History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
James Hume, 19, was an able-bodied seaman aboard Lusitania from Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. He was assisting with the loading of the lifeboats after the German submarine U-20 torpedoed the ship. He survived the Lusitania sinking. James Hume was born in Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland in 1896 and he lived with his parents Thomas Drew …
George Bilbrough, 36, was a British citizen from Smith Falls, Ontario, Canada. He survived the Lusitania sinking. George shared a room on board Lusitania with Archie Donald and John Wilson. Bilbrough often played bridge with Wilson, Donald, Thornton Jackson, and Reverend Herbert Gwyer. After the ship sank, Bilbrough found his way onto a damaged collapsible, where he pulled Archie …
Archibald Donald, called Archie by his friends, was a Scotch-Canadian in his early twenties at the time of the Lusitania‘s sailing. He had been a structural engineer working for the Truscon-Steel Company in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He was enroute to officers’ training at Edinburgh University, Scotland. On board Lusitania, Archie Donald shared a room with John …
Margaret Gwyer, 26, was the newlywed wife of Reverend Herbert Gwyer, as they had just married on 15 April 1915. She was a British national from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Margaret was sucked down a funnel during the Lusitania sinking and blown back to the surface. Both she and her husband survived the disaster. Margaret and Herbert had …
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