Mr. William Uno Meriheina

William Uno Meriheina, 26, was a Russian citizen and race car driver who lived in New York, New York, United States.  He was a representative of the General Motors Export Company at 11 Broadway, New York City.  He was traveling aboard Lusitania’s last voyage on his way to South Africa and was roommates with Dr. Daniel …

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Master William Ellason G. Myers

William Myers, 16, was a British citizen from Stratford, Ontario, Canada on his way to England aboard Lusitania to join the British Navy as a cadet.  Myers survived the Lusitania sinking.  In the Sunday, 9 May 1915 New York Times he is named as MEYERS. Contributor: Judith Tavares References: New York Times.  Sunday, 9 May …

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Mr. Matthew Backa

Matthew Backa, 28, of Saskatchewan, Canada was a Russian citizen returning to his homeland.  He survived the Lusitania sinking.  After he returned to Russia he was never heard from again.  It is not known if he was lost in the Great War, the following Russian Revolution, or the famine of the early 1920s. His name …

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Mr. William Brown

William Brown Third Class Passenger Saved image:  Toronto Star, Sunday, 8 May 1915, pg. 4.  Marika Pirie collection. Age on Lusitania 31 Citizenship British (Canada) Residence West Toronto, Ontario, Canada William Brown, 31, of West Toronto, Ontario, Canada was sailing on Lusitania to find work in the shipyards.  He survived the sinking. From the Toronto Star, …

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