Memorial: M5301

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating James Babbage, RN, d. 1890

Location

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

Transcript

‘Sacred / to the memory / of / James Babbage / late Able Seaman / of H.M.S. Conquest / who met his death / by falling from aloft / 15th September 1890 / aged 22 / Much respected by all who knew him / In the midst of life we are in death / the voice we loved is stilled / his place is vacant in the mess which never can be filled / This tablet was erected / by his topmates'

Details

Description: Curved top with rope twist border, carving of ship above inscription.
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Stone
Vessel: HMS Conquest

People

Babbage, James
Age: 22
Date of Death: 15/9/1890
Cause of Death: Maritime accident
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

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Maritime Memorials