Master Stephen Hugh Crompton

Stephen Crompton (1901 – 1915), 14, was the eldest son of Paul and Gladys Crompton. The family was returning home to England after living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Crompton party consisted of Paul and Gladys, their children Stephen, Alberta, Catherine, Paul (called Romilly), John, and Peter, and the children’s nurse Dorothy Allen. The entire family …

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Mr. Eugene Henry Posen

Eugene Posen, 41, was a naturalized British subject living at The Albany in London, England, United Kingdom. Posen survived the Lusitania sinking. His ticket aboard the ship had been D1344 and he stayed in cabin D-47. After he was saved, he sent the following telegram from Oxford Street station to his friend, Harold Begbie: Harold …

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Mr. Peter Buswell

Peter Buswell, 26, was a shipping Agent who made several trips across the Atlantic. He was returning to Britain aboard Lusitania after arriving in New York aboard the Cunarder Tuscania on 22 March 1915. He was also a Cameronia transfer. Buswell survived the sinking of the Lusitania on 7 May 1915. Life Peter Buswell was …

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