Memorial at Rabai Mission Cemetery, Kilifi, Mombasa, Kenya commemorating Charles Chowne, RMLI, d. 1895
Location
Rabai Mission Cemetery, Kilifi, Mombasa, Kenya, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘IN.MEMORY / OF / C. CHOWNE R.M.L.I. / HMS PHOEBE / KILLED AT CHENGONI / NOV 2 / 1895'
Details
Type: Cross
Materials: Steel
Vessel: HMS Phoebe
Materials: Steel
Vessel: HMS Phoebe
Event Category
19th century conflicts in Africa
People
Chowne, Charles Henry
Age: 25
Date of Death: 2/11/1895
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lance Corporal
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Age: 25
Date of Death: 2/11/1895
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Lance Corporal
Organisation: Royal Marine Light Infantry
Extra
Notes: Lance Corporal Chowne was injured in the head during an expedition from the HMS 'Phoebe' towards Bomani.
Bibliography: Kevin Patience 'Mombasa, Kenya, 1895: the forgotten grave of a Royal Marine', Magazine of the Friends of the National Archives' Nov 2019 vol. 30, no.2. pp., 34-36.
Bibliography: Kevin Patience 'Mombasa, Kenya, 1895: the forgotten grave of a Royal Marine', Magazine of the Friends of the National Archives' Nov 2019 vol. 30, no.2. pp., 34-36.