COBH OLD CHURCH CEMETERY
County Cork
Republic of Ireland
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.86284, Longitude: -8.29744
Location Information
Cobh Old Church Cemetery (Cobh Cemetery) is located just outside of Cobh in County Cork, in the Republic of Ireland.
Historical Information
RMS Lusitania was en route on 7 May 1915 from New York to Liverpool, when she was torpedoed by a U-boat 10 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale. Though the ship went down in less than 15 minutes, over 760 of the 1959 passengers and crew were saved. Of the crew who died (and were found eligible for war grave status), 3 had been washed ashore and now lie buried, while the names of a further 31 are commemorated on the screen wall.
Total Burials: 197
Identified Casualties: United KIngdom 128, Canada 3, Belgium 1. Total 132.
Cemetery pictures used with the permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Cobh Old Church Cemetery (Cobh Cemetery) is located just outside of Cobh in County Cork, in the Republic of Ireland.
Historical Information
RMS Lusitania was en route on 7 May 1915 from New York to Liverpool, when she was torpedoed by a U-boat 10 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale. Though the ship went down in less than 15 minutes, over 760 of the 1959 passengers and crew were saved. Of the crew who died (and were found eligible for war grave status), 3 had been washed ashore and now lie buried, while the names of a further 31 are commemorated on the screen wall.
Total Burials: 197
Identified Casualties: United KIngdom 128, Canada 3, Belgium 1. Total 132.
Cemetery pictures used with the permission of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission