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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
22181 Salusbury Gerald Llewlyn G L Lance Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 129.
 1941-11-23
22162 Sale George Edmund G E Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-03-20
22155 Saks Eric E Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-07-02
22154 Sakoor A G Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1941-12-09
22145 Saggers G F Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. C. 19.
 1942-10-24
22136 Sadler Ernest Henry E H Staff Sergeant Royal Army Service Corps Grave
XXIX. H. 22.
 1940-12-13
22102 Rutkin Sam S Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-03-06
22099 Rutherford W B Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. C. 23.
 1942-10-24
22092 Rustin Christian C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1942-06-20
22061 Russell Aidan Stewart A S Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-06-30
22082 Russell T A Second Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-08-04
22057 Rusk Frederick James F J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-07-04
22039 Rulsur Douglas C D C Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1942-05-10
22016 Ruffles Leslie A. L A Private South African Medical Corps Grave
XXIII. H. 11.
 1942-07-03
21993 Rubin Allan Bernard A B Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1941-12-09
21959 Rowe G P Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-03-06
21963 Rowe Patrick William P W Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
Coll. grave XIX. F. 12-13.
 1942-07-06
21936 Roux J Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-08-20
21940 Roux Louis Adriaan L A Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 143.
 1941-12-09
21921 Roulston Frederick Harold F H Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 245.
 1941-11-15
21859 Ross Cornelius C Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Grave
XXXI. F. 12.
 1942-06-22
21889 Ross NORMAN McLEOD N M Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 267.
 1942-04-16
21848 Rosholt Aubrey Colin A C Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-02-12
21812 Rorvik Einar Arne E A Captain South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 277.
 1943-09-28
21801 Roos Philip P Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 283.
 1944-01-15
21805 Roos R B Corporal South African Corps of Military Police Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 148.
 1942-06-15
21788 Roodt N J M Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 248.
 1941-12-23
21784 Roodman Johannes Hendrik Nicolas J H N Lance Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces Grave
III. H. 4.
 1942-10-25
21770 Roller William W Air Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 240.
 1940-12-05
21751 Rogers J Horace J H Trooper South African Tank Corps Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 137.
 1941-12-01
21756 Rogers Raymond Noel R N Captain Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces Grave
XII. D. 14.
 1942-10-10
21731 Roets Andries Jacobus A J Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 131.
 1941-12-09
21721 Rodney James Edwin J E Corporal Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 125.
 1942-10-24
21665 Robinson Alfred Leonard A L Flight Sergeant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-07-24
21668 Robinson Cyril Fred William C F W Sergeant South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 112.
 1942-05-31
21676 Robinson Henry Netlan H N Air Mechanic South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 268.
 1942-11-03
21683 Robinson Kendrick K Lieutenant South African Air Force Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 278.
 1943-07-12
21662 Robins Frederick Owen F O Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps Grave
XVII. D. 8.
 1942-07-01
21570 Roberts Daniel D Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 156.
 1942-06-20
21574 Roberts D H Bombardier South African Artillery Grave
IV. D. 15.
 1942-07-13
21580 Roberts George Antony G A Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps Grave
XXXII. B. 22.
 1942-02-11
21585 Roberts Hubert Hamilton H H Lieutenant South African Air Force Grave
XXIV. G. 16.
 1942-10-24
21595 Roberts James Percy J P Corporal South African Corps of Signals Grave
XI. B. 7.
 1942-10-24
21605 Roberts Sidney S Private South African Irish Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 134.
 1941-12-09
21553 Robbetze Nicolaas Peterus Jacobus Coetzee N P J C Gunner South African Artillery Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 117.
 1941-11-23
21535 Ritters William Johannes Lewis W J L Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces Grave
XI. F. 14.
 1942-10-23
21518 Ripsher Charles David C D Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 243.
 1941-05-15
21510 Riley Hugh Denis H D Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 128.
 1941-12-09
21465 Rickert Hendrik Johannes H J Corporal South African Corps of Military Police Alamein Memorial (Missing)
Column 148.
 1942-05-10
21466 Rickert Johannes Michael J M Corporal South African Corps of Military Police Grave
III. H. 11.
 1942-10-24