Mr. Edwin Twining

Edwin Twining, 19, was a United States and British dual citizen traveling on Lusitania‘s last voyage.  Twining was lost in the disaster. Twining was the son of Florence Larke, who was 50 at the time of the sinking.  Twining also had one sister, 13 at the time, and five brothers ranging from 16 to 26 years …

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Mr. George Groves

George Groves, 70, was a third class passenger aboard Lusitania‘s last voyage.  He was lost in the sinking. George was, with Henry and Joseph Groves, one of three brothers born in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom who emigrated to Illnois, United States.  They also had a sister, Sarah, and two brothers James and Thomas, who remained in …

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Mr. Thomas Ohan Stephen

Thomas Stephen, 23, was a United States citizen of Persian descent from Chicago, Illinois, United States traveling aboard Lusitania with 12 other Persians to learn the fate of their families following the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.  Thomas Stephen and his traveling companions John Jacob Baba and Frank Baba survived. From the Sunday 9 May 1915 New York Times, page …

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Mr. Frank Baba

Frank Baba, 30, was a Persian national from Chicago, Illinois, United States traveling aboard Lusitania with 12 other companions to learn the fate of their families following the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.  Frank Baba and his traveling companions John Jacob Baba and Thomas Ohan Stephen survived. From the Sunday, 9 May 1915 New York Times, page 5, column 4: The following …

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