History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Image: Michael Poirier/Mariners’ Museum Florence Whitehead, 41, was the foster sister of Elizabeth Hampshire, with whom she was traveling aboard Lusitania. The sisters roomed in E-135 with Henrietta Pirrie. Florence and Elizabeth were at lunch when the torpedo struck. They saw lifeboat 11 spill and safely escaped in lifeboat 13. In the lifeboat, she, Elizabeth, …
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 …
John Preston-Smith, 28, was an unofficial member of the Royal Gwent Welsh singers. He was traveling with George Davies, William Hill, Gwynn Jones, George Lane, Dewi Michael, and Thomas Williams. Preston-Smith was from Southbanks, Yorkshire, England. Preston-Smith survived the Lusitania sinking was rescued by Heron. Contributors: Jim Kalafus, USA Michael Poirier, USA Judith Tavares Hildo …
Bertha Prescott, née Martin, (1885 – 1915) was a British citizen traveling aboard Lusitania to meet her husband who had been injured in World War I and was in Plymouth, England. Aboard Lusitania she was roommates with Bessie Barbour. Bertha was lost in the Lusitania sinking. Bertha was born on 4 March 1885 in Clee …
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