Naval cemetery at Rysnässet, Fårö, Gotland, Sweden, Rest of the World
Memorial: M6555
Small cemetery in which are buried seamen who died during a cholera outbreak in the Baltic Fleet in 1854. It is marked by a large granite boulder and bounded by iron chains between boulders. Individual graves are marked by mounds.
Maritime related cause of death Executed Exposure Infectious disease Killed by indigenous people Killed in a duel Vessel loss Maritime accident Murdered Scurvy Struck by lightning Sunstroke War casualty Event 1584-1604 Conflict between England and Spain 1672-1674 Third Anglo-Dutch War 1701-1714 War of the Spanish Succession 1714-1738 Inter-War Period 1739-1748 War of the Austrian Succession … Continue reading Browse the Memorials →
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Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World commemorating James Fiacey, RN, d. 1877
Memorial: M5279
Commemorating seafarers and victims of maritime disasters
