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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
26776 Van Dyk Johannes Hendrick J H Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-12-10
26766 Van Dijl Jan J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-07-05
26734 Van Der Westhuizen Gert Stephanus G S Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-12-16
26744 Van Der Westhuizen Jan Johannes Matthys J J M Private Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 121.
 1942-05-10
26759 Van Der Westhuizen S J C Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-11-23
26729 Van Der Werff D J Gunner South African Artillery Grave
XXXII. C. 2.
 1941-12-02
26710 Van Der Walt Daniel Johannes D J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-12-30
26716 Van Der Walt J A Corporal South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 133.
 1941-12-09
26719 Van Der Walt Louis Tjaard Petrus L T P Private Field Force Brigade, S.A. Forces Grave
XIX. D. 3.
 1942-08-10
26722 Van Der Walt P Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-06-19
26723 Van Der Walt Petrus Francois P F Private South African Medical Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 147.
 1941-12-09
26706 Van Der Vyver Karel Daniel K D Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-05-08
26707 Van Der Vyver RUBEN van WYK R V W Corporal Die Middelandse Regiment, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 133.
 1942-11-28
26695 Van Der Spuy John Robert J R Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 114.
 1943-08-27
26677 Van Der Riet Vivian Victor V V Corporal South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 133.
 1941-11-25
26608 Van Der Merwe Barend Johannes B J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1944-01-28
26617 Van Der Merwe Dewalt Jacobus D J Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. C. 4.
 1942-07-17
26619 Van Der Merwe Etiene Sebastian E S Sergeant South African Air Force Grave
Joint grave XXXIII. B. 24.
 1942-10-20
26623 Van Der Merwe F J Gunner South African Artillery Grave
Coll. grave XXXIII. F. 18-19.
 1942-06-27
26659 Van Der Merwe Willem Johannes W J Captain Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces Grave
III. D. 18.
 1942-10-28
26554 Van Den Heever Petrus Theodorus P T Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-12-09
26549 Van Den Broucke W H Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1942-04-15
26547 Van Den Bergh D J Staff Sergeant Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 132.
 1941-11-23
26543 Van Den Berg Philip Daniel P D Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-04-13
26523 Van Breda J C Sergeant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-11-28
26508 Van Bergen Louis L Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-02-25
26502 Van Aswegen G S Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-06-16
26494 Van Alphen Guy G Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-02-23
26471 Uys Petrus Johannes P J Air Corporal South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 286.
 1945-04-04
26356 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Grave
IV. A. 2.
 1941-05-11
26357 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Grave
IV. A. 25 (Coll.)
 1941-05-11
26358 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Grave
IV. A. 25 (Coll.)
 1941-05-11
26359 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Sergeant Grave
XXIX. J. 3.
 1941-11-22
26360 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Grave
XXIX. J. 4 (Coll.)
 1941-05-11
26361 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Grave
XXIX. J. 4 (Coll.)
 1941-05-11
26362 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Grave
XXIX. J. 4 (Coll.)
 1941-05-11
26417 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Sergeant South African Air Force Grave
XIX. C. 10.
 1940-08-20
26432 Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXVI. A. 24.
 1942-11-09
25729 Ungerer Hendrik Christian H C Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-02-21
25725 Underhay E J F Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 135.
 1942-11-28
25705 Tzundeni Sam S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1942-11-01
25704 Tzamtzis James J Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-07-04
25698 Tyson Norman N Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. B. 17.
 1942-10-24
25663 Tuwane Jim J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1941-11-23
25636 Turner A G Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-09-18
25655 Turner Walter Thomas Henry W T H Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. D. 28.
 1942-10-26
25632 Turnbull Thomas McDonald T M Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1942-06-28
25633 Turnbull William Fraser W F Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-09-06
25522 Truter Herbert Wilman H W Sergeant South African Medical Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 146.
 1941-12-09
25525 Truter P W H Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-07-08