History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Maurice Medbury, 50, was a dealer in antique jewelry who did business in New York City, New York, United States; London, England; Paris, France; and Berlin, Germany. He had a wife and three children in Alameda, California, from which he had been estranged for ten years. In the meantime, Medbury took another wife in London …
Frank Partridge (1875 – 1953), 42, was a British citizen and an art dealer and interior decorator with offices at 26 King Street, London, SW1, England, United Kingdom and 741 Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York, United States. He was traveling in a party of nine that included Edgar Gorer, Gerald Letts, and Martin …
Frederick Orr-Lewis (1860 – 1921), 49, was a Canadian businessman and president of Canadian Vickers, Ltd., the Canadian division of the British shipbuilding and armaments corporation, Vickers. He was a native of Montréal, Québec, Canada, but owned an estate in Enfield, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom named Whitewebbs. He had been in Canada on business with …
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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