History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Osmund Wordsworth, 27, was returning to England on the Lusitania to enlist in the British Army. He was traveling with his sister Ruth. During the last minutes of the sinking, he gave his lifebelt to someone else. Even without his lifebelt, Wordsworth managed to escape the wreck and survive. Ruth also survived. Wordsworth was born 17 May …
Frederick Webster, 28, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a contractor who was traveling second class on board Lusitania with his wife Margaret, their 6-year old son, Frederick, and year-old twins William and Henry. They were all British citizens. When the ship was struck, the family was below decks in the second cabin dining saloon. Frederick …
Edward Tarry, 27, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was returning to England on the Lusitania to make his annual report to the firm of Encorah and Sons of Liecester. Tarry was the company’s Canadian representative. Tarry originally came to Canada in 1913 to obtain a market for knitted goods for his company. He had a wife …
Norman Stones (c. 1887 – 1964), 28, was a professional vocalist by trade, and a poultry and fruit farmer in Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada. Stones was traveling on Lusitania with his wife, Hilda Mary. Norman and Hilda were returning to England to see her sick mother. Both Norman and Hilda went down with the ship …
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