Town in Egypt. The name means 'two worlds'. It was the scene of two battles in 1942, fought by Britain and its allies against the axis of Germany and Italy.
Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk
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El Alamein
Commemorated ati
El Alamein stone
{Inscription in the steel panel at the front of the memorial:} Harrow honours...
Other Subjects
A. G. Beavis
Employed at the Holloway bus/tram garage - Pemberton Gardens. Served and was killed in WW1.
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Bdsm. Keith John Powell
Born Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Married with two children he died, aged 24 years, and was buried in Plot E.114, Rawmarsh Cemetery, Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Killed by the IRA Regent's Park bomb.
1 memorial
A. A. Ive
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
War served, WW1
1 memorial
Chindit Special Force
Formed by Wingate and served in Burma and India in 1943 and 1944 in WW2. Composed mainly of British and Gurkha soldiers trained to operate deep behind Japanese lines using guerilla tactics. Disb...
2 memorials
1 memorial