History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…ry badly wounded. He was too badly injured to return to farming, so he was compelled to work in an office, even though his heart always remained in the country with his horses. Gertrude and Albert went on to have another four children. Albert, Gertrude, and her brother have passed on in the years since, but they are remembered by their family as “wonderful people – very determined but gentle and fair – always ready for a joke or a smile. They were…
…0 “….the record is barren of any statement of fact which would enable this commission to measure the damages, if any, sustained by the two surviving children of Mrs Williams and resulting from her death. There is not a scintilla of evidence in the record throwing any light on Mrs Williams’ character, pursuits, habits, relations to and influence over her children, or any fact on which the commission could base a conclusion that the surviving child…
…sinking, Basil managed to go below decks to retrieve lifejackets without becoming trapped, as he gave his lifebelt to Gertrude. Phyllis attempted to get into lifeboat 11 with Nancy, but being held back, she called to Francis Luker to catch her baby. She tossed Nancy to Luker, who caught the little girl, and the boat rowed off. Cyril and Phyllis survived and reunited with baby Nancy. Nancy was one of four infants to survive the disaster. Basil did…
…sinking, Basil managed to go below decks to retrieve lifejackets without becoming trapped, as he gave his lifebelt to Gertrude. Phyllis attempted to get into lifeboat 11 with Nancy, but being held back, she called to Francis Luker to catch her baby. She tossed Nancy to Luker, who caught the little girl, and the boat rowed off. Cyril and Phyllis survived and reunited with baby Nancy. Nancy was one of four infants to survive the disaster. Basil did…
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