This photo of a funeral cortege is that of an English seaman, N. C. Bennett, RN. His body was found washed up on the shore of Portugal Cove South in 1942 by a local woman. At first his identity was unknown. But then information was brought forward that told the sad story. The website "Canada's Historic Places" explains:
"The most recent stone in South Side Burial Ground marks the resting place of N.C. Bennett, a crew member of the Royal Navy submarine HMS P514. The sub had left the naval base at Argentia, NL on June 20, 1942, bound for St. John’s and escorted by HMS Primrose. In the early hours of June 21, 1942, the Canadian minesweeper HMCS Georgian was waiting off Cape Race to provide escort to a convoy bound for Sydney, Nova Scotia. The night was overcast with poor visibility when the Georgian detected an approaching engine on its hydrophone. The shape of a submarine crossing its bow was spotted and, believing it to be an enemy submarine, the Georgian rammed the sub and it sank. Once the mistake was realized, a rescue mission was sent out to look for survivors. The only body recovered was that of N.C. Bennett, whose body washed ashore near the site of the collision and who was interred at South Side Burial Ground with full military honours."

The photograph was given to me by Ida [White] Michael, a fantastic source of knowledge of the people and events on the Southern Shore. The wagon that carried the body to the old South Side cemetery in Ferryland belonged to a relative of Ida's and the young sailors that provided the honour guard were local boys who had joined the Royal Navy and were home on leave.
  Submitted By: Chris Morry