History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Robert James Timmis, 51, was a British cotton dealer who made his headquarters in Gainesville, Texas, described in Hoehling/Hoehling as “a big, heavy man.” Timmis was returning to England for his yearly visit. Traveling with him was colleague Ralph Troupe Moodie. Timmis survived the sinking. Moodie did not. On the Lusitania Timmis’ cabin was A-27, adjoining Moodie’s …
Ralph Troupe Moodie, of Gainesville, Texas, was a British cotton dealer traveling with his work colleague, Robert James Timmis. On the Lusitania, Moodie was in cabin A-26, a cabin adjoining Timmis’. Timmis would survive the Lusitania sinking. Moodie would not. On the night of Thursday, 6 May, Moodie and Timmis saw a Greek sea captain, perhaps Michael Pappadopoulo, strap …
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