many of the injured from the Battle of El Alamein in North Africa were brought back to the recovery centre in Lower Enham. This close association of servicemen and the village continued during and after the war. In November 1945, two public subscriptions in Egypt raised £250,000 (worth around £8 million in 2015), to thank Britain for ridding their country of the Axis forces. A small part went to build a new UN Forces Sports Club in Gezira in Cairo; but most was given to the Enham charity to care for disabled ex-servicemen. This greatly improved the charity's finances, and let them build their disabled ex-servicemen's centre. The name Alamein was added to the village’s name in thankfulness for the above, after the Egyptian village of El Alamein, the site of the famous battle of El Alamein. The word El Alamein (العلمين) literally means ‘the two flags’. Community The village has a heritage trail and a children's treasure trail. References External links Enham Trust Letter from the British Egyptian Society Enham Alamein parish council History and description and images of Enham Alamein online map Google Earth view showing Upper Enham (at top), Enham Alamein (near middle), and Knights Enham (at bottom) Google Earth view ground view at north entry showing name sign Link to Ordnance Survey map of the area around 1924 to 1945 Villages in Hampshire Test Valley