Master Robert Kay

Robert Kay, 7, was an American child, from Rhinelander Avenue, Bronx, New York, United States, traveling aboard the Lusitania with his mother Marguerita.  Marguerita was lost in the Lusitania sinking.  Robert was saved. Kay would much later write an account of the sinking, An Earlier Day of Infamy, which stands as the best ‘child’s perspective’ of the disaster yet …

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Mr. Frederick Sheldon Judson

Frederick Judson, 25, was a United States citizen from New York City, New York, United States. Judson survived the Lusitania sinking and was treated at the hospital for contused legs. Contributor: Judith Tavares

Miss Nellie Huston

Nellie Huston, 31, was a British subject from Wallasey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. She had been visiting her uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Huston of 7225 Evans Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States for the previous 11 months. Nellie was lost in the Lusitania disaster. Her body was not identified or recovered. A woman’s …

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Mr. Douglas Grant Hertz

Douglas Hertz, either 22 or 32, was a British national who lived in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He was saved from the sinking Lusitania in lifeboat 22, where he rescued Belle Naish from the water. Douglas and Belle were picked up by Julia. Contributor: Michael Poirier

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