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
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El Alamein stone
{Inscription in the steel panel at the front of the memorial:} Harrow honours...
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