History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
image credit: Michael Poirier/National Archives Percy Penny, 33, was a saloon cabin bed steward who worked on board Lusitania with his brother-in-law, Vernon Livermore. They both lived in Liverpool, married to Hungarian sisters with the last name of Czervenka. Penny was on the port side of the ship during the sinking. Both Penny and Livermore …
Matthew Freeman, about 19, was a British citizen and waiter aboard Lusitania. He is reported in Hoehling and Hoehling as the amateur lightweight boxing champion of England. During the sinking, he helped lower the boats and injured his hand in the process. Marie Depage helped bandage his hand. Once Marie bandaged his hand, he tried …
Edward Bond, a British national, was a saloon cabin bed steward who survived the Lusitania sinking. As the ship went under, he was sucked into a funnel with Detective-Inspector William Pierpoint, Margaret Gwyer, and Harold Taylor. They were all blown out of the funnel when the boilers exploded. Contributors: J. Kent Layton
Adolph Pederson was a British citizen fluent in German working as a interpreter on board Lusitania. On the ship’s last crossing, Staff Captain Anderson requested him and Detective Inspector William Pierpoint to interrogate three stowaways who the masters-at-arms had found and arrested in a port side pantry. Pederson, who spoke German, was able to confirm …
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