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Memorial: M5316

Memorial at Grave Island Cemetery, Chapwani Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania commemorating John Bowden, d. 1889

Location

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

Transcript

'John Bowden A.B. / H.M.S. Cossack / died 9th April 1889'

Details

Type: Gravestone
Vessel: HMS Cossack

People

Bowden, John
Age: 22
Date of Death: 9/4/1889
Cause of Death: Unknown
Rank / Occupation: Able Seaman
Organisation: Royal Navy

Extra

Notes: ADM 188/286/120967 Born 4/1/1867. 'Drowned at Zanzibar'

JSON

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