History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
William Rose was a leading steward in Lusitania‘s second class department. He survived the Lusitania sinking, and five years after the event he wrote about it. His original document is lost but a typewritten copy survives. His daughter Agnes Margaret was born on 4th April 1916 and very kindly provided her father’s first-hand account of …
Thomas Sumner was a British subject and second cabin passenger aboard Lusitania who lived in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States. He survived the sinking of the Lusitania, where he swam to a raft in the water and was rescued by the Indian Empire. After the sinking, Sumner corresponded with Mary Garry, the mother of the ship’s …
Joseph Garry, 25, was Lusitania‘s assistant surgeon, who worked with Dr. James McDermott. An Irish national and British subject, Garry was lost in the Lusitania disaster. Biography Doctor Joseph Garry was born in County Clare, Ireland in 1890, the son of Patrick and Mary Garry (née Murphy). His father was a Justice of the Peace …
Leslie Morton Able-Bodied Seaman Saved [No Picture Provided] Born Leslie Noel Morton 1896 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Died 22 September 1968 (age 71) Surrey, England, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 18 Lifeboat collapsible Rescued by Indian Empire Citizenship British (English) Other names “Gertie” Spouse(s) Constance Hill (1920 -?) (please provide dates) Leslie Morton (1896 …
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