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This April 3 marks the 100th anniversary of the last time Lusitania departed Liverpool for her last westbound crossing. This would be Captain William Turner’s first voyage back on Lusitania since his promotion to Mauretania and Aquitania, and since Captain Dow took ill. On board would be Titanic survivor Nora Keane, Empress of Ireland survivor Clayton …

Read more#Lusitania100 last westbound crossing, new #Lusitania bios Murray, McNulty, Moore, updates to Galligan, McLoughlin, McIlroy

Henry McEvoy, who was reported as a victim on the original survivors’ and victims’ list, actually survived the sinking! He has a bio up on the site now. Thanks to Peter Kelly for confirming this. I’ve been seeing that there’s probably still some errors, duplications, and omissions on the passenger and crew list that I’ll …

Read more#lusitania Cunard Confidentiality Report error, new bios McCready, McEvoy & McGinley #lusitania100

The struggle to add more biographies as possible before the centennial continues… Updated: Annie Doyle Sigurd Anton Jacobaeus Lifeboat 15 New biographies Robert Mackenzie Thomas McAfee John McEneaney Samuel McClimond  

No deep thoughts today, just updates. Updated/corrected biographies: Thomas William Evans (Deck Crew) Marie Kelly (Third Class) William Stainton (Saloon) New photo: William Ewart Gladstone Jones (Engineering Crew) New biographies: Margaret Kenny (Second Cabin) Mary Bridget Kenny (Second Cabin) William Francis Neems (Victualling Crew) Complete manifest revised 14 March 2015.