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<p>The Commonwealth War Graves Commission's (CWGC) historical research in archives
across Africa and Europe continues to make positive progress in revealing the names
of those previously un-commemorated, and in mapping potential burial sites. To date,
almost 7,000 names have been recovered and the CWGC is actively working to commemorate
these individuals in a manner befitting their service and loss. In relation to identifying
and marking the graves of the Egyptian Labour Corps and Camel Transport Corps, CWGC's
research has found that more than 327,000 Egyptians served alongside Commonwealth
forces across the Middle East, Turkey, and Western Europe. Of those, the CWGC now
know that more than 16,500 died in service. However, fewer than 400 are currently
commemorated by name, with the remainder commemorated collectively by the CWGC's Giza
Memorial.</p><p>The CWGC have established that during the war the Egyptian Ministry
of Interior sent thousands of notifications of death to next of kin. The CWGC believes
these records are likely to be held by Egyptian state archives or perhaps still in
the possession of one or more government departments. Although this is yet to be confirmed,
the CWGC has approached the Egyptian authorities and is working through several agencies
to access the required archives.</p>
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