Ethiopia

List updated Nov. 16, 2006

Country Total = 84

84 graves in 3 cemeteries

Completed = 0 (or 0.0%)

ADDIS ABABA WAR CEMETERY

Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia. The war cemetery lies on sloping ground 2 kilometres north-west of the town on the right of the Lechempti road. It can be reached by car or taxi and is approached through the adjoining civil cemetery, which is just off the main road. When Italy entered the war in June 1940, Ethiopia, which had been part of the Italian East African empire since 1936, became a threat to British positions in Egypt and the link by sea to the Far East and Australasia. Commonwealth forces took up defensive positions on Ethiopia's borders with Sudan to the west and Kenya to the south, and in mid-December 1940, after initial skirmishes with the Italians, the first of a series of offensives was launched from Kenya. A strike east into Italian Somaliland secured the coastal port of Mogadishu in February 1941 which made possible an advance into the heart of Ethiopia. Within a month Harar had been taken and Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, was captured early in April, allowing the deposed Emperor Heile Selassie to return in May. Diminished Italian forces continued to withdraw north and the East African campaign in Ethiopia was not concluded until the end of November 1941 with the surrender of the last concentration of Italian forces at Gondar. Addis Ababa War Cemetery contains 294 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, seven of which are unidentified. The cemetery also contains the graves of three French airmen and 60 non-war burials.

ADAMS, Air Sergeant, EDWARD CHARLES, 48018. 11 Sqdn. South African Air Force. 12th September 1940. Age 22. Son of Margaret Adams, of Plumstead, Cape Town, South Africa 2. B. 4

ARMSTRONG, Lieutenant, EDWARD GEORGE, D F C, 102765. South African Air Force. 12th September 1940. 2. B. 3

ARMSTRONG, Private, JOSEPH JAMES, 185846. 1st. South African Reserve Mechanical Transport. 24th August 1941. 2. D. 8

BARRY, Lance Bombardier, HAMILTON BROWNLEE, 13458. South African Artillery. 23rd April 1941. 2. B. 19

BLOXAM, Private, RICHARD, 194586. 1st. Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces. 9th May 1941. Age 35. Son of William and Jane Bloxam; husband of Alice A. Bloxam, of Benoni, Transvaal. South Africa 2. D. 4

BREMNER, Private, GEORGE, C/169209. Cape Corps, S.A. Forces attd. South African Reserve Mechanical Transport. 27th July 1941. Age 35. Son of George A. and Louisa Bremner; husband of A. E. Bremner, of Johannesburg, Transvaal,South Africa 2. F. 12

BRISCOE, Captain, ARTHUR WELLESLEY DOOLEY, M C, 126310. 1st Bn. Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces. 22nd April 1941. Age 30. Son of Arthur and Rhoda Briscoe, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa; husband of Stella Briscoe, of Johannesburg 2. E. 2

BURNS, Private, GEORGE CLARK, 5068. 1st Bn. Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces. 14th May 1941. Age 21. Son of Daniel L. and Maud E. Burns, of Port Shepstone, Natal, South Africa 2. B. 2

CLARK, Gunner, MATTHEW, 143515. 4th Field Bty. South African Artillery. 19th April 1941. Age 31. Son of John R. and Helen McI. Clark 2. E. 11

DAMANT, Air Mechanic, FREDERIC HUGH AINSLIE, 32561. 16 Sqdn. South African Air Force. 24th August 1941. Age 20. Son of Leslie and Gwendolyn Damant, of Macheke, Southern Rhodesia 2. D. 9

DAVIDSON, Private, D J, 3994. 1st. Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces. 22nd April 1941. Age 20. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Davidson, of Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa 2. D. 17

DE SWARDT, Private, HAROLD, 107708. 1st Bn. Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces. 17th April 1941. 2. D. 13

DU PLESSIS, Sapper, FRANS JACOB, 115444. 33 Works Coy. South African Engineer Corps. 9th April 1941. Age 37. Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. du Plessis, husband of E. H. du Plessis, of Morgenzon, Transvaal, South Africa 2. C. 19

