance Corporal South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 136.
 1942-02-16
3060 Burmeister Richard Peter R P Lieutenant South African Artillery Grave
XXV. F. 20.
 1942-07-02
3052 Burl Neil Ponsonby N P Lance Corporal South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 134.
 1941-12-09
3050 Burkimsher Richard R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 123.
 1942-06-20
3044 Burke Ismail I Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 157.
 1942-10-27
3027 Burger Willem Abraham W A Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XXVIII. H. 6.
 1941-08-02
3012 Burdon Vernon Rooke V R Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-11-11
3007 Bunton John Gilfillan J G Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
XXIII. H. 26.
 1942-07-15
2951 Buckley Richard Walter R W Captain Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 124.
 1941-11-29
2930 Buchanan Douglas Lindley D L Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-07-02
2897 Bruton-Simmonds Clifford Rex C R Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-10-12
2890 Brunton Keith Jack K J Second Lieutenant Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
III. H. 7.
 1942-10-24