…and tsunami, the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, and the 2013 response to the typhoon in the Philippines. The facility also supported the search and rescue missions in support of Malaysian Flight 370….
…na and Sunderland aircraft were flown during the course of World War II in search of Japanese and German submarines and surface raiders. The wreck of a Catalina, nicknamed Katie, still sits on the edge of the plantation, near where it washed ashore during a storm in 1944. Two 6-inch naval guns were also installed at Cannon Point to defend the island, manned by Mauritian and Indian troops. Nine members of these units are buried in a Commonwealth wa…
…f the births, marriages, and deaths that took place on the Chagos Archipelago between 1878 and 1971 have now been digitised to enable the Chagossian community and others who have an interest in the history of the Chagos Archipelago to access them. Users can use the website to search for a record. Images of birth records older than 100 years, marriage records older than 75 years, and death records older than 50 years can be downloaded directly from…