British Cemetery Ceremony

This Event has no scheduled dates at this time. It last occurred on Friday, May 9, 2025.
Ocracoke Preservation Society, British Cemetery Ceremony
Event Description: 

This ceremony and reception commemorates the sinking of the H.M.T. Bedfordshire off the coast of Ocracoke Island in 1942. Four sailors from the Bedfordshire are buried on the island in a small plot of land that is “forever England.” Representatives from the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, British Royal Navy, and Canadian Royal Navy, as well as Ocracoke High School students participate in the ceremony, which includes a reading of the crew list, the playing of bagpipes, and a 21-gun salute. The event is open to all who wish to pay their respects.

Where is the event?

Ocracoke British Cemetery
234 British Cemetery Rd
Ocracoke

Ocracoke Preservation Society

49 Water Plant Road
PO Box 1240
Ocracoke
(252) 928-7375
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