History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Vernon Livermore was the Lusitania‘s bugler and also listed as a first waiter. He worked on board Lusitania with his brother-in-law, Percy Penny. They both lived in Liverpool, married to Hungarian sisters with the last name of Czervenka. Both Livermore and Penny survived. Livermore was rescued by Heron. Life Livermore was from Hyde, Lancashire (now Tameside, Greater Manchester), …
Evan Leigh (1850 – 1915), 65, was a saloon passenger lost in the sinking of the Lusitania. His ticket number was 6347 and he stayed in cabin B-109. Leigh was a British citizen from Yewbarrow Hall, Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire (now Cumbria), England, United Kingdom. He was born on 28 April 1850, the son of Evan Leigh …
Robert Cannon, 52, was a British subject from the Isle of Man working for the British Government and serving as an inspector on Lusitania to safeguard the ship. Cannon was lost in the Lusitania sinking. His body was recovered, number 176. This biography is made possible by a collaboration with Peter Kelly and the Merseyside Maritime …
William Williams (1869 – ?), 46, was one of two of Lusitania‘s masters-at-arms. Williams served in this capacity with Peter Smith. Williams survived the Lusitania sinking, but Smith did not. Williams saved Captain Turner just as the Captain was about to give up being rescued. They had been in the water over 2 ½ hours …
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