History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Richard Wylie, 31, was a British subject and the Third Junior Third Engineer aboard the Lusitania‘s last voyage. He survived the sinking. On the day of the Lusitania disaster, 7 May 1915, Wylie was sleeping in his bunk when the torpedo hit. He helped passengers to the boat deck. Seconds before the ship sank from …
Charles Gouder, image courtesy British National Archives/Michael Poirier. Charles Gouder (1889 – 1970), 26, was a waiter aboard the Lusitania‘s last voyage. He survived. Gouder was born on 5 March 1889 in Malta, then a British territory. The final trip of the Lusitania was his first aboard that ship as a waiter. He recalled the …
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, …
Patrick McLoughlin, 35, a British subject and Irish national from Tully, Calry, County Sligo, Ireland, had been a waiter in a hotel in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. He had a wife and 4 children in Ireland and was on his way to join them. McLoughlin survived the Lusitania sinking. McLoughlin was the son of John …
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