Mrs. Annie Sharp

Annie Sharp, 32, was a British national who had been staying in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, but was returning home to the United Kingdom aboard Lusitania. She booked a third class ticket. When the Lusitania was sinking, she entered lifeboat 14, which was lowered successfully but soon filled with water and capsized repeatedly. Annie survived …

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Miss Lorna Mary Pavey

Lorna Pavey, 28, was from Fort Qui Apelle, Saskatchewan, Canada.  She was crossing aboard Lusitania to join the Red Cross.  She was at lunch when the torpedo struck the ship.  Lorna survived the Lusitania sinking. Lorna had been a governess in the employ of Frances McDonald. Frances’ younger brother, Arthur Benson, would become Lorna’s future …

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Mr. John Wilson

John Wilson, from Cambridge, Massachusetts, was a British subject traveling aboard Lusitania with Archie Donald.  Wilson was a chemist by profession.  He and Donald had been roommates at Cambridge and they shared a cabin aboard Lusitania with George Bilbrough.  Wilson aided Lorna Pavey to safety and survived the Lusitania disaster. Wilson, Donald, and Bilbrough often …

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