medjez-el-bab memorial

In May 1943, the war in North Africa came to an end in Tunisia with the defeat of the Axis powers by a combined Allied force.

The campaign began on 8 November 1942, when Commonwealth and American troops made a series of landings in Algeria and Morocco. The Germans responded immediately by sending a force from Sicily to northern Tunisia, which checked the Allied advance east in early December. In the south, the Axis forces defeated at El Alamein withdrew into Tunisia along the coast through Libya, pursued by the Allied Eighth Army. By mid April 1943, the combined Axis force was hemmed into a small corner of north-eastern Tunisia and the Allies were grouped for their final offensive.

Medjez-el-Bab was at the limit of the Allied advance in December 1942 and remained on the front line until the decisive Allied advances of April and May 1943.

The MEDJEZ-EL-BAB MEMORIAL commemorates almost 2,000 men of the First Army who died during the operations in Algeria and Tunisia between 8 November 1942 and 19 February 1943, and those of the First and Eighth Armies who died in operations in the same areas between 20 February 1943 and 13 May 1943, and who have no known graves.

The memorial stands within MEDJEZ-EL-BAB WAR CEMETERY where 2,903 Commonwealth servicemen of the Second World War are buried or commemorated. 385 of the burials are unidentified. Special memorials commemorate three soldiers buried in Tunis (Borgel) Cemetery and one in Youks-les-Bains Cemetery, whose graves are now lost.

The five First World War burials in Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery were brought in from Tunis (Belvedere) Cemetery or in Carthage (Basilica Karita) Cemetery in 1950.

The MEMORIAL and CEMETERY were designed by Sir J. Hubert Worthington.
  1. PARAS Hewett, Ernest Norman

    SURNAME Hewett FORENAME Ernest Norman UNIT 1 Bn (Royal Army Medical Corps,attached) RANK Private NUMBER 7522533 DATE OF DEATH 17th March 1943 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 37 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Norwich,Norfolk son of Ernest William and...
  2. PARAS Bowie, Alistair

    SURNAME Bowie FORENAME Alistair UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 2939379 DATE OF DEATH 17th March 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 35 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 29.08.1921 Morayshire son of Robert and Isabella Bowie,Elgin,Morayshire died North Africa
  3. PARAS Worrod, Dennis Harris

    SURNAME Worrod FORENAME Dennis Harris UNIT 1 Bn RANK Corporal NUMBER 5053065 DATE OF DEATH 5th February 1943 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 34 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Coventry son of Charles Harris and Rose Worrod husband of Edith Elizabeth...
  4. PARAS Miller, Thomas Moir

    SURNAME Miller FORENAME Thomas Moir UNIT 1 Bn RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 2879839 DATE OF DEATH 5th February 1943 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 34 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Glasgow son of Robert and Mary Campbell Miller,Glasgow died North Africa
  5. PARAS Fisher, Harold Restarick

    SURNAME Fisher FORENAME Harold Restarick UNIT 1 Bn (HQ Troop,S Company) RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 3774869 DATE OF DEATH 5th February 1943 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 34 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Essex resided Cheshire enlisted 1939 8 (Irish)...
  6. PARAS Brant, Robert Charles

    SURNAME Brant FORENAME Robert Charles UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 912545 DATE OF DEATH 5th February 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia Face 35 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 20.03.1921 Birmingham son of Charles and Catherine Brant, Hockley, Birmingham...
  7. PARAS Colechin, Philip Mark

    SURNAME Colechin FORENAME Philip Mark UNIT 1 Bn (R Company) RANK Private NUMBER 6017441 DATE OF DEATH 3rd-5th February 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 35 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London E resided London E son of Mark and Mary...
  8. PARAS Wood, Sydney Charles William

    SURNAME Wood FORENAME Sydney Charles William UNIT 1 Bn (Mortar Platoon) RANK Sergeant NUMBER 6897952 DATE OF DEATH 3rd February 1943 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 34 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London N resided London N son of William and Mary...
  9. PARAS Mellor, Philip Evert McIlvaine

