Mr. William Martin-Davey

…as at one time a surveyor for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping. He was highly regarded in his community as a local Conservative party leader. He was also senior partner in Martin-Davey and Beard, consulting engineers and naval architects of Liverpool. William, his wife Elizabeth and son Arthur left England on 30 August 1914 on the Victorian for Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. There, William planned to further business in the mercantile marine bus…

Mr. Joseph Casey, Fireman

…e where he was given instruction in how to recongize a torpedo when it was coming through the water. The following is from his testimony at the Mersey Inquiry. 1717 (Solicitor-General): Do you remember about 2 o’clock on the 7th of May, the day the “Lusitania” was sunk? (Casey): Yes  1718 (Solicitor-General): Where were you? (Casey): On the starboard side between the after end of the engineers’ quarters and the commencement of the second-class cab…

Mr. Charles Klein

…mith. Seven Days to Disaster. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1981. The New York Times, Saturday, 8 May 1915, page 4. The New York Times, Sunday, 16 May 1915. Preston, Diana. Lusitania: An Epic Tragedy. Berkley Books, 2002. Who’s Who in America, 1897-1942, pg. 684 “Charles Klein.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 22 July 2004. Web. 20 July 2011. Share this: Print Email Pinterest…

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