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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
24642 Sykes S G Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-11-25
24568 Swart Barend Hermanus B H Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-12-16
24583 Swart Jacobus Jeremiah J J Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 114.
 1943-12-06
24589 Swart J N Sergeant Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 129.
 1942-08-30
24598 Swart Stefanus S Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXII. F. 8.
 1941-10-02
24558 Swann Patrick Joseph P J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-10-26
24538 Swanepoel Gideon Daniel G D Warrant Officer Class I South African Medical Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 145.
 1941-12-09
24525 Swale Raymond William R W Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1941-12-09
24511 Sutton Charles Frank C F Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 143.
 1942-11-28
24508 Suttie Edwin William E W Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 127.
 1941-11-23
24493 Susskind Peter John P J Lieutenant South African Artillery Grave
V. G. 10.
 1942-10-27
24466 Sullivan Denis Michael James D M J Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave III. B. 22.
 1942-10-14
24434 Sturgeon Desmond Troy D T Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1941-12-09
24403 Stuart Alexander Frederick A F Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-02-26
24389 Strydom Johannes Hendrik J H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-06-17
24394 Strydom Jacobus Johannes Stephanus J J S Warrant Officer Class II Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 120.
 1944-01-28
24366 Stringer Robert James R J Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Grave
Coll. grave XXVI. A. 25.
 1942-10-27
24359 Stretch Lennox Henry L H Lieutenant Field Force Brigade, S.A. Forces Grave
XXV. F. 19.
 1942-07-15
24318 Strachan George Douglas G D Private Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 121.
 1942-05-10
24315 Stowe Garth Clarke Dixon G C D Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 244.
 1941-02-07
24292 Stoop P W Corporal South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 139.
 1942-11-28
24289 Stonlake John Samuel J S Private Field Force Brigade, S.A. Forces Grave
XXV. F. 15.
 1942-07-15
24278 Stone Gordon John G J Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-02-12
24281 Stone Laurens Alexander L A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-12-18
24283 Stone Reginald Kilwa R K Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. A. 4.
 1942-07-17
24263 Stohr Oscar Michael O M Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 272.
 1943-03-22
24207 Steyn Jacobus Frederik Arnoldus J F A Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 281.
 1944-02-18
24154 Stewart Alexander Robert Louis A R L Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-04-24
24183 Stewart Louis Phillip L P Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-11-07
24142 Stevenson Hew Russell H R Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 272.
 1943-02-09
24128 Stevens Frederick Louis F L Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-07-24
24089 Stephen Frank F Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 129.
 1944-01-28
24090 Stephen Herbert Norman Vernon H N V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 123.
 1942-05-10
24084 Stephanus H Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1941-12-09
24072 Stein Harry H Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. F. 27.
 1942-10-23
24048 Steenkamp Joachim Hermanus J H Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. D. 19.
 1942-10-24
24020 Stead Noel Humphrey Michael N H M Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-03-12
24016 Stathakis Nicholas Demetris N D Gunner South African Artillery Grave
XXX. G. 14.
 1941-07-01
24014 Stassen Breamie Charles B C Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. D. 5.
 1942-07-17
23989 Stanton Herbert Claude H C Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-07-30
23962 Stanfield Leonard L Corporal South African Tank Corps Grave
IV. C. 10.
 1942-07-15
23963 Stanfield P C Lance Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 130.
 1941-12-09
23923 Squires Ronald R Sergeant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-11-28
23921 Squire Ruben R Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 126.
 1942-10-26
23911 Sproule Edward Andrew E A Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 141.
 1942-05-10
23894 Spohr Arand Godfrey A G Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1942-06-20
23887 Spinas Reginald Louis R L Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. H. 28.
 1942-07-27
23862 Spencer Douglas D Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 123.
 1942-06-07
23854 Spence John William J W Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave III. B. 22.
 1942-10-14
23829 Spargo Obed Charles O C Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 284.
 1944-02-23