History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Desmond Cox (1913 – 2000), 17-months old, was a British citizen and Irish national living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He was traveling his mother, Margaret Cox, to Ireland. Both mother and son survived the Lusitania sinking, escaping in lifeboat 15, which was later picked up by the Wanderer, also known as Peel 12. Desmond was …
Margaret Cox, 27, was a British citizen and Irish national living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. She was traveling with her 17-month old son Desmond to Ireland to visit a friend, Mrs. Hobcroft, in Dalkey, Dublin. Both mother and son survived the Lusitania sinking, escaping in lifeboat 15, which was later picked up by the Wanderer, …
James Hume, 19, was an able-bodied seaman aboard Lusitania from Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. He was assisting with the loading of the lifeboats after the German submarine U-20 torpedoed the ship. He survived the Lusitania sinking. James Hume was born in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland in 1896 and he lived with his parents Thomas Drew …
John Harman, 56, was an able-bodied seaman on Lusitania. Harman was on deck when he saw the torpedo head towards the ship. He had hardly realized what it was when the explosion happened. Harman helped launch lifeboat 15 and survived the sinking. Harman was originally from Cork, Ireland, but at the time of the Lusitania …
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