History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
George Vernon Saloon Passenger Lost image: The Illustrated London News, 29 May 1915. Courtesy Michael Poirier. Born George Ley Pearce Butler 1869 Massachusetts, United States Died 7 May 1915 (age 45) At sea Age on Lusitania 45 Ticket number D1347 Cabin number E 62 Body number 201 Interred Private grave 651, Old Church Cemetery, Queenstown (now …
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Mary Wakefield, 38, was a saloon passenger aboard Lusitania who survived the disaster. She was a British citizen from or visiting Honolulu, Hawaii Territory. She was an expecting mother. She entered a lifeboat that upset and was thrown into the water. Both mother and unborn child were saved. Mary was originally from Birmingham, England, where …
William Winter, 28, was a British citizen. According to the Sunday, 9 May 1915 New York Times, during the Lusitania sinking, Winter entered lifeboat 17 which overturned and then swam to lifeboat 19. How this story could have reached the New York Times is puzzling, as Winter is listed as a Lusitania victim. Either the …
Arthur Wood, 37, was a British national sailed aboard Lusitania‘s last voyage and was lost in the sinking. According to the New York Times, Wood was a theatrical manager, but the same article had also reported that Wood had cancelled passage. Since the list of recovered victims includes Wood’s name on it, this may be …
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