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Memorial: M5329

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Bert Smithers, RN, d. 1906

Location

Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World

Transcript

'Bert Smithers / Stoker / H.M.S. Crescent / died / 25 April 1906'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Crescent

People

Smithers, B.
Age: 23
Date of Death: 25/2/1906
Cause of Death: Maritime accient
Rank / Occupation: Stoker
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 188/495/304068 Born 24/8/1882 at Chertsey, Surrey died 25/2/1906 'Drowned at Zanzibar in swimming off to a boat moored 20 yds off beach.@

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Maritime Memorials