When the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, around 1500 people died. 150 of them are buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We took a quick tour through the cemetery back in 2025.
This cemetery is best known as the final resting place of 121 victims from the Titanic. When the Titanic sank, ships were sent out from Halifax to recover bodies. Hundreds were recovered and many were buried at sea. About 200 bodies were brought back to Halifax where families claimed some of them. The rest were buried in Halifax. Fairview Lawn Cemetery has the aforementioned 121 burials, Mt Olivet Cemetery has 19 graves, and Baron de Hirsch Cemetery holds 10.
Each body received a number when it was recovered and many of the graves remain unnamed/unknown.
The unknown child was later identified.
The Titanic ship owner provided the small granite gravestones for each victim. If the families wanted a larger stone, it was their expense. Here are some of the larger stones with their sometimes elaborate epitaphs.
Alma Paulson was lost with four of her children.
Arthur McCrae has a large stone with a Celtic Cross.
Crew Member
Crew member, ..."How Englishmen Should Die"
Informative Signage
This is a very moving place to visit, and Halifax continues to care for the final resting places of these lost souls from April 15, 1912.
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