DU TOIT, Private, PETRUS GERHARDUS, 58954. South African Reserve Mechanical Transport. 2nd May 1941. 4. A. 1

DUDLEY, Lieutenant, LEIGHTON REX, 102839. 3 Sqdn. South African Air Force. 13th March 1941. Age 24. Son of Ernest L. and Sophie Dudley, of Umtata, Cape Province, South Africa 2. F. 16

ELLIS, Private, ALBERT EDWARD, 14534. 1st Bn. Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces. 22nd April 1941. 2. D. 16

ENGLISH, Major, STRATFORD WILSON, 31216. South African Artillery. 19th June 1941. Age 29. Son of Henry W. and Nola English, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa 2. C. 15

EVANS, Lance Corporal, CLAUDE PATRICK, 2944. 10 Field Amb. South African Medical Corps. 8th April 1941. Age 24. Husband of Elva J. Evans, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia 2. F. 1

FAULKNER, Corporal, CHARLES EDWARD, 132466. 35 Field Coy. South African Engineer Corps. 30th May 1941. 2. E. 16

FERNANDEZ, Private, GEORGE, M/11106. Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. 6th March 1942. 2. F. 13

FERREIRA, Lieutenant, MARTHINUS GERT THOMAS, P/6477. 11 Sqdn. South African Air Force. 10th April 1941. Age 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Ferreira, of Barklie Side, Natal, South Africa 2. F. 4

FLEMMER, Private, WILFRED ANTHONY, 27021. 1st Bn. Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces. 27th March 1941. Age 23. Son of Marius T. and Kathleen Flemmer, of East London, Cape Province, South Africa 4. A. 2

FRICLAC, Private, JOHN, M/11085. Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. 13th February 1942. 2. F. 15

FRY, Private, FREEK, C/ 272473. Cape Corps, S.A. Forces attd. South African Reserve Mechanical Transport. 30th October 1941. Age 20. Son of John and Sanna Fry, of Somerset East, Cape Province, South Africa 2. A. 21

GEUSTYN, Gunner, PIETER JOHANNES, 53581. South African Artillery. 26th October 1941. Age 27. Son of Pieter J. and Dorothea M. Geustyn; husband of Harriet S. (Sue) Geustyn, of Alberton, Transvaal, South Africa 2. D. 7

GILES, Captain, GOWAN ARBUTHNOT, 203120. South African Air Force. 3rd June 1941. Age 42. Son of Douglas G. and Corinna E. Giles; husband of Harriet M. Giles, of Flagstaff, Cape Province, South Africa 2. C. 4

GOBLE, Private, EVERARD, 1091. 1st Bn. Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces. 9th June 1941. Age 36. Son of Francis L. and Margaret P. Goble, of Merrivale, Natal, South Africa 2. D. 10

GOLDSTONE, Lieutenant, HENRY BENJAMINE, Mentioned in Despatches, 123667. South African Engineer Corps. 31st May 1941. Age 24. Son of John S. and Pauline Goldstone, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. B.Sc.Eng 2. C. 1

GRANT, Air Sergeant, RONALD, 94435. 13 Sqdn. South African Air Force. 10th April 1941. Age 28. Son of Ian A. and Annie L. Grant 2. F. 5

HARVEY, Private, EVRILL WITHAM, 104199. Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces. 14th May 1941. Age 40. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Harvey; husband of A. M. Harvey, of Viljoenskroon, Orange Free State, South Africa Spec. Memorial

HARVEY, Captain, NOEL COURTNEY, 102642. South African Air Force. 15th March 1941. 2. F. 7

HODGKISS, Sapper, GEORGE ALBERT, 19809. 3 Field Coy. South African Engineer Corps. 2nd May 1941. Age 25. Son of Robert and Albertina Hodgkiss 2. C. 6

HOGG, Private, GUY WILFRED, 6123. 1st Bn. Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces. 13th May 1941. Age 22. Son of Wilfred and Janet P. Hogg, of Harding, Natal, South Africa 2. B. 11

