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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
23183 Simpson Kenneth Allen K A Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 249.
 1942-09-12
23185 Simpson Paul Zephanian Tasker P Z T Lance Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 5.
 1942-05-27
23191 Simpson Trevor James T J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-02-18
23161 Simpkins D W Corporal Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 127.
 1941-11-23
23088 Sikondo Frans F Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1944-12-11
23053 Sidyiye Percy P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXIII. H. 6.
 1942-07-04
23003 Short Derek Pemberton D P Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-01-13
22994 Shokwane Jim J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXI. J. 5.
 1942-07-31
22993 Shoba Jim Puledi J P Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXVIII. J. 5.
 1942-01-16
22956 Shield Robert R Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
IV. B. 14.
 1942-07-20
22926 Shepherd Alfred Maurice A M Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-02-21
22928 Shepherd John Godfrey J G Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 241.
 1941-07-02
22878 Shaw Gerald Percy G P Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-12-09
22887 Shaw Myles Edward M E Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XIX. F. 20.
 1942-07-05
22859 Sharp Sydney Allen S A Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 144.
 1941-12-09
22838 Shanley Leonard Dudley L D Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-11-21
22817 Shabangu Simon S Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1941-11-23
22813 Seymour-Hosley Errol William E W Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 240.
 1941-12-27
22799 Severn Kenneth Edwin K E Sapper South African Engineer Corps Grave
XII. F. 21.
 1942-09-03
22755 Serebolo Johannes J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXI. J. 25.
 1942-07-31
22739 Sepiroa Moerane Andries M A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1942-06-20
22721 Senfftleben Harold Thurtell H T Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 147.
 1942-08-17
22647 Seipei Abraham A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1944-01-28
22638 Segaole Alpheus A Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1944-01-28
22631 Sefanyetso John J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1942-05-10
22624 Seed Richard R Warrant Officer Class II South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 111.
 1941-11-23
22620 Sedgwick Gerald Tollemache G T Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-06-27
22617 Sebothoma Madimetja John M J Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1942-06-20
22598 Seaton Neville St. Leger N S L Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-02-23
22591 Seaman J Gunner South African Artillery Grave
XI. F. 28.
 1942-10-26
22519 Scott Cladue Charles Justin C C J Captain 7th Rajput Regiment Grave
XIX. F. 2.
 1942-07-22
22525 Scott Eric Norman E N Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 146.
 1942-06-13
22537 Scott John Henry J H Corporal Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 126.
 1942-10-24
22553 Scott Samuel Barr Ferguson S B F Major South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-10-23
22557 Scott Thomas Alexander Fergusson T A F Corporal South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 139.
 1943-02-26
22506 Scotch Wilson W Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 165.
 1942-11-07
22499 Schwartz N P Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXV. F. 13.
 1942-07-02
22489 Schutte Cornelius Johannes Kriek C J R Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-07-31
22444 Schonken Bartholomew Petrus B P Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 113.
 1941-11-23
22445 Schonken Hugo Albertus H A Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-01-28
22439 Scholtz L J Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1941-11-23
22350 Scharneck J Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1941-12-09
22309 Savage Edward Claude E C Private South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 134.
 1941-12-09
22313 Savage P R Lance Bombardier South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 114.
 1942-06-28
22295 Saunders George Dey G D Corporal Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. E. 19.
 1942-10-23
22300 Saunders Phillip P Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 141.
 1942-05-10
22302 Saunders Peter Harold P H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-05-30
22265 Sarembock Nathan N Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1942-05-10
22255 Sansom B R J Sapper South African Engineer Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 141.
 1942-11-28
22232 Sandilands N M Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 246.
 1941-12-05