History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
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 …
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 …
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