British Cemetery on Ocracoke Island

British Cemetery on Ocracoke Island

This tiny cemetery honors 4 unknown British sailers whose ship was destroyed (no survivors) by a German U-boat near the end of WW11 of the coast of Ocracoke Island on the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

This cemetery is deeded to England, but the US Coast Guard tends it.

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Created on: June 2005

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Comments:

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from Decatur, Michigan - this week on Sep 6, 2005 at 11:45 AM said:

Hi Alandra - Virginia Dare was the first white child born in the US. Much of the area's is history is slightly fuzzy with many stories based on legends and folklore due to incomplete records of the times. Virginia's birth was one of the first documented facts.

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from Decatur, Michigan - this week on Sep 6, 2005 at 11:45 AM said:

Alandra from southwestern BC Canada on Sep 5, 2005 at 11:10 PM said:

have only just seen this one, Vicki, very interesting - naturally, it would hold an interest for me, being about gravesites of unknown Brit sailors : ) -- as well as this, you mentioned the birthplace nearby of the first white child born in America, - well this could very well be one of my ancestors, as the surname was DARE, I believe, which is the name of one of my ancestors (should get the DNA tested) - my great great grandmother on my dad's line was a Sarah DARE, and her dad, William DARE was my great X 3 grandfather, miller of Feniton, Devon. I've gone back to the early 1500's with some of my dad's ancestors. haven't been working on the family history for sometime, got too addicted to photography : )

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from Hatteras Island, today on Jun 13, 2005 at 10:34 PM said:

Thank you again, Carol. I rather like this lifestyle!

Shutterbug from Maine on Jun 13, 2005 at 9:57 AM said:

Vicki you are so lucky to get to travel to all these interesting places and we are so lucky you share your wonderful pictures with us. Thankyou so much.

Carol

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from Hatteras Island, NC on Jun 13, 2005 at 9:37 AM said:

Thank you, Carol. The entire Outer Banks area is LOADED with history - the first white child was born nearby and many stories of the earliest settlers shrouded in mystery and myth. Shipwreck buffs, civil war and Great War followers will never be bored - .

ocracoke Island is only approachable by air or water. If you've read any of Mary Sham's comments you'll realize that the Outer Banks have something for everyone. Plus, it's mostly NationalSeashore now, and can never be overdeveloped - some areas are protected from Man's greed forever. You can't even see the mainland from here in Waves, North Carolina

Shutterbug from Maine on Jun 12, 2005 at 5:17 PM said:

Very nice cemetery picture, very interesting, the history on it.

Carol

Vicki (TravlynWomyn) from Hatteras Island, NC on Jun 12, 2005 at 3:56 PM said:

Cripes, Mary - I just got this posted! I knew you were curious about this one, so I put it up. I also got a good photo of the one behind Ocracoke Light Station, and the family plots around the British Cemetery. Next time we go down by Cape Hat I'll check out the British cemetery by there too.

Mary Sham from Pittsburgh, PA on Jun 12, 2005 at 3:48 PM said:

I was hoping you would find this spot. Did you find the other old graves? Great shot!

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