Ocracoke British Cemetery

07/25/2026

We’re really excited to announce that the Red Drum Shootout will be offering some financial support to the cemetery’s groundskeeping. We appreciate their interest in helping to maintain and beatify this important piece of Ocracoke’s history.

05/27/2026

https://ocracokeobserver.com/2026/05/27/the-ocracoke-british-cemetery-needs-community-support/

The British Cemetery Ceremony to honor those lost off Ocracoke in World War II was held May 8, 2026. Photo: C. Leinbach/Ocracoke Observer By Sundae Horn The British Cemetery is not looking as good …

05/08/2026

Photos from today’s ceremony!

05/08/2026

05/06/2026

Many thanks to MK3 Henry Bufano and SN Drake Allen from USCG Station Hatteras for helping out at the British Cemetery yesterday! They weeded, weed-whacked, raked, cleaned up, planted annuals, and mulched the garden bed! We really appreciate the help each year and the crew enjoy the chance to spend a day on Ocracoke.

Hoping for some rain on Thursday (but NOT Friday) to give these flowers a good soak. We’ll add more flowers Friday morning so they will be fresh and bountiful!

The annual ceremony is Friday at 11AM.

05/06/2026

04/20/2026

Commander United States Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, The Coast Guard Auxiliary, The Friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum and the Ocracoke Community request the pleasure of your company to honor those British and Canadian sailors who so gallantly gave their lives during WWII.

The Ocracoke ceremony will be Friday, May 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM at the Ocracoke British Cemetery.
A reception to follow at the Ocracoke School Commons is provided by Ocracoke Preservation Society.