Master Robert P. Burdon

Robert Burdon, 14 months old, was the son of Andrew and Ellen Burdon. They lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Robert was traveling aboard Lusitania with his mother, Ellen. Both mother and son survived the Lusitania sinking, presumably in lifeboat 15, which was picked up by the Wanderer (Peel 12). References: Daily Express. 10 May 1915, …

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Mrs. Andrew Thompson Burdon (Ellen Mary Rickwood)

Ellen Burdon, 24, was traveling with her infant son Robert aboard Lusitania. Ellen was a native of Newcastle, England, but was living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Ellen and Robert were rescued, presumably in lifeboat 15. She told Margaret Cox that while they were waiting for rescue, she saw the German submarine that sank their ship …

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Master Jeremiah Bernard “Bernie” Coughlin

Jeremiah Bernard Coughlin (1914 – 1977), 11 months old, was an American citizen and son of John and Katherine Coughlin, and brother of Margaret and John Coughlin, Jr.. The senior Coughlin and his daughter, Margaret, were lost. Katherine and the sons survived. Jeremiah Bernard Coughlin, known as Bernard or “Bernie” was born in Butte, Montana, …

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Master John Coughlin, Jr.

John Coughlin, Jr. (1912 ? – 1980), 3, was an American citizen and son of John and Katherine Coughlin, and brother of Margaret and Jeremiah Bernard Coughlin. The senior Coughlin and his daughter, Margaret, were lost. Katherine and the sons survived. John Coughlin, Jr. was born in Butte, Montana, United States, where his parent were …

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