Mr. William Ewart Gladstone Jones, Third Electrician

…im immediately following his return home) suggest that his rescue was more complicated than described and did not involve the Stormcock. I am WEG Jones’ grandson and I have been working with the Mersey Maritime Museum in researching his rescue and his life. Robin Jones ((Grandson) Please note that much more information about the rescue of WEG ‘Billy’Jones has come to light. Owing to his family background, the local press took a considerable intere…

Mr. Patrick Vincent McGinley

…r–seven women and the rest all men. One of the men had his arm torn almost completely off, and a young man severed it for him with a pocket knife. As we were floating about, I saw a lady and a gentleman clinging to a piece of raft and coming in our direction. When they came near the boat, the lady lifted one hand and said ‘For God’s sake, save me!’ One man on the boat said ‘If you bring any more on the boat, it will go down’ I said ‘We can’t see p…

Mr. Albert Charles Dunn, Intermediate Sixth Engineer

…and Michael Poirier, USA References Kalafus, Jim & Michael Poirier ( 2005 ) “Lest We Forget Part 2 : As The Lusitania Went Down” Gare Maritime. Online. (ref: #4701, accessed 5 September 2012) <http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/lusitania-lest-we-forget-2.html>. Molony, Senan. Lusitania: An Irish Tragedy, page 92-93. Mercier Press, 2004. Share this: Print Email Pinterest…

Mr. Sigurd Anton Jacobaeus

…ed, however, it was buried on 10th May 1915 in The Old Church Cemetery, in Common Grave C, 6th Row, Lower Tier. It was on this day that most of the dead from the sinking were buried after a long funeral procession which began outside the Cunard offices at Lynch’s Quay on the waterfront at Queenstown. Property recovered from Jacobæus’ body, which probably aided its identification, was eventually sent to his Swedish home. Found on his body were 25,0…

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