History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Neil Clyde,55, was a British subject and able-bodied seaman working in the deck department of the Lusitania on the ship’s last voyage. Originally from Scotland, as of 1915 he was living in Liverpool, England. When the ship was torpedoed on 7 May 1915, Clyde survived the sinking. This biography is made possible by a collaboration with …
Thomas Handel Hawkins, 27, was a cellist for the Lusitania‘s band on the ship’s final voyage. He was a British subject. When the ship was torpedoed by the German submarine U-20 on 7 May 1915, Hawkins survived the sinking but lost his cello. Despite “Thomas” being his first name, he is listed on the Cunard …
George Clinton, 28, was an able-bodied seaman of the Lusitania‘s deck department. He was a British subject and a survivor of the Lusitania disaster. This biography is made possible by a collaboration with Peter Kelly and the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool. Clinton was born in South Shields, County Durham, England in 1887. He lived at 7 …
Joseph Bowden, 46, was an able-bodied seaman of the Lusitania‘s deck crew who survived the Lusitania disaster. He was a British subject from Liverpool, England. Bowden was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England in 1868, the only son of Joseph and Margaret Bowden. He had a younger sister named Ann, who was born in 1872. He …
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