Mr. George Slingsby

George Slingsby (1889 – 1967), 26, was the valet to Frederick Orr-Lewis (later Sir Frederick Orr-Lewis). He had seen the torpedo heading towards Lusitania while at lunch on 7 May 1915. As the torpedo impacted and the ship started to sink, he found his employer on the port side deck. Slingsby gave his lifebelt to …

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Mr. Frank Albert Rogers

Frank Rogers, 34, was an employee an of the Robert Simpson Company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was traveling aboard Lusitania with his wife Agnes and work colleague Franklin Peardon, also of the Robert Simpson Company. Rogers and Agnes had recently married and were on their honeymoon. The business part of his trip was part …

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