    SURNAME Mellor FORENAME Philip Evert McIlvaine UNIT 1 Bn (B Company) RANK Lieutenant NUMBER 130458 DATE OF DEATH 3rd February 1943 AGE 40 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 34 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London resided Worcester son of Sir Frank,Kt,B.A.,LL.B...
  10. PARAS Bainbridge, Horace Nathaniel

    SURNAME Bainbridge FORENAME Horace Nathaniel UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 550613 DATE OF DEATH 3rd February 1943 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 35 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born South Shields,Co.Durham son of Nathaniel Taylor and Frances Ida...
  11. PARAS Benton, Harold

    SURNAME Benton FORENAME Harold UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 2066230 DATE OF DEATH 1st January 1943 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia Face 35 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 06.07.1920 Nottinghamshire son of Joseph Charles and Mabel Benton, Clipstone...
  12. PARAS Baxter, Edwin George

    SURNAME Baxter FORENAME Edwin George UNIT 1 Bn RANK Sergeant NUMBER 6205673 DATE OF DEATH 11th December 1942 AGE 21 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 34 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London N resided London N son of Christopher and Nellie Gertrude Baxter,South...
  13. PARAS Bilbey, Jack Edmund

    SURNAME Bilbey FORENAME Jack Edmund UNIT 1 Bn RANK Lance Corporal NUMBER 6204566 DATE OF DEATH 1st December 1942 AGE 24 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 34 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born London NW resided London NW son of Charles Henry and Edith Ellen...
  14. PARAS Playfair, Samuel

    SURNAMEPlayfair FORENAMESamuel UNIT1 Bn RANKPrivate NUMBER839785 DATE OF DEATH26th November 1942 AGE26 GRAVESITEMedjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 36 ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONborn Belfast resided Dorset former King's Own Scottish Borderers died North Africa
  15. PARAS Stewart, John Rattray Chalmers

    SURNAME Stewart FORENAME John Rattray Chalmers UNIT 1 Bn RANK Captain NUMBER 92023 DATE OF DEATH 24th November 1942 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 33 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born Wallasey,Cheshire resided Wallasey,Cheshire son of Captain C.H.,MC and...
  16. PARAS Higgins, Joseph

    SURNAME Higgins FORENAME Joseph UNIT 1 Bn RANK Private NUMBER 2979210 DATE OF DEATH 24th November 1942 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial, Tunisia Face 35 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION born 23.01.1919 Stirling resided Stirling son of Patrick and Anne Higgins former 1 Bn...
  17. SAS Wertheim, Gerhard

    SURNAME Wertheim FORENAME Gerhard UNIT 2 SAS RANK Private NUMBER BNA/13809492 DATE OF DEATH 2nd December 1944 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 38 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit 337 (Alien) Company,Pioneer Corps son of Solomon and Selma...
  18. ARMY CDOS Wright, Henry

    SURNAME Wright FORENAME Henry UNIT 6 Commando RANK Private NUMBER 3525264 DATE OF DEATH 6th January 1943 AGE 30 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 19 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Cheshire Regiment former Manchester Regiment born Manchester resided...
  19. ARMY CDOS Whelan, Jack

    SURNAME Whelan FORENAME Jack UNIT 1 Commando RANK Private NUMBER 4867187 DATE OF DEATH 6th December 1942 AGE 26 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 17 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Leicestershire Regiment born London SW resided London SW son of John and...
  20. ARMY CDOS Weekes, Sydney George Douglas

    SURNAME Weekes FORENAME Sydney George Douglas UNIT 1 Commando RANK Fusilier NUMBER 6482277 DATE OF DEATH 1st December 1942 AGE 25 GRAVESITE Medjez-el-Bab Memorial,Tunisia Face 15 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION parent unit Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) born Kent...
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