Location Information:
The Cemetery is reached from the junction of the main road from the south up to Monkey Bay (by Lake Malawi) and the principal road into Mangochi. There are road direction signs at this junction and 800 metres towards Mangochi. The cemetery is on the right side approximately 30 metres from the edge of the road. There are two road direction signs opposite the cemetery. GPS coordinates for this cemetery are approximate.
Historical Information:
The cemetery was used from October 1917, to December 1918, and 26 War Dead were brought in after the Armistice. Special memorials are erected to four men of the 2nd Cape Corps, buried at Mwamba and Mwembe Boma, Portuguese East Africa, in April and May, 1918. There are now 60, 1914-1918 war casualties commemorated in this site.
Cemetery Details
Cemetery name:
MANGOCHI TOWN CEMETERY
Cemetery Location:
Malawi
NZ Casualties:
1
Total Known Casualties:
60
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