History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Richard Wylie, 31, was a British subject and the Third Junior Third Engineer aboard the Lusitania‘s last voyage. He survived the sinking. On the day of the Lusitania disaster, 7 May 1915, Wylie was sleeping in his bunk when the torpedo hit. He helped passengers to the boat deck. Seconds before the ship sank from …
John Lewis Senior Third Officer Saved [No Picture Provided] Born John Idwal Lewis 29 August 1885 Portmadoc, Carnarvonshire, Wales, United Kingdom Died 21 August 1974 (age 88) Lodi, California, United States Age on Lusitania 29 Lifeboat Overturned collapsible Rescued by trawler Citizenship British (Welsh) Residence Bootle, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Spouse(s) Sophia ? (? – …
Guy Cockburn, 31, was a British national and second cabin passenger from Pasadena, California, United States. His family was known for making golf clubs. He survived the Lusitania disaster. Cockburn’s assigned cabin was on C deck, under the care of May Bird. After the ship sank, Cockburn pulled Maude Thompson out of the water and …
Ruth Wordsworth, 37, was returning to England aboard Lusitania with her brother Osmund to see their parents in Salisbury, England. Osmund was returning to England to enlist in the British Army. Both brother and sister survived the Lusitania sinking but did not know each other’s fate until they reunited in Ireland. She survived by clinging …
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