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List updated October 5, 2014

Country Total = 2951

1279 names on 3 memorials; 1636 named graves and 13 graves of the unknown in 18 cemeteries

Completed = 2945 (or 99.79%)

Cemetery
SA War Dead #
SA serving in Non-SA units War Dead #
SA Unknowns #
Rhodesia War Dead (includes Non-Rhodesia Units) #
Total
Status - Complete, Underway, Part Done
Volunteer
Alamein Memorial
1227
34
0
27
1288
Complete
Ralph McLean
Alexandria (Chatby) British Protestant Cemetery
0
1
0
0
1
Complete
Ralph McLean
Alexandria (Chatby) Jewish Cemetery No3
0
1
0
0
1
Complete
Ralph McLean
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery
48
4
0
1
53
Part Done (51 of 53) - Missing T S C Black F. 115. & F A Moore J. 84.
Ralph McLean
Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery
173
11
0
1
185
Complete
Ralph McLean
Aswan Bandar British Cemetery
6
0
0
0
6
Complete
Ralph McLean
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery
15
10
0
0
25
Part Done (24 of 25) - Missing J J Cloete H. 18.
Ralph McLean
Chatby Memorial
3
2
0
0
5
Complete
Ralph McLean
El Alamein War Cemetery
485
17
9
16
527
Part Done (526 of 527) - D A S C Earp-Jones III. C. 10.
Ralph McLean / David Milborrow
Fayid Memorial
0
1
0
0
1
Complete
Ralph McLean
Fayid Military Cemetery (Post War Grave in Brit Unit)
0
1
0
0
1
Complete
Ralph McLean
Fayid War Cemetery
81
1
0
1
83
Complete
Ralph McLean
Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery
368
3
4
7
382
Complete
Ralph McLean
Heliopolis War Cemetery
226
3
0
5
234
Part Done (233 of 234) - Missing F D Alexander 1. H. 13.
Ralph McLean
Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery (includes 1 NWW)
5
5
0
1
11
Complete
Ralph McLean
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
28
2
0
0
30
Complete
Ralph McLean / David Milborrow
Moascar War Cemetery
23
2
0
1
26
Complete
Ralph McLean
Port Said War Memorial Cemetery
4
1
0
0
5
Complete
Ralph McLean
Port Tewfik Area Cemetery (Merchant Navy)
0
1
0
0
1
.
.
Suez African and Indian Army War Cemetery
14
0
0
0
14
Part Done (13 of 14) - Missing J MATAMELA 2. F. 10.
Ralph McLean
Suez War Memorial Cemetery
25
2
0
2
29
Complete
Ralph McLean
Tel El Kebir War Memorial Cemetery
42
1
0
0
43
Complete
Ralph McLean
Country Total
2951

Non SA & Rhodesia Units shown below

ALEXANDRIA (CHATBY) MILITARY AND WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY

Chatby is a district on the eastern side of the city of Alexandria, between the main dual carriageway to Aboukir (known as Al Horaya) and the sea. The Cemetery is located centrally within the main Alexandria Cemetery complex, which is bordered by Al Horaya on the south and the electric tramway, which is parallel with Sharia Champollion on the north. Visitors can reach the entrance to the cemetery along the road Sharia Anubis, which lies centrally north/south through the cemetery area. This cemetery has a central front entrance building with a metal gate/grill secured archway leading into it from two small-grassed areas, which form part of the roadside in front of the cemetery, which is bounded by a rendered wall. Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (originally the Garrison cemetery) was used for burials until April 1916, when a new cemetery was opened at Hadra. Thereafter, burials at Chatby were infrequent, although some graves were brought into the cemetery after the war from other burial grounds in the area. During the Second World War, Alexandria was again an important hospital centre, taking casualties from campaigns in the Western Desert, Greece, Crete, the Aegean Islands and the Mediterranean. Rest camps and hostels were also established there together with a powerful anti-aircraft base. Alexandria was also the communications centre for the middle and near east and became the headquarters of the Military Police. There are now 2,259 First World War burials in the cemetery and 503 from the Second World War. The cemetery also contains war graves of other nationalities and many non war and military graves, some of which date from 1882. The CHATBY MEMORIAL stands at the eastern end of the cemetery and commemorates almost 1,000 Commonwealth servicemen who died during the First World War and have no other grave but the sea. Many of them were lost when hospital ships or transports were sunk in the Mediterranean, sailing to or from Alexandria. Others died of wounds or sickness while aboard such vessels and were buried at sea.

