History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Percy Draper (1885 – 1953), 29, was the second purser aboard the Lusitania’s last voyage. When the ship was torpedoed and sunk on 7 May 1915, Draper went down with the ship but came up to the surface and survived. He was picked up by lifeboat 15, which was rescued by the Wanderer (Peel 11). …
Michael Poirier Collection/National Archives Albert Jackson Byington, 40, was born on 22 January 1875 in Elmira, New York, United States. He immigrated to Brazil in 1895. He was a successful electrical engineer and imported the first electric motor to Brazil. On 4 July 1901 he married Pearl Ellis McIntyre. Pearl was born on 3 December …
Duncan Arthur Walpole Hanes, 32, was a credit manager for J.H. Ashdown Hardware in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Hanes was a member of the Saskatoon Gun Club, and secretary of Imperial Lodge. He was a pioneer in the development of mining in the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Hanes came to Saskatoon from Calgary, Alberta, …
Joseph Frankum Third Class Passenger Saved Image: Michael Poirier Collection. Born c. 1879 England, United Kingdom Died 1953 (age 74) Dunoon, Argyll, Scotland, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 36 Traveling with – Annie Frankum (wife) – Francis Frankum (son) – Frederick Frankum (son) – Winifred Frankum (daughter) Rescued by torpedo boat Citizenship British Residence Detroit, Michigan, …
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