History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
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 …
Alfred Witherbee, Jr. (1911 – 1915), 3, of New York, New York, United States was an American citizen and the son of Beatrice Witherbee and grandson of Mary Brown. He was traveling with his mother and grandmother aboard Lusitania, as his mother and father, also named Alfred, was relocating the family to London, England. Alfred …
Beatrice Witherbee Saloon Passenger Saved image courtesy Lawrence Jolivet. Born Beatrice Wilhelmina Theodora LaTouche 30 September 1890 London, England, United Kingdom Died 16 December 1977 (age 87) Canada Age on Lusitania 24 Ticket number 14311 Cabin number D 52 Traveling with – Mary Brown (mother) – Alfred Witherbee, Jr. (son) Citizenship United States Residence – …
Read moreMrs. Alfred Scott Witherbee (Beatrice “Trixie” Wilhelmina Theodora LaTouche)
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 …
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