Tanganyika Memorial
- Country Tanzania
- Total identified casualties 352 Find these casualties
- Identified casualties from Second World War
- GPS Coordinates Latitude: -6.80745, Longitude: 39.28721
Location information
The Memorial stands at the far end of the main pathway from the cemetery entrance gates, behind the Cross of Sacrifice, in Dar-Es-Salaam (Upanga Road) Cemetery. The cemetery is located on the right (eastern/coastal) side of Upanga Road, approximately 1 kilometre to the north side of Dar es Salaam centre, close to the sea front. (Upanga Road eventually becomes Bagamoyo Road). The cemetery fronts directly onto the road, about 250 metres north-west of the Sheraton Hotel when coming from the centre of Dar-Es-Salaam.
Visiting information
ARRIVAL
The route to the cemetery from the city centre is signposted.
PARKING
Parking is available along a paved layby area at the side of the main road.
There are spaces for up to 5 vehicles.
The ground surface is flat and firm, constructed from block paving.
It is possible to park within 2 metres of the main entrance.
ACCESS, LAYOUT AND MAIN ENTRANCE
The cemetery is square shaped.
There is a low level (thigh high) metal gate, with a latched handle. Each section is approximately 1 metre wide and open inwards into the cemetery. There is a small step down from the paved entrance area into cemetery.
The Cross of Sacrifice is in a central position, towards the rear of the cemetery.
A large semi-circular memorial wall stands directly behind the Cross of Sacrifice, containing the Pugu Road 1914-1918 Memorial and Tanganyika Memorial. There is a small step up from the grass to paving in front of the memorial wall.
There are no seating areas in the cemetery.
The internal paths are grass; the ground is flat.
There is no Register Box in the cemetery.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The cemetery is open Monday to Friday 0830 hrs to 1230 hrs and 1330 hrs to 1630 hrs.
Outside of these hours the cemetery is locked with a coded padlock. If you intend to visit this site outside the opening hours the code to the padlock can be obtained from our office in Kenya on 00 254 20260 4301.
History information
During the Second World War, Tanzania saw the creation of several transit camps within its borders for Commonwealth forces moving to and from the Middle East and India.
The TANGANYIKA MEMORIAL commemorates over 350 African troops who died in Tanganyika during the Second World War while serving in the East African Forces whose graves cannot be satisfactorily maintained or are unknown.
The memorial stands within DAR ES SALAAM (UPANGA ROAD) CEMETERY which was opened as a war cemetery in March 1918 and contains 231 Commonwealth burials of the First World War. The memorial is conjoined with the PUGU ROAD 1914-18 MEMORIAL which commemorates 124 casualties buried in Dar Es Salaam (Pugu Road) Christian Cemetery which could no longer be maintained to a satisfactory standard.