History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Oscar Grab Saloon Passenger Saved Image: US National Archives/Hanuš Petr Grab Born Oskar Grab 5 December 1886 Vienna, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary (present-day Austria) Died 9 June 1958 (age 71) Lennox Hill Hospital, New York City, New York, United States Age on Lusitania 28 Ticket number 46161 Cabin number E 58 Traveling with None Lifeboat None …
John Frederick Valentine Jones (? – 1939), 54?, was Chief Steward aboard the Lusitania. Second Steward Robert Chisholm told him of the approaching torpedo and Jones was on deck with Charles Hill and saw the torpedo strike the ship. Jones assisted with the loading of the starboard lifeboats. He survived the sinking and gave testimony …
George Slingsby (1889 – 1967), 26, was the valet to Frederick Orr-Lewis (later Sir Frederick Orr-Lewis). He had seen the torpedo heading towards Lusitania while at lunch on 7 May 1915. As the torpedo impacted and the ship started to sink, he found his employer on the port side deck. Slingsby gave his lifebelt to …
John O’Connell Fireman Saved A young John O’Connell serving on the HMS Andes. Image courtesy Jimmy O’Connell. Born John O’Connell 23 December 1895 Bootle, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Died 2 June 1988 (aged 92) Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 19 Lifeboat Overturned lifeboat Rescued by Westborough (Katrina) Citizenship British (England) Residence Bootle, Liverpool, …
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