Slavery

Memorial: M500

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Captain Charles James Brownrigg, RN, d. 1881

Location

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

Transcript

'IN / LOVING MEMORY / OF CAPTAIN JAMES BROWNRIGG / CAPTAIN OF H.M.S. LONDON / WHO WAS KILLED / BY ARABS OFF PEMBA ISLAND / DECEMBER 3RD 1881 / AGED 45 YEARS / WITH CHRIST WHICH IS FAR BETTER / PHIL 1-23'

Details

Type: Obelisk
Materials: Stone

People

Brownrigg, Charles James
Age: 45
Date of Death: 3/12/1881
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Captain RN
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: Killed by Arab slave traders off the Island of Pemba while apprehending an Arab dhow.

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