Mr. Osmund Bartle Wordsworth

Osmund Wordsworth, 27, was returning to England on the Lusitania to enlist in the British Army.  He was traveling with his sister Ruth. During the last minutes of the sinking, he gave his lifebelt to someone else.  Even without his lifebelt, Wordsworth managed to escape the wreck and survive. Ruth also survived. Wordsworth was born 17 May …

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Mr. John Charles Wolfenden

image credit:  Providence Journal, Sunday 9 May 1915. John Wolfenden was the husband of Dora Wolfenden and they lived at 623 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, United States.  According to the Providence Journal, Dora and John were sailing on board the Lusitania with the intent of moving to England.  Dora gave an account …

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Mr. Thomas J. Williams

Thomas Williams, 32, was a British citizen and native of Wales who sang with the Welsh Choir, the Gwent Royal Welsh Singers.  He traveled with George Davies, William Hill, George Lane, Gwynn Jones, Dewi Michael, and John Preston-Smith.  Williams survived the sinking. Contributors: Judith Tavares

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