History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Winifred “Freda” Neatby (1885 – 1958) was from England but prior to her trip aboard Lusitania was visiting relatives in Canada for about a year. She was engaged when she boarded the ship. While the ship was sinking she stopped to help an old lady. The old woman told Winifred to save herself as Winifred …
Duncan Arthur Walpole Hanes, 32, was a credit manager for J.H. Ashdown Hardware in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Hanes was a member of the Saskatoon Gun Club, and secretary of Imperial Lodge. He was a pioneer in the development of mining in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Hanes came to Saskatoon from Calgary, Alberta, …
Reverend Herbert Gwyer, 32, was a British citizen living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, traveling aboard Lusitania with his wife Margaret Gwyer. They had been just married on 15 April 1915. Both Herbert and Margaret survived the Lusitania sinking. Herbert Gwyer was born in 1883, the son of John Edward Gwyer. Herbert was educated at Magdalene College at the …
Margaret Gwyer, 26, was the newlywed wife of Reverend Herbert Gwyer, as they had just married on 15 April 1915. She was a British national from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Margaret was sucked down a funnel during the Lusitania sinking and blown back to the surface. Both she and her husband survived the disaster. Margaret and Herbert had …
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