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14-489: Alamein or El Alamein may refer to: El Alamein , a town in Egypt First Battle of El Alamein , during World War II Second Battle of El Alamein , during World War II Alamein railway line , Melbourne, Australia Alamein railway station on the line HMS Alamein (D17) , a Royal Navy destroyer See also [ edit ] Enham Alamein ,

28-589: A village in Hampshire in England Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Alamein . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alamein&oldid=865012136 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

42-620: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages El Alamein El Alamein ( Arabic : العلمين , romanized :  al-ʿAlamayn , lit.   'the two flags', IPA: [elʕælæˈmeːn] ) is a town in the northern Matrouh Governorate of Egypt. Located on the Mediterranean Sea , it lies 106 kilometres (66 mi) west of Alexandria and 300 kilometres (186 mi) northwest of Cairo . The town

56-502: Is located on the site of the ancient city Antiphrai which was built by the Romans.( Greek : Ἀντίφραι ). There are Italian and German military cemeteries on Tel el-Eisa Hill outside the town. The German cemetery is an ossuary , built in the style of a medieval fortress. The Italian cemetery is a mausoleum containing 5,200 tombs. There is a Greek cemetery at El Alamein. There is a Commonwealth war cemetery, built and maintained by

70-689: Is through the Alamein Memorial and there is also a separate Alamein Cremation Memorial to 603 Commonwealth service personnel who died in Egypt and Libya and were cremated in line with their religion. The names of 213 Canadian airmen appear on the Alamein Memorial in Egypt. The cemetery was designed by Hubert Worthington . Many Egyptians, particularly the upper and middle class travel to El Alamein during summer to flee

84-601: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission , with graves of soldiers from various countries who fought on the Allied side. Buried here are 6,425 identified Commonwealth service personnel, 815 unidentified ones, and 102 of other nationalities. These include four Victoria Cross recipients: Others buried here include: This has monuments commemorating Greek, New Zealand, Australian, South African , Indian and Canadian forces. The cemetery entrance

98-613: The Inner Temple Hall and Library, reconstruction of Mitre Court and some restoration in King's Bench Walk, but Worthington's failure to manage the project to the satisfaction of the Benchers led to his dismissal, in the wake of substantial delays and financial mismanagement. The construction and final design of the Inner Temple Hall and Library was, therefore, completed by his assistant T. W. Sutcliffe and by Sir Edward Maufe who

112-573: The area: [REDACTED] Media related to El Alamein at Wikimedia Commons 30°50′N 28°57′E  /  30.833°N 28.950°E  / 30.833; 28.950 Hubert Worthington Worthington was born at Alderley Edge , near Stockport, the youngest son of architect Thomas Worthington . He was educated at Sedbergh School from 1900–1905 and then at the Manchester University school of architecture, before being articled to his half-brother Percy . From 1912 until

126-608: The design and supervision of the various cemeteries and memorials to the fallen and missing; among them the Malta Memorial one at Floriana , Malta , to missing airmen. The cemetery at El Alamein , which contains more than 7,000 graves, was designed by Worthington; as was the Heliopolis War Cemetery . His major post-war rebuilding commission was the Inns of Court , London, including initial designs for

140-617: The internal restoration of the Radcliffe Camera in 1939 and the Bodleian Library in 1955. Following Percy Worthington's death in 1939, Hubert became the principal of the family firm. In 1943, he was appointed by the Imperial War Graves Commission (now, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission ) as principal architect for Egypt and north Africa, work that involved the selection of sites and

154-685: The outbreak of the First World War, Worthington spent two years working with Edwin Lutyens , whom Worthington found to be inspirational. Worthington fought with distinction as a captain in the Manchester Regiment , and was severely wounded on 1 July 1916 during the offensive on the Somme , but he survived overnight in a shell hole and was rescued the following day. He rejoined Percy in the family firm in 1919. In 1923, Worthington

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168-465: The summer heat in other cities and towns. El Alamein has a hot desert climate , Köppen climate classification BWh , common with most of the Middle East and North Africa. However, like the rest of the northern coast of Egypt , its climate is slightly less hot, compared to the rest of Egypt, because of the prevailing Mediterranean Sea winds. Two important World War II battles were fought in

182-598: Was appointed Professor of Architecture at the Royal College of Art , resigning in 1928 to return to the family firm of Thomas Worthington & Son. He was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1929 New Year Honours . That same year he was appointed Slade Lecturer in architecture at Oxford University, and later designed many buildings for the university and its colleges, as well as

196-595: Was brought in to replace Worthington. Of more personal interest to Worthington was his work on repairing the damage caused to Manchester Cathedral during the Manchester Blitz of 1940, a task that was not completed until 1955. Worthington served as vice-president of the RIBA from 1943–5 and was a member of the Royal Fine Arts Commission from 1945–1950. He received a knighthood in 1949,

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