History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…in care of Mr. C. Leidich. Audley was born in 1891 in Mitcham, Surrey, England, as one of two sons of Bernard Mervyn Drake and Janet Essington. Audley had a brother named Robert Hamlyn Mervyn Drake born in Croydon, England, in 1898. Contributors: Senan Molony, Ireland Julian Saunders References: Molony, Senan ( 2008 ) “Lusitania: Final Voyage Folios,” Gare Maritime (ref: #6316, accessed 13th May 2013 11:31:43 PM) <http://www.encyclopedia-titanica….
…fireman aboard the Lusitania who survived the sinking. He was an Irishman and British subject originally from Mary Street in Newry, County Down, Ireland. Contributors: Fabian Boyle, Ireland Anthony Carroll, Ireland References: Boyle, Fabian. “Sinn Fein and Nationalists Clash over Conscription.” Newry Memoirs. Accessed 26 January 2012. Online. <http://www.newrymemoirs.com/stories_pages/conscription1914_1.html>. Carroll, Anthony. “Lusitania’s local…
…to England from California. He started a shipboard romance with Gerda Neilson, and she accepted his marriage proposal on Thursday evening, 6 May 1915. Both John and Gerda survived the sinking and were married the following week. Lusitania John and Gerda met on the deck of Lusitania on the morning of the departure from New York City. A romance soon blossomed between the two. The first night out, John invited Gerda to sit with him at dinner. Next…
…ganized by National Geographic has brought up artifacts from the Lusitania on Monday, 22 August. See the news articles here: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/doomed-wwi-liner-lusitania-yields-artefacts-16039958.html http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0823/1224302863236.html Site updates: Mixed Claims Commission dockets are being uploaded daily, although the Mixed Claims main page won’t be upda…
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