Sewri Christian Cemetery

Sewri cemetery
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Year established 1864
Location Mumbai
Type Public

The Sewri Christian Cemetery (Marathi: शिवडी ईसाई स्मशान भूमि Sewrī Isā'ī smashan bhumi) in Mumbai, India, was established by Arthur Crawford, the first Municipal Commissioner of Bombay as a location for European burials. The land was acquired from the Agri-Horticulture Society's gardens in 1865.

People buried

Name Year buried Known for
George Wittet 1926 Architect, designed the Gateway of India
Francis Newton Souza 2002 Avant Garde artist
Frederick William Stevens 1900 Architect of the Victoria Terminus
Dom Moraes 2004 Poet[1]
Joseph Baptista 1930 Mayor of Bombay

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