Mr. Algernon Percy Penny, Saloon Cabin Bed Steward

image credit: Michael Poirier/National Archives Percy Penny, 33, was a saloon cabin bed steward who worked on board Lusitania with his brother-in-law, Vernon Livermore. They both lived in Liverpool, married to Hungarian sisters with the last name of Czervenka. Penny was on the port side of the ship during the sinking. Both Penny and Livermore …

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Mr. Charles Tilden Hill

Charles Tilden Hill, 38, was a United States citizen living in England with his family, where he worked for the American Tobacco Company. The Hills had returned to the United States for Mrs. Hill’s health, and Charles was returning to England aboard Lusitania. Charles Hill saw the torpedo impact the ship and survived the sinking. …

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Master William Robert Grattan Holt

William R. G. Holt Saloon Passenger Saved Image:  Marlborough College Archives. Born William Robert Grattan Holt 2 March 1900 Montréal, Québec, Canada Died 11 September 1947 (age 47) Age on Lusitania 15 Ticket number 46130 Cabin number B 28 Traveling with None Lifeboat None Rescued by Unknown Citizenship British (Canada) Residence Montréal, Québec, Canada Other …

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Mrs. Frederick Sydney Hammond (Kathleen Saunders McParland)

Kathleen Hammond, 29, born Kathleen Saunders McParland, was the wife of Frederick Hammond. Up until 1913, they had lived on Grosvenor Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Kathleen also knew some people in Kingston, Ontario. Kathleen sailed on Lusitania with her husband because Fred was to obtain a commission in the Royal British Army. Frederick Hammond died in the …

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