History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
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 …
John Davies (1852 – 1926), 62, was the boatswain on board the last voyage of the Lusitania, a member of the ship’s deck crew. He was a British subject from Wales. Survivors have noted that during the Lusitania sinking, Davies calmly smoked a pipe and calmed down passengers as he helped load five lifeboats and sent …
John O’Connell Fireman Saved A young John O’Connell serving on the HMS Andes. Image courtesy Jimmy O’Connell. Born John O’Connell 23 December 1895 Bootle, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Died 2 June 1988 (aged 92) Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 19 Lifeboat Overturned lifeboat Rescued by Westborough (Katrina) Citizenship British (England) Residence Bootle, Liverpool, …
Peter Fearon (1885 – 1915), 30, was born on 24 March 1885 at 20 Ceres Street in Kirkdale, Lancashire. He was the eldest child of Thomas Fearon and Rose Anne Trainor who were married on 14 November 1883 in Rostrevor, County Down. Peter’s siblings were Joseph, Annie, Matthew, James, and William. In 1912, Peter married …
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