History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
George William Alfred Beesley (1893 – 1915), 22, was a Junior Assistant Purser aboard the Lusitania. Beesley was killed when the Lusitania was torpedoed on 7 May 1915. His body was either never recovered or not identified, and he is memorialized at Tower Hill, London. The following biography has been made possible by Peter Kelly …
Read moreMr. George William Alfred Beesley, Junior Assistant Purser
James McCubbin Purser Lost [No Picture Provided] Born James Alexander McCubbin 1852 St. Peters, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Died 7 May 1915 (age 62) RMS Lusitania At sea Age on Lusitania 62 Body 91 Interred Toxteth Park Cemetery Church of England Section A, Grave 5 Liverpool, England Citizenship British (English) Residence Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire, …
William Harkness Assistant Purser Saved William Harkness and Barbara Anderson in Queenstown. Image courtesy Cliff Barry. Born William Herbert Harkness 18 June 1885 Bootle, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Died 13 July 1938 (age 53) Greatacre, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 29 Lifeboat 15 Rescued by Wanderer (Peel 11) Citizenship British (English) …
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