Sunset over the OUTER BANKS
TODAY I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS
I TOOK AT THE BRITISH CEMETERY IN MEMORY OF
THE CREW OF THE HMT BEDFORDSHIRE, WWII
ON OCRACOKE ISLAND
IT WAS A VERY TOUCHING EXPERIENCE BY ALL
ON THE TOUR
This cemetery has been maintained for all these years by the crew of Coast Guard Station on Ocracoke please
The crosses below were placed in remembrance
by the N. C. Coast Guard
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Of the 4 British soldiers buried here only Lt. Cunningham and Stanley Craig, telegraphist were identified The other two are unknown and The remainder of the Bedfordshire crew was lost at sea
The headstones below were placed in remembrance by the British Government |
To this day the cemetery continues to receive visitors from all over. We were astonished to see all the money they leave. The coast guard puts it money back into the care of the cemetery.
There was a British lady on our tour...she did not know about this cemetery. She was brought to tears by the kindness and beauty of the area. Note the gold British coin.