HOWITSON, Lieutenant, JOHN, 47837. South African Air Force. 24th April 1941. Age 21. Son of John R. and Susie Howitson, of Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa 2. A. 16

HURLY, Lance Corporal, LESLIE STANLEY, 185856. 35 Works Coy. South African Engineer Corps. 14th May 1941. Age 39. Son of Michael N. and Rose E. Hurly, of Bloemfontein, Orange Free State 2. C. 8

IMPEY, Gunner, CHARLES LENNOX, 163. South African Artillery. 26th March 1941. Age 37. Son of Peter C. and Eva M. Impey, of Rossburgh, Natal, South Africa; husband of Aletta M. Impey 2. E. 19

JONES, Air Mechanic, JOHN HARRIS, 98663. 3 Sqdn. South African Air Force. 13th July 1941. 2. C. 13

KARG, Sergeant, NEVILLO, 14270. 1st Bn. Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces. 17th April 1941. Age 22. Son of Emil G. A. and Ellen Karg, of Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa 2. D. 14

KELLY, Sergeant, FRANCIS WILLIAM (KUTCH), 94290. South African Air Force. 11th June 1941. Age 23. Son of May Kelly, of Doonside, Natal, South Africa 2.A. 18

LEVY, Staff Sergeant, ASTOR, 192000. South African Reserve Mechanical Transport. 16th November 1941. Age 21. Son of Barnett and Miriam Levy, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa 2. E. 13

LEWIS, Corporal, THOMAS, C/165814. Cape Corps, S.A. Forces attd. South African Reserve Mechanical Transport. 6th February 1942. 2. E. 18

MANSFIELD, Assistant Inspector, CHARLES BERIC, 3877. British South African Police. 8th May 1942. Age 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bertram Heyworth Mansfield, and stepson of Ethel A. Mansfield. of Durban, Natal, South Africa. 2. A. 13

MICHIE, Private, DAVID CHARLES, 6391. 1st Bn. Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces. 13th May 1941. Age 19. Son of Andrew A. and Elsie Michie, of Durban, Natal, South Africa 2. B. 10

MOONSAMY, Private, ELLAPPEW, M/10366. Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces attd. South African Reserve Mechanical Transport. 30th January 1942. 2. F. 11

MULLER, Sergeant, JAMES BERNARDUS, C/166837. Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. 29th June 1941. Son of Harry and Ellen Muller, of Cape Town, South Africa; husband of Frances E. Muller, of Wynberg, Cape Town 2. F. 6

MURRAY, Corporal, EDWARD ALEXANDER, 41372. South African Corps of Military Police. 1st May 1941. 2. E. 4

McLEWEE, Warrant Officer Class II (C.S.M.), CHARLES JAMES, 31779. 1st Bn. Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces. 9th April 1941. 2. C. 5

McMENAMIN, Lieutenant Colonel, JOHN GERALD, Mentioned in Despatches, 240213. The 1st. Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces. 22nd April 1941. Age 39. Son of John J. and Anna McMenamin; husband of Aletta McMenamin, of Germiston, Transvaal, South Africa. M.R.C.P., M.R.C.S 2. D. 12

McWILLIAM, Flight Sergeant, MAURICE, 94385. 41 Sqdn. South African Air Force. 3rd June 1941. Age 21. Son of Thomas and Margaretha McWilliam, of Vryheid, Natal, South Africa 2. C. 2

NEL, Gunner, ALWYN FRANCIS, 31167. 8 Field Bty. South African Artillery. 21st June 1941. Age 32. Son of Jacobus P. and Hester J. Nel 2. E. 15

O'BYRNE, Constable, EDWARD, 3682. British South African Police. 7th August 1941. Age 24. Son of Gerald R. and Olive A. O'Byrne, of Monkstown, Co. Dublin, Irish Republic. 2. A. 14.

