Mr. Harry Ride George Allport, 2nd Saloon Steward

…that year. Despite being half-brothers, Harry only met them once before 1900 when Joseph brought them to visit London. By that time, Harry had already become a sailor. Down under About 1893, when Harry was around 13, Joseph asked Harry to moved from England down to Auckland, New Zealand, to be with the family. Joseph was working as storekeeper on the boats coming and going from New Zealand. Emily earned her living by enlarging and painting portra…

Miss Ailsa Georgina Booth-Jones

…us Smith.  Seven Days to Disaster.  G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1981. Pages 70, 271, 286. Preston, Diana. Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy. Berkley Books, 2002. Pages 184, 280, 298. Share this: Print Email Pinterest…

Mr. Ernest Sedgwick Cowper

…with his publisher, Richard Rogers.  They then saw a conning tower about 1000 yards off and streak of white foam heading towards the Lusitania. During the sinking, a few women came rushing forward asking Cowper what to do.  He wasn’t sure, so he asked the first uniformed member of the crew that he saw, whom he believed to be the doctor.  The man just answered, “All I know is that we should get ready to leave — now!” If Cowper were still on the se…

RMS Lusitania

…es anyone have a view on this, Noel Kearney Dražen Torbarina CARNIVALHOUSE100HARBOUR PARADESOUTHAMPTON– HAMPSHIRE SO151STGREATBRITAIN REQUESTFOR ASSISTANCE: I,DRAZEN TORBARINA, BORN 21.09.1978 IN SUKOŠAN, REGION DALMACIA AND REPUBLICCROATIA HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP ME. MYGRANDGRANDFATHER, PETAR-LUIGI TORBARINA, BORN 21.08.1869 IN SUKOŠAN WORKED INYOUR SHIPYARD ˝CUNARD-LINE˝. MY GRANDFATHER, MIROSLAV TORBARINA, BORN01.04.1906 IN SUKOŠAN,MY FATHER NED…

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