History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
…itled “Lusitania 2015,” time permitting. I would’ve loved to have filled in more biographies by now, but the craziness of life has prevented me from being more active in updating the site. But of course, comments and emails are always welcome, and I hope that this site continues to build community among family members and researchers. An article of interest from The Guardian: Lusitania divers warned of danger from war munitions in 1982, papers rev…
…O. and William H. Miller. Fifty Famous Liners, Volume I. W. W. Norton & Company, 1982. Hickey, Des and Gus Smith. Seven Days to Disaster. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1981. Hoehling, A. A. and Mary Hoehling. The Last Voyage of the Lusitania. Madison Books, 1956. Kludas, Arnold. Great Passenger Ships of the World, Volume I. Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1975. Lauriat, Charles E. Lusitania‘s Last Voyage. Houghton Mifflin and Co., 1915. Layton, J. Kent. L…
…He was given clothes and a place to stay for the night, which had cost the company £8.10. Cunard agreed that John was entitled to some sort of compensation, so they gave him 30 shillings. Afterwards, he served with the Royal Navy in the First World War. Service in World War II During World War II, John volunteered for the auxiliary fire service. His job was to keep the large gas tanks cool as Bootle burned around him. Bootle was bombed out thr…
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