Project number: [JOWBR, MAUR-01756]
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The ST. MARTIN Cemetery in Bambous, MAURITIUS
Gate plaque
Another gate plaque
Third gate plaque
Cemetery gates
Geffroy Plaque
Map of cemetery
Cemetery overview
Another overview of cemetery
Third cemetery overview
Rabbi Harris Plaque
Cemetery sign
Zwergbaum Plaque
The data come from the book "The Mauritian Shekel: The Story of the Jewish Detainees in Mauritius, 1940-1945," by Genevieve Pitot (Port Louis, Mauritius: Editions Vizavi, 1998), as listed in Annex 2, derived from the "Jewish Burial Register" kept in the office of St. Martin Cemetery. Permission for online presentation generously granted by Owen Griffiths. Data entry performed for the JewishGen Danzig/Gdansk SIG by Henry Wellisch, proofreading/formatting by Logan Kleinwaks. Information about the history of the cemetery can be found in this book and on the IAJGS International Jewish Cemetery Project website. Photos submitted courtesy of Effy Hochstein 2016
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