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Pemba Memorial

  • Country Mozambique
  • Total identified casualties 81 Find these casualties
  • Identified casualties from First World War
  • GPS Coordinates Latitude: -12.97164, Longitude: 40.50486

Historical Note

Special report - historical note This Memorial commemorates 81 casualties of the First World War buried within the African and Indian plots of Pemba Cemetery whose graves were unidentifiable. The original memorial had a general inscription, with the names recorded in a printed memorial register. In 2011, new panels carrying the names of the dead were added to the memorial.

 

You can find more information about historical inequalities in commemoration in our Special Committee’s report.

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Location information

The memorial is located in Pemba Cemetery, which is located in the town of Pemba set up on a hill. On entering the town along the airport road, you will pass a large church on the left side called Santa Isabela. Take the first road left, then first right, first left again and the cemetery is found at the end of the road on the left.

History information

Pemba Memorial commemorates 81 African and Indian soldiers and sailors buried outside of the Commonwealth plots of the cemetery, whose graves could not be maintained.