Castries, Saint Lucia — Caribbean Region (Lesser Antilles)
Choc Bay War Cemetery
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 20, 2018
1. Choc Bay War Cemetery Marker
Choc Bay War Cemetery
Commonwealth War Grave
The men in whose memory this group of headstones has been set up gave their lives in the service of their country and were buried in this cemetery
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 14° 1.336′ N, 60° 59.225′ W. Memorial is in Castries. It can be reached from Peninsular Road just west of Castries - Gros Islet Highway, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Castries LC04 301, Saint Lucia. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is one of the Lesser Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, in North America, in the Western Hemisphere, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Sir George Frederick Lawrence Charles (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Charles Eugene Gabriel de la Croix, Marquis de Castries (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Free French World War II Memorial (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Holy Trinity Anglican Church Foundation Stone (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Simon Bolivar (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Jean Baptiste Bideau (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Sir John George Melvin Compton (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Derek Walcott Square (approx. 1.5 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Castries.
Regarding Choc Bay War Cemetery. Choc Bay War Cemetery contains 29 Commonwealth burials of the First World War and 15 from the Second World War. There are also three non-war graves in the cemetery.
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Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 20, 2018
2. Choc Bay War Cemetery Marker
The four graves to the sides of the marker (Abdul Subhan, Montaz Ali, Mohib Ulla and Rafiq Jaman) were killed in the March 9, 1942 Nazi attack by U-161 on the SS Umtata in the Port of Castries. These men were members of the Indian Merchant Navy, and as Muslims have Arabic inscriptions on their gravestones. They, like all of the other graves, face east.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 20, 2018
3. An example of a WWI grave at the cemetery
7327 Private
S. Paddyfoot
British West Indies Regt.
5th April 1917
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 20, 2018
4. An example of a non-war grave at the cemetery
Pte Wm Geo Clarke
Roy. Marine Light Infantry
Died at Dennery. St Lucia
6th June 1907
of enteric fever
Aged 31
Erected by his shipmates
of H.M.S. Indefatigable
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 20, 2018
5. Choc Bay War Cemetery Marker
The marker is in the southeast corner of the cemetery, seen here in the closest row of graves, the third to the right. The closest graves seen here are generally from World War II and the World War I era graves are closer to the cross.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 20, 2018
6. The cross at Choc Bay War Cemetery
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, April 20, 2018
7. Choc Bay War Cemetery entrance sign
Credits. This page was last revised on November 19, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 20, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 455 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on April 20, 2018, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
