Pointe Noire European Cemetery
- Country Congo
- Total identified casualties 29 Find these casualties
- Identified casualties from Second World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: -4.80694, Longitude: 11.84658
Location information
From the train station (locally known as Gare de Pointe-Noire), take Av. Marien Ngouabi for 800m and turn right on Av. Ngueli Ngueli. Continue on Av. Ngueli Ngueli for 300m and the cemetery will be on your right, opposite the Grand Garage. The CWGC plot will be found in the far left hand corner of the cemetery.
History information
On the 23rd October 1942, H.M.S. Phoebe was on her way to take part in operations off North Africa, when she was torpedoed off the coast of French Equatorial Africa. 46 men lost their lives in this engagement and 29 of them were buried in Pointe Noire European Cemetery in a large collective grave. This grave was later marked by a screen wall memorial, which carries details of all 46 casualties.