Ocracoke British Cemetery - U.S. National Park Service
WEBOcracoke is home to a British Cemetery with burials from World War 2. Quick Facts. Location: Ocracoke, NC. Significance: British Cemetery. Amenities. 2 listed. While out patrolling for German submarines off the North Carolina coast during World War II, the British ship HMT Bedfordshire was torpedoed on May 11, 1942 .
British Cemetery - Visit Ocracoke NC
WEBOnly four bodies were ever recovered as they washed ashore on Ocracoke Island. Though far from home, they were given a proper burial in a small plot of land donated by Ocracokers, which flies the national flag of the United Kingdom and is recognized as being “forever England.”
British Cemetery of Ocracoke - Atlas Obscura
WEBNov 30, 2016 · Discover British Cemetery of Ocracoke in Ocracoke, North Carolina: The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried...
British Cemetery - Ocracoke Navigator
WEBSep 28, 2014 · Tucked away from the main road and situated next to the historic Howard family graveyard is the British Cemetery. A British naval flag flies over this small graveyard which is the final resting place of four sailors from the HMS Bedfordshire, an armed trawler, that was torpedoed on May 11, 1942.
British Cemetery in Ocracoke, North Carolina - Find a Grave
WEBThis cemetery contains the graves of four Commonwealth sailors (two of them unidentified) who died when the armed trawler HMS Bedfordshire was torpedoed off the Outer Banks of North Carolina on May 11, 1942. They washed up on the beach of Ocracoke Island four days later and were buried by the residents of the island.
British Cemetery & its grave markers | Ocracoke Observer
WEBApr 30, 2010 · The British Cemetery has been in place since the first burial ceremonies were held in May 1942 for four sailors that washed ashore from the HMT Bedfordshire after she was torpedoed and sunk with all hands lost by German U-boat U-558 on May 11, 1942.
British Cemetery | Outer Banks, NC - OBX Guides
WEBSep 9, 2024 · British Cemetery. 220 British Cemetery Road, Ocracoke. On May 11, 1942, about 40 miles south of Ocracoke, a German submarine torpedoed and sank the British vessel HMS Bedfordshire. The 170-foot ship was one of 24 antisubmarine ships loaned to the United States by Winston Churchill.
British Cemetery: ‘Cared for by the people of Ocracoke’
WEBApr 20, 2022 · On May 13, Ocracoke will host its annual British Cemetery Ceremony to honor the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the H.M.T. Bedfordshire. This year’s ceremony is the first since 2019 after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ocracoke Island (British) Cemetery | Cemetery Details - CWGC
WEBDo you want to learn more about Ocracoke Island (British) Cemetery? Visit CWGC for its history, location maps, visitor information, and war dead casualty details.
British Cemetery, Ocracoke - Tripadvisor
WEBThe bodies of Sub-Lt. Thomas Cunningham, R.N.V.R., Stanley Craig, 2nd Class Telegraphist, and two unidentified sailors washed ashore on Ocracoke Island. They were buried by the local folk, and the plot of land has been forever ceded to England.