Will O'Brien Posted 30 March , 2005 Share Posted 30 March , 2005 As per CWGC Name: KLASS MAGWADA Nationality: South African Rank: Private Regiment: South African Native Labour Corps Age: 24 Date of Death: 31/03/1917 Service No: 12811 Additional information: Son of Makalisa Magwada and his wife Sarah Klass, of Dolando Farm, Alexandria, Cape Province. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Cemetery: MOMBASA BRITISH MEMORIAL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 30 March , 2005 Author Share Posted 30 March , 2005 & the memorial info Cemetery: MOMBASA BRITISH MEMORIAL Country: Kenya Location Information: Mombasa is an island city off the Kenya coast and Mombasa British Memorial will be found in Mombasa (Mbaraki) Cemetery, a large civil cemetery which contains war graves plots as well as scattered war graves. The cemetery is located on the southern side of Mombasa island, on Mbaraki Road. Entering Mombasa via the vehicle ferry at the end of Nyerere Avenue, take the second left turn into Mbaraki Road. The road continues straight for a distance before bending round to the right. The large civil cemetery is on the right hand side of the road on the inside of the curve. The Cemetery fronts directly onto the road, from which the Cross of Sacrifice by the Second World War graves plot can easily be seen. The Memorial takes the form of an inscription on the base of the Cross of Sacrifice in the Cemetery. It records the names of officers and men of the United Kingdom Corps and Regiments, of South, West and East African units and the West India Regiment, all of whom died and were buried at sea off the East African coast. No. of Identified Casualties: 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted 31 March , 2005 Share Posted 31 March , 2005 Name: KLASS MAGWADA Nationality: South African Rank: Private Regiment: South African Native Labour Corps Age: 24 Date of Death: 31/03/1917 Service No: 12811 Additional information: Son of Makalisa Magwada and his wife Sarah Klass, of Dolando Farm, Alexandria, Cape Province. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Cemetery: MOMBASA BRITISH MEMORIAL cemetery report. Cemetery: MOMBASA BRITISH MEMORIAL Country: Kenya Locality: unspecified Visiting Information: As the cemetery has no permanent staff, it is kept locked with coded padlock. If you are intending to visit this site, the code to the padlock can be obtained from either our Outer Area Office on 01628 507179, or our office in Kenya on 00 254 257 0594. Location Information: Mombasa is an island city off the Kenya coast and Mombasa British Memorial will be found in Mombasa (Mbaraki) Cemetery, a large civil cemetery which contains war graves plots as well as scattered war graves. The cemetery is located on the southern side of Mombasa island, on Mbaraki Road. Entering Mombasa via the vehicle ferry at the end of Nyerere Avenue, take the second left turn into Mbaraki Road. The road continues straight for a distance before bending round to the right. The large civil cemetery is on the right hand side of the road on the inside of the curve. The Cemetery fronts directly onto the road, from which the Cross of Sacrifice by the Second World War graves plot can easily be seen. The Memorial takes the form of an inscription on the base of the Cross of Sacrifice in the Cemetery. It records the names of officers and men of the United Kingdom Corps and Regiments, of South, West and East African units and the West India Regiment, all of whom died and were buried at sea off the East African coast. No. of Identified Casualties: 80 Aye Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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