Western Cape, CAPE TOWN, Simonstown, Seaforth Old burying grounds
Cemetery information:-
The cemetery was established in 1813. For more info on the history, visit:
http://www.theheritageportal.co.za/article/visiting-historic-simons-town-old-burying-ground
The Naval part of the cemetery is well looked after. Although we tried to take photos of all the headstones, certain areas in the cemetery were overgrown and we were not sure if we accessed all the headstones.
eGGSA captions done by: Heleen Nel, Alex van Niekerk, Wilna Eygelaar, Annette Meyer, Riana le Roux, James Anderson & Magda Alberts.
Information also available on the GGSA Cemetery DVD:-
Cemetery ID: 474
Names in cemetery: 211
Google Earth Project Information:-
GPSID: 474
GPS: -34 11.712, 18 26.581
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01. Entrance to Cemetery
02. Different overviews of the cemetery
06. Monument for the men buried at sea
07. Memorial wall
TRANMER Henry -1844 ROBERTSON J.S. -1846 SPRAGGS John -1856 CHAPMAN Anthony -1857 BOND Richard -1857 HOGG Thomas ...
08. Monument H.M.S. PENGUIN 1862
09. Monument to dead of H.M.S. NERBUDDA 1855
10. Monument to men who died on H.M.S. NARCISUS 1861 to 1864
11. Monument for men of H.M.S. OWEN GLENDOWER 1826
12. H.M.S. FROLIC 1855
13. Memorial for sailors who died during the commission of H.M.S. DORIS 1897-1901
14. Monument in memory of the Boer Prisoners of War at Simonstown who died during the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and buried here
The first sizable batch of Boer prisoners of war taken by the British consisted of those captured at the battle of...
15. Memorial Russian soldiers 1809 to 1860
A - Surnames :: Vanne - A
B - Vanne :: Surnames - B
C - Surnames :: Vanne - C
D - Vanne :: Surnames - D
E - Surnames :: Vanne - E
F - Vanne :: Surnames - F
G - Surnames :: Vanne - G
H - Vanne :: Surnames - H
I - Surnames :: Vanne - I
J - Vanne :: Surnames - J
K - Surnames :: Vanne - K
L - Vanne :: Surnames - L
M - Surnames :: Vanne - M
N - Vanne :: Surnames - N
O - Surnames :: Vanne - O
P - Vanne :: Surnames - P
R - Vanne :: Surnames - R
S - Surnames :: Vanne - S
T - Vanne :: Surnames - T
U - Surnames :: Vanne - U
V - Vanne :: Surnames - V
W - Surnames :: Vanne - W
Y - Vanne :: Surnames - Y
03. Plaque erected in 1866
04. Memorial for those who died in the war in South Africa 1899-1902
05. Monument for men who died in H.M.S. BIRKENHEAD
16. Men buried at Salamander Bay