Miss Lorna Mary Pavey

Lorna Pavey, 28, was from Fort Qui Apelle, Saskatchewan, Canada.  She was crossing aboard Lusitania to join the Red Cross.  She was at lunch when the torpedo struck the ship.  Lorna survived the Lusitania sinking. Lorna had been a governess in the employ of Frances McDonald. Frances’ younger brother, Arthur Benson, would become Lorna’s future …

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Mr. John Wilson

John Wilson, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, was a British subject traveling aboard Lusitania with Archie Donald.  Wilson was a chemist by profession.  He and Donald had been roommates at Cambridge and they shared a cabin aboard Lusitania with George Bilbrough.  Wilson aided Lorna Pavey to safety and survived the Lusitania disaster. Wilson, Donald, and Bilbrough often …

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Master John Semple

John Semple was the infant son of  Andrew and Agnes Semple. John and Agnes were traveling aboard Lusitania when the ship was torpedoed and sunk on 7 May 1915. Both mother and son were lost. John’s father, Andrew, was not on board the ship. John was born in Canada.  His parents were from Scotland and had first …

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