History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Dr. James McDermott, 38, was a ship’s surgeon aboard Lusitania who worked with the Lusitania‘s assistant surgeon, Joseph Garry. McDermott was from Cork, Ireland, but lived in Wallasey, Liverpool. Isaac Lehmann saw McDermott and Purser McCubbin calmly smoking on deck during the sinking. Dr. McDermott was lost in the Lusitania disaster. His body recovered, #200, and …
Edward Heighway Able-Bodied Seaman Saved Image courtesy Jon Belmonte. Born Edward John Heighway 22 December 1872 Auckland, New Zealand Died 23 November 1950 (age 77) Whiston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 42 Lifeboat 15, 1 Rescued by Wanderer (Peel 12) Citizenship British (Irish/New Zealander) Residence Strangford, Co. Down, Ireland, United Kingdom (present-day Northern …
Owen McCann, 30, was a trimmer on the Lusitania, a position where one redistributes the weight of the coal as the ship uses it up, in order to maintain the “trim” of the ship. McCann died in the disaster. His body was either unidentified or not recovered. Owen was born or baptized on 24 December 1884 …
Albert Bestic Junior Third Officer Saved image: Michael Poirier/National Archives Born Albert Arthur Bestic 26 August 1890 Dublin, Ireland, United Kingdom (present-day Ireland) Died 20 December 1962 (age 72) Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland Age on Lusitania 24 Lifeboat – Overturned boat – Collapsible Rescued by Bluebell Citizenship British (Irish) Residence Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom …
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