Australian Memorial

A big stone cross on a stone pedestal watches over the cemetery which is 20 hectares in size. It's the final resting place for 7,367 soldiers, 821 of which are unknown and whose names aren't written on the tombstones. Most of the fallen are British, in addition there are Australians, New Zealanders, Indians, Malaysians, Melanesians, Canadians, Greek, French, Poles, South Africans are buried here. The memorial, designed by Sir Hubert Worthington, has inscriptions of about 12,000 other soldiers whose remains could not be found.

About 850 m from the Greek memorial, at the northeastern corner of the park making up the Commonwealth Memorial complex. The memorial has the inscription: South Africans outspanned and fought here during their trek from Italian Somaliland to Germany 1939–1945. Union Defence Forces. Army Air-Force Navy.

The museum, established in 1956, describes the war in North Africa and the military technology of both sides. Photography is allowed with a phone, not with other kinds of equipment. Closes for Friday prayer for one hour, during that time you may only stay in the outdoor areas.

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Coming from Alexandria, the Greek memorial is the first you will encounter. It's in the form of a small classical temple, bordered by walls on three sides. These walls have plates with inscribed names of fallen soldiers.