Master Campbell Ballantyne McKechan

Campbell McKechan (1914 – 1915), 10 months old, was traveling aboard Lusitania with his mother Elizabeth and brother James. He was a dual British subject and American citizen living in Gillespie, Illinois, United States. Campbell initially survived the Lusitania sinking with his mother, but he lost his brother James. Elizabeth and Campbell returned to the United States not long …

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Master James McKechan

James McKechan, 6, was traveling aboard Lusitania with his mother Elizabeth and brother Campbell. He was a dual British subject and American citizen living in Gillespie, Illinois, United States. James was lost in the Lusitania sinking of 7 May 1915, but his mother survived. His brother Campbell survived the sinking but died the following September in …

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