History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…owed in his one of his father’s interests. In 1873 he joined Alfred Dobell and Company and was at one time President of the Liverpool Timber Trade Association. He also sat on the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. He was a Freemason. In 1911, Charles was elected to the Liverpool Dock Board. Charles Paynter married Emily Jane Seager in Scarborough in 1882. She was the daughter of Lieut. General Sir Edward Seager, C.B. They seem to have spent most of th…
…o a little sewing today. On board SM U-20, Wednesday, 5 May 1915: Around 5:00 p.m. German submarine U-20, under the command of Kapitanleutnant Walther Schwieger, sees a 99-ton British sailing vessel, Earl of Lathom, south of Kinsale, Ireland. As no danger existed for our boat in approaching, we made for the stern of the sailer. Schwieger fires a warning shot and gives time for the crew of the sailing vessel to escape. Twelve shots are needed to si…
…y Alice Middleton) and consequently Vanderbilt died. Ratcliff lived to be 80 and died in Maidenhead, England, on 9 November 1959. Contributors: Cliff Barry, UK Jim Kalafus, USA Peter Kelly, Ireland Michael Poirier, USA Judith Tavares References: Kalafus, Jim, Michael Poirier, Cliff Barry, and Peter Kelly ( 2013 ) “Lest We Forget : The Lusitania.” Gare Maritime (ref: #10962, accessed 10th May 2013 08:32:30 AM) <http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/…
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