British subject

Mr. Harold Smethurst

Harold Smethurst, 27, was a British national from New Philadelphia, Ohio, United States.  He was traveling on Lusitania with his wife Alice.  During the sinking, Harold put Alice in a lifeboat and, saying that women and children were to go first, Harold did not join her despite her protests.  After Alice’s boat left, Harold put on a life …

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Mrs. Harold Smethurst (Alice)

Alice Smethurst, 24, was a British national from New Philadelphia, Ohio, United States.  She was traveling on Lusitania with her husband Harold.  During the sinking, Harold put Alice in a lifeboat and, saying that women and children were to go first, Harold did not join her despite her protests.  After Alice’s boat left, Harold put on a life …

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Mr. John H. Reid

John Reid, 50, was a British national who lived on Genesee Street, Trenton, New Jersey, United States. Reid was a master mechanic and was on his way to work at the Woolwich Arsenal in the manufacture of artillery. Reid was lost in the Lusitania sinking. Contributors: Judith Tavares

Mr. Andrew McDermott

Andrew McDermott, age 22, a British national from Boston, Massachusetts, United States, survived the Lusitania sinking.  He was treated at a Queenstown hospital for at least a week with a contusion on the left knee. Contributors: Judith Tavares

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