Master Desmond Francis Cox

Desmond Cox (1913 – 2000), 17-months old, was a British citizen and Irish national living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was traveling his mother, Margaret Cox, to Ireland. Both mother and son survived the Lusitania sinking, escaping in lifeboat 15, which was later picked up by the Wanderer, also known as Peel 12. Desmond was …

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Miss Avis Gertrude Dolphin

Avis Dolphin Second Cabin Passenger Saved [No Picture Provided] Born Avis Gertrude Dolphin 24 August 1902 Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom Died 5 February 1996 (age 93) Dolgellau, Meirionnydd, Wales, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 12 Lifeboat 17 Traveling with – Hilda Ellis (nurse) – Sarah Smith (nurse) Citizenship British (Canada) Residence St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada …

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Master William Gerald Gardner

William Gardner, 11, was a British subject going to New Zealand aboard Lusitania with his parents James and Annie and his brother Eric.  The family was originally from Dunedin, New Zealand. The Gardners, with another brother, Leonard, had been living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for 13 years and were planning to establish a market garden in Nelson, New Zealand.  …

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Master Eric Clarence Gardner

Eric Gardner, 16, was a British subject returning to New Zealand from North America aboard Lusitania with his parents James and Annie and his brother William.  The family was originally from Dunedin, New Zealand. The Gardners, with another brother, Leonard, had been living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for 13 years and were planning to establish a market garden in …

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