PEARCE, Private, CLIFFORD FREDERICK, 107434. 1st Bn. Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces. 8th April 1941. Age 29. Husband of Phyllis E. M. Pearce, of Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa 4. B. 9

PELL, Corporal, A C, 112377. South African Artillery. 15th August 1941. Age 26. Son of Claude A. and Katherine E. M. Pell, of East London, Cape Province, South Africa 2. D. 2

POTGIETER, Sergeant, JOHANNES HERMANUS, 131209. 33 Works Coy. South African Engineer Corps. 14th August 1941. Husband of M. E. Potgieter, of Koffiefontein, Orange Free State 2. D. 1

RALLS, Private, FREDERICK HAMILTON, 31914. 1st Bn. Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces. 22nd April 1941. 2. E. 3

RASS, Corporal, ABRAHAM, C/272462. Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. 1st November 1941. 2. B. 18

ROWAN, Corporal, TREVOR AUBREY, 107466. 1st Bn. Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces. 12th July 1941. Age 27. Son of Bertie E. and Phyllis M. Rowan, of Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa 2. E. 6

RUDD, Sapper, CHRISTIAN TIBERIUS, 58590. 33 Works Coy. South African Engineer Corps. 20th May 1941. 2. C. 17

SAYERS, Gunner, JAMES PHILIP, 13378. 1 Field Bty. South African Artillery. 9th April 1941. 2. C. 18

SCRIMGEOUR, Private, ARNOLD ROBERT ARTHUR, 107515. 1st Bn. Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces. 17th April 1941. 2. D. 15

SHIPTON, Gunner, JOHN EDWARD, 53294. South African Artillery. 8th July 1941. Age 33. Son of Charles and Jane Shipton, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa; husband of Eleanor N. Shipton 2. D. 5

STEYN, Lieutenant, ERIC JOHN, 47865. South African Air Force. 11th June 1941. 2. A. 17

STEYN, Sapper, JOHANNES PHILLIPUS, 134775. South African Engineer Corps. 4th July 1941. 2. B. 5

STOTT, Sergeant, ALLAN ROWLAND, 4504. The 1st. Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces. 22nd April 1941. 2. E. 10

THOMAS, Corporal, A, M/11354. Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. 17th December 1941. 4. A. 3

VAN BRIESIES, Private, J, C/273081. Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. 26th November 1941. 2. F. 14

VAN DER LINDE, Sapper, PIET ERNEST JOHANNES, 141096. 34 Constr. Coy. South African Engineers. 30th July 1941. 2. E. 12

VAN SCHOOR, Private, WILLIAM ADRIAN, 108062. South African Reserve Mechanical Transport. 7th June 1941. 2. A. 20

VENTER, Lieutenant, ALBERTUS STEPHANUS, 47817. South African Air Force. 3rd June 1941. 2. B. 12

ZIETSMAN, Private, LOUIS, 144794. The 1st. Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces. 22nd April 1941. Age 22. Son of Louis F. and Martha C. Zietsman, of Mjika, Cape Province, South Africa 2. E. 1

SA Other Units

WHALLEY, Major, RICHARD CYRIL RAE, O B E, 60648. Royal Engineers. 11th June 1944. Age 48. Son of Frederick Herbert and Margaret Rae Whalley of Roode Poort, Transvaal, South Africa. 4. B. 11

Rhodesia Units & Rhodesia Other Units

BAZELEY, Flying Officer (Pilot), JOHN SELWYN STANDISH, 89771. 47 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. 27th November 1941. Age 30. Son of William Selwyn and Rosa le Noir Bazeley, of Umtali, Southern Rhodesia. 2. A. 5.

BIRCHENOUGH, Trooper, MICHAEL JOHN, X/3110. Southern Rhodesia Armoured Car Regiment. 30th January 1942. Age 28. Son of John and Christine Mona Birchenough, of Prestbury, Cheshire. 2. A. 10.

GARDEN MAPIRI, Private, 15397. Northern Rhodesia Regiment. 3rd August 1943. 6. A. 12.

GAY-ROBERTS, Serjeant, EDMUND ADRIAN COMPTON, X/129. Rhodesia Regiment attd. 54 Field Coy., East African Engineers. 27th May 1941. Age 26. Son of Edmund Lionel and Susan Renee Gay-Roberts. 2. A. 19.

HALE, Trooper, JAMES GEORGE, CR/ 3268. Southern Rhodesia Armoured Car Regiment. 16th November 1941. 2. E. 9.

