History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Edward Bond, a British national, was a saloon cabin bed steward who survived the Lusitania sinking. As the ship went under, he was sucked into a funnel with Detective-Inspector William Pierpoint, Margaret Gwyer, and Harold Taylor. They were all blown out of the funnel when the boilers exploded. Contributors: J. Kent Layton
Adolph Pederson was a British citizen fluent in German working as a interpreter on board Lusitania. On the ship’s last crossing, Staff Captain Anderson requested him and Detective Inspector William Pierpoint to interrogate three stowaways who the masters-at-arms had found and arrested in a port side pantry. Pederson, who spoke German, was able to confirm …
William Pierpoint Saloon Passenger Saved [No Picture Provided] Born William John Pierpoint 1864 Died 8 May 1950 (age 86) Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 51 Ticket number 46100 Cabin number A 1 Traveling with none Rescued by Unknown Occupation Detective Citizenship British (England) Residence Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Other name(s) none Spouse(s) ? …
image: New York World, May 1915. Wallace Phillips was born in Manhattan, New York, United States to Henry W. and Ella Phillips. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland in 1911. Shortly afterwards, Phillips went abroad to become managing director and chairman of the Pyrene Company, Ltd. As of 1915 his home …
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