Mr. Samuel Abramowitz

…the Lusitania. He was a very successful furrier who made the crossing to London and New York twice a year to attend auctions. His frequent traveling made him known among the Cunard crew, which may have saved his life. During time of the Lusitania, Abramowitz had traveled to America to bring Red Cross necessities over to France. Abramowitz had heard of rumors on the Lusitania of large amounts of gold bullion being transferred to the United States…

Docket No. 2049: Samuel Friedman

…d the decision of the Commission. This case is before the Umpire for decision on a certificate of the National Commissioners[a] certifying their disagreement. This claim is put forward on behalf of the two brothers, the half-sister, the stepmother, and the estate of the father of Samuel Friedman, who was lost with the Lusitania, on which he had embarked as a second-cabin passenger, and also on behalf of his estate. His body was never identified. I…

Master John Thomson, Ordinary Seaman

…rated him on the Mercantile Marine Memorial to the Missing at Tower Hill, London. However, once historian Peter Kelly had established beyond doubt that he was buried in The Old Church Cemetery, the Commission agreed to erect a permanent memorial to him where he is buried and this was completed in November 1998. It takes the form of a monument of Irish limestone, sited at the head of Mass Grave B, where he is actually buried and the centre one of t…

Miss Margaret S. Kelly

…edger that included a list of her monthly expenses. Margaret was buried in Common Grave B. Margaret was survived by her father, Thomas Kelly, and her mother, Margaret Kelly, then 58 and 54 years of age respectively; and also by two married sisters and by four other brothers and sisters who were then minors. Related pages Margaret Kelly at the Mixed Claims Commission Contributors Lois Sparrow References Mixed Claims Commission, Docket No. 2562, pag…

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