Mindelo Municipal Cemetery - Private Osmond RMLI

Unit/ Formation: Memorial

Location: St Vincent

Period/ Conflict: World War I

Year: 1914

Date/s: 26th October 1914

Mindelo is the main town on Sao Vicente, Cape Verde, off the west coast of Africa. The cemetery is easy to find being on the only road to go south out of the town.

9 Total identified casualties (First & Second World War)

Here lays;

Private OSMOND, H

Royal Marine Light Infantry

Service Number PLY/6836

Aged 39

Died 26/10/1914

H.M.S. "Albion."

Son of Alfred and Julia Osmond, of Stourton Caundle, Stalbridge, Dorset.

This from the log of HMS Albion this may be Osmond landed ashore.

13 October 1914 At sea and at St Vincent

Lat 16.9, Long -25.0

Number on sick list: 30

5.14am: Machada Light abeam.

6.06am: Came to in 10 fathoms with port anchor, veered to 6 shackles.

10.30am: Collier came alongside.

11.10am: Started coaling from collier.

1.40pm: Discharged 1 marine to hospital.

6.15pm: Finished coaling.

7.05pm: Collier cast off. Took in 486 tons.

9.06pm: Anchor aweigh. Slow ahead.

N

HMS Albion 1914 [IWM]

EVER WILL YOUR MEMORY F

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• https://www.naval-history.net/OWShips-WW1-01-HMS_Albion.htm

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