BLACK T S C THOMAS SAMUEL CUTHBERT Lance Serjeant 14209 Royal Dublin Fusiliers 7th Bn. 25-Sep-1915 23 F. 115. Died of wounds, received in Gallipoli Son of William and Sarah Black, of Ballyleck House, Monaghan. Born Umtata, Cape Colony, South Africa. Ref. Soldiers Died in Great War CD

MOORE F A FRANK ALISTER Lance Corporal 42504 Royal Engineers 13th Div. Signal Coy. 14-Aug-1915 19 J. 84. Died of wounds, received at Gallipoli Son of Christopher and Isabel Moore, of 35, Glasgow Rd., Plaistow, London. Born Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Ref. Soldiers Died in Great War CD

CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY

This cemetery is within the Old Cairo cemetery area, which is situated approximately 5 kilometres south east of the centre of Cairo. The cemetery area is on the south side of the road Salah Salem, which runs west/east from the River Nile towards the green park area approximately 2 kilometres beyond and eventually towards the Citadel. The cemetery is surrounded by a high wall and the double entrance gates are along Sharia Abu Safein. This road is parallel with the railway line which runs south from Cairo main station and both railway and Sharia Abu Safein cross over the main road. Access up to Sharia Abu Safein is by using the northside ramp above the main road underpass, on the east side of the railway.

CLOETE J J JOSEPH JOHN Driver 2325045 Royal Corps of Signals 2-Feb-1940 24 H. 18. Died on active service Born South Africa. Ref. UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

EL ALAMEIN WAR CEMETERY

Alamein is a village, bypassed by the main coast road, approximately 130 kilometres west of Alexandria on the road to Mersa Matruh. The first Commission road direction sign is located just beyond the Alamein police checkpoint and all visitors should turn off from the main road onto the parallel old coast road. The cemetery lies off the road, slightly beyond a ridge, and is indicated by road direction signs approximately 25 metres before the low metal gates and stone wing walls which are situated centrally at the road edge at the head of the access path into the cemetery. The Cross of Sacrifice feature may be seen from the road.

EARP-JONES D A DENYS ALFRED ST. CHAD Private 27000 Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1st Bn. 24-Oct-1942 23 III. C. 10. Died on active service Son of Reginald and Stella Earp Jones, of Plettenberg Bay, Cape Province, South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown

HELIOPOLIS WAR CEMETERY

Heliopolis, a major suburb of Cairo, lies 10 kilometres to the north-east of the main city centre, approximately 6 kilometres from the airport. Heliopolis War Cemetery is situated opposite El Banat (Girls') College in Nabil el Wakkard Street, and access to the cemetery is from this street. Wheelchair access possible via main entrance. For further information regarding wheelchair access, please contact our enquiries department on telephone number 01628 634221.

ALEXANDER F D FRANK DONALD Private 7639382 Royal Army Ordnance Corps 7 Armd. Div. Workshops 9-Dec-1941 30 1. H. 13. Died on active service Son of Robert Alexander and of Susan Alexander, of Widnes, Lancashire. Born South Africa. Ref. UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945

PORT TEWFIK AREA CEMETERY

PORT TEWFIK AREA CEMETERY SLEMENT W WILLIAM Greaser Merchant Navy S.S. Arundel Castle 24-Jan-44 65 Died from a Cerebral Embolism, at Port Tewfik Of 58 Salisbury Rd, Southampton. Born East London, South Africa ***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

SUEZ AFRICAN AND INDIAN ARMY WAR CEMETERY

The cemetery is situated on the western outskirts of the town, about 3 kilometres from the town centre towards the main Cairo to Suez road. The cemetery is in a semi-derelict area of town, next to a drainage canal, 300 metres from the Suez War Cemetery.

MATAMELA, Private, J, N/6223. Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces attd. Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces. 25th August 1941. 2. F. 10

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