History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Elizabeth McKechan, 32, was a mother traveling with two of her sons, James and Campbell, on the last voyage of the Lusitania. She was a British subject who was naturalized as an American citizen living in Gillespie, Illinois, United States. Elizabeth survived the Lusitania sinking on 7 May 1915 but lost her son James. Her …
Annie Sharp, 32, was a British national who had been staying in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, but was returning home to the United Kingdom aboard Lusitania. She booked a third class ticket. When the Lusitania was sinking, she entered lifeboat 14, which was lowered successfully but soon filled with water and capsized repeatedly. Annie survived …
Alex Duncan was the Junior Second Engineer aboard the Lusitania for her final crossing. He survived the Lusitania sinking. Duncan later became Chief Officer of the Berengaria, formerly the German ship known as Imperator, that replaced Lusitania on Cunard’s North Atlantic run. In 1935, Duncan attended a crew reunion held in commemoration of the Lusitania‘s 20th …
Image credit: Senan Molony/UK National Archives William E. G. Jones, about 29, was a British subject and the Third Electrician aboard Lusitania‘s last voyage. He survived the Lusitania disaster. On the day of the disaster, 7 May 1915, Jones had just finished his watch and was about to climb into his bunk when the torpedo …
Read moreMr. William Ewart Gladstone Jones, Third Electrician
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