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Memorial: M5274

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating Abram Light, RN, d 1881

Location

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

Transcript

‘In / memory / of / Abram / Light A.B. / H.M.S. London / died 12th October 1881 / aged 26'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS London

People

Light, Abram
Age: 26
Date of Death: 12/10/1881
Cause of Death: Infectious disease
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 188/18/48313 Born 1/7/1855, cause of death 'measles'.

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Maritime Memorials