HAYTER, Serjeant, ARTHUR ROY, Mentioned in Despatches, CR/3482. Rhodesia Regiment and 3rd Bn. Nigeria Regiment, R.W.A.F.F.. 10th June 1941. Age 23. Son of Mr. A. C. Hayter, of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia. B.A. University of Cape Town. 2. D. 11.

PRICE, Serjeant, NORMAN, CR/1064. Rhodesia Regiment attd. 2/3rd Bn. Gold Coast Regiment, R.W.A.F.F.. 25th May 1941. 2. B. 14.

TIPOTI MALUFUMBA, Private, 11035. Northern Rhodesia Regiment. 19th June 1941. 5. F. 7.

DIRE DAWA AFRICAN WAR CEMETERY

Take the road from the airport to Dire Dawa. Go past the Ministry of Mining and Oil Exploration and St. Mary's church on the right. Cross the railway track, and then turn left at end of central reservation on to the road with Catholic Cemetery on right hand side and Public Court compound on left. Take the next right and the Commission cemetery is immediately on right behind large metal gates. When Italy entered the war in June 1940, Ethiopia, which had been part of the Italian East African empire since 1936, became a threat to British positions in Egypt and the link by sea to the Far East and Australasia. Commonwealth forces took up defensive positions on Ethiopia's borders with Sudan to the west and Kenya to the south, and in mid-December 1940, after initial skirmishes with the Italians, the first of a series of offensives was launched from Kenya. A strike east into Italian Somaliland secured the coastal port of Mogadishu in February 1941 which made possible an advance into the heart of Ethiopia. Within a month Harar had been taken and Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, was captured early in April, allowing the deposed Emperor Heile Selassie to return in May. Diminished Italian forces continued to withdraw north and the East African campaign in Ethiopia was not concluded until the end of November 1941 with the surrender of the last concentration of Italian forces at Gondar. Dire Dawa African War Cemetery contains 70 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, five of which are unidentified. The are also three special memorials to airmen of the Royal Air Force who were originally buried in the civil cemetery at Dire Dawa but whose graves are now lost.

ABRAHAMS, Private, ABOBAKER, M/12826. Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. 25th January 1942. B. 1

DYSEN, Private, MOORA, M/12845. Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. 1st April 1942. B. 4

Rhodesia Units

CHISONI MWALE, Private, NRA/14932. 5th Bn. Northern Rhodesia Regiment. 10th June 1943. A. 5.

KAYUGIRA MUGERA, Private, N/15589. Northern Rhodesia Regiment. 18th June 1943. A. 7.

HARAR WAR CEMETERY

The cemetery is off the Dire Dawa - Harar road, and is approached via a winding series of medieval alleys. When Italy entered the war in June 1940, Ethiopia, which had been part of the Italian East African empire since 1936, became a threat to British positions in Egypt and the link by sea to the Far East and Australasia. Commonwealth forces took up defensive positions on Ethiopia's borders with Sudan to the west and Kenya to the south, and in mid-December 1940, after initial skirmishes with the Italians, the first of a series of offensives was launched from Kenya. A strike east into Italian Somaliland secured the coastal port of Mogadishu in February 1941 which made possible an advance into the heart of Ethiopia. Within a month Harar had been taken and Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, was captured early in April, allowing the deposed Emperor Heile Selassie to return in May. Diminished Italian forces continued to withdraw north and the East African campaign in Ethiopia was not concluded until the end of November 1941 with the surrender of the last concentration of Italian forces at Gondar. Harar War Cemetery contains 45 burials and commemorations of the Second World War. The graves of 40 casualties could not be precisely located in the cemetery and these men are commemorated by special memorial marked "Buried near this spot". There are also special memorials to eight casualties buried in the adjacent civil cemetery whose graves are now lost.

JAMES CHONGO, Private, NRA/10621. 5th Bn. Northern Rhodesia Regiment. 27th January 1942. Alternative Commemoration - buried in Harar Civil Cemetery. Spec. Memorial. Grave 3.

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