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Memorial: M4919

Memorial at Funzi Island, Mombasa, Kenya commemorating William Irwin, RN, d. 1890

Location

Funzi Island, Mombasa, Kenya, Rest of the World

Transcript

In Memory / of / William Irwin / Engineer of / H.M.S. Kingfisher / Died at Pemba 30th / December, 1890 / Age 44 Years'

Details

Description: Cross on a stepped plinth.
Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Kingfisher

People

Irwin, William
Age: 44
Date of Death: 30/12/1890
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Engineer
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Died at Pemba. Five burials on Funzi Island are Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel. Irwin and Stone’s wooden headstones are now in the old Peace Museum stores, Stone Town, Zanzibar. They are not on display as they are too damaged.

Bibliography: Patience, Kevin "Zanzibar Revisited', 'The Review: Journal of the Naval Historical Collectors Research Association' (Winter 1999, pp.6-7).

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