Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Charles Harris, RN, Peter Anthony, RN and Herbert Henry Ridge, RN, d. 1899
Location
Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World
Transcript
'G.A. Harris A.B. / H.M.S. Thrush / drowned / 1st May 1899' [at bottom] 'P. Anthony P.O. 2nd Class / H.H. Ridge A.B. / H.M.S. Thrush / drowned / 1st May 1899'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Thrush
Vessel: HMS Thrush
People
Anthony, Peter
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1/5/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Harris, Charles Albert
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1/5/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ridge, Herbert Henry
Age: 21
Date of Death: 1/5/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1/5/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Petty Officer
Organisation: Royal Navy
Harris, Charles Albert
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1/5/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ridge, Herbert Henry
Age: 21
Date of Death: 1/5/1899
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: ADM 188/294/178138 Herbert Henry Ridge b 16/9/1877'Drowned by the upsetting of a private boat in which he was returning to his ship from leave in Zanzibar. Peter Anthony born 24/5/1876. Harris born 2/10/1877. All three men lost in same accident.