Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating F. W. Ponsonby, RN, Charles Cook, RN, R Mathewson, RN, T. Tall, RN, Alfred Taylor, RN and King William, RN, d. 1872 – 1873
Location
Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Rest of the World
Transcript
‘In / memory / of / F. W. Ponsonby / Secretary to Rear Admiral Cumming C.B. / Chas Cook Boatswains Mate / R. Mathewson Engr Steward / T. Tall ORD. / A. Taylor ORD. / King William Krooman / who died at Zanzibar / on board H.M.S. Glasgow / 1872-3'
Details
Type: Gravestone
Materials: Metal
Vessel: HMS Glasgow
Materials: Metal
Vessel: HMS Glasgow
People
Cook, Charles
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain's Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Mathewson, R.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Engineer's Steward
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ponsonby, F.W.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Secretary
Organisation: Royal Navy
Tall, T.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Taylor, Alfred
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
William, King
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Krooman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Boatswain's Mate
Organisation: Royal Navy
Mathewson, R.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Engineer's Steward
Organisation: Royal Navy
Ponsonby, F.W.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Secretary
Organisation: Royal Navy
Tall, T.
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Taylor, Alfred
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Ordinary Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy
William, King
Age: Unknown
Date of Death: 1872-3
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Krooman
Organisation: Royal Navy
Extra
Notes: Kroomen were originally fishermen from the West African Kru of the Grebo tribe who worked as part of the Royal Navy on the African coast between 1840 - 1930s.
The Sultan of Zanzibar’s Royal yacht, HHS 'Glasgow' was built in the style of the frigate HMS 'Glasgow' in 1878
The Sultan of Zanzibar’s Royal yacht, HHS 'Glasgow' was built in the style of the frigate HMS 'Glasgow' in 1878