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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
1493 Bell Arthur Douglas A D Major Royal Engineers Grave
XXVIII. J. 15.
 1942-11-27
1502 Bell George Robert G R Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-03-06
1503 Bell John Eduard J E Major South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-03-12
1513 Bell Ronald Bruce R B Warrant Officer Class II South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-02-25
1472 Beiles Oscar Denis O D Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Grave
III. C. 2.
 1942-10-24
1466 Behrens Gert Christoffel G C Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 136.
 1941-11-25
1469 Behrens Ronald James R J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-10-12
1437 Beddy Thomas Samuel T S Warrant Officer Class II South African Intelligence Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 135.
 1942-11-28
1432 Beckwith Robert Emmerson R E Lance Corporal Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 125.
 1942-10-24
1431 Beckman Kenneth Walter K W Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1942-08-17
1427 Becket R C Corporal South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 136.
 1942-06-15
1377 Beard Thomas James T J Corporal South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 138.
 1942-11-28
1346 Bayley Herbert John Plumstead H J P Air Sergeant South African Air Force Grave
XXXIII. C. 11.
 1942-07-23
1347 Bayley Norman Ronald N R Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
III. C. 16.
 1942-10-23
1320 Batzophin Hymen Chaim H C Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 241.
 1941-09-14
1310 Batiste Andries A Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 152.
 1941-12-09
1299 Bates James William J W Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1942-11-28
1286 Batchelor Colin C Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-07-05
1274 Basson Hugo Amos Willem H A W Private South African Corps of Military Police Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 149.
 1942-11-28
1278 Basson Teuns Benjamin T B Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 152.
 1941-12-09
1263 Baskerville-Atkinson Henry Peter H P Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-06-19
1250 Bartnick Frank F Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 157.
 1942-10-27
1230 Bartham Thomas G T G Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 152.
 1941-12-09
1207 Barron Soloman Norman S N Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
III. A. 19.
 1942-09-01
1204 Barrie Claude Logan C L Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 115.
 1942-11-28
1168 Barnett Arthur A Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXII. D. 2.
 1942-01-09
1117 Barnard Adam Willem Johannes A W J Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 114.
 1942-11-28
1112 Barlow Ignatius Petrus I P Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
XIX. F. 7.
 1942-07-06
1106 Barkley Johannes Jacobus J J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-01-15
1095 Barker Clifford Mark C M Lieutenant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. H. 26.
 1942-07-27
1079 Barends Eddie E Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. H. 8.
 1942-11-08
1072 Barclay Conley David C D Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 127.
 1942-02-22
1074 Barclay John McRae J M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-17
1062 Barber Clarence Arthur C A Lieutenant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 111.
 1941-11-23
1064 Barber Ernest William E W Sapper South African Engineer Corps Grave
IV. H. 14.
 1942-06-30
1023 Banda Ishmael I Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXI. J. 29.
 1942-02-24
1002 Baloyi Masenge Abram A M N Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 160.
 1944-01-28
994 Ballantyne John Fernie Cullen J F C Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 249.
 1942-07-16
985 Ball Frank James F J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 266.
 1942-04-25
975 Balcomb Leslie William L W Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-11-20
956 Baker Reginald George R G Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXXI. J. 12.
 1942-07-27
915 Bain Arthur Matthew A M Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-03-06
885 Bailey Clarence Charles Nelson C C N Warrant Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 269.
 1943-01-10
887 Bailey Douglas George D G Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 266.
 1942-11-03
896 Bailey Norman N Corporal South African Medical Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 147.
 1941-12-09
853 Badenhorst Andries Lodewikus Pretorius A L P Corporal South African Army Postal Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 150.
 1942-05-10
860 Badenhorst Jacobus Frederick J F Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 114.
 1941-11-23
850 Badcock Peter John P J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 266.
 1942-10-02
847 Bacon George Edward G E Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-06-28
828 Baartman W Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 152.
 1941-12-09