British Cemetery

British Cemetery is a cemetery in , , , which is located on British Cemetery Road. British Cemetery is situated near , as well as near the aerodrome .
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  • Cemetery
  • …lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2 metres)
  • …is also known as “HMT Bedfordshire Crew 1942”
  • …dates from 1942
  • …is inscribed with “These gravesites contain the bodies of four British seamen. Their ship, the armed trawler HMS Bedfordshire, sunk by German U-boat on May 11, 1942. Only four bodies were recovered. This cemetery is maintained by Ocracoke Coast Guard Station personnel.”
  • Address: British Cemetery Road, Ocracoke, NC 27960

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ocracoke Light House and Ocracoke Island Airport.

Lighthouse
Photo: Henryhartley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ocracoke Light is a lighthouse that was built… is situated 3,200 feet southwest of British Cemetery.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a public use …

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ocracoke.

Photo: Sedna10387, Public domain.
Island is one of the barrier islands of the Outer Banks of .

British Cemetery

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Latitude
35.11663° or 35° 6′ 60″ north
Longitude
-75.98081° or 75° 58′ 51″ west
Open location code
87764289+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 409331976
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­maritime
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
4457240

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