Mr. Joseph Rafferty, Fireman

Joseph Rafferty, 23, was a fireman lost in the sinking of the Lusitania. Joseph was the son of Patrick and Rose Lafferty from Lower Willville, Carlingford, County Louth, Ireland. Contributors: Senan Molony References: Molony, Senan. Lusitania: An Irish Tragedy, pg. 96. Mercier Press, 2004.

Mr. Owen McCann, Trimmer

Owen McCann, 30, was a trimmer on the Lusitania, a position where one redistributes the weight of the coal as the ship uses it up, in order to maintain the “trim” of the ship.  McCann died in the disaster.  His body was either unidentified or not recovered. Owen was born or baptized on 24 December 1884 …

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