Detective-Inspector William John Pierpoint

William Pierpoint Saloon Passenger Saved [No Picture Provided] Born William John Pierpoint 1864 Died 8 May 1950 (age 86) Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 51 Ticket number 46100 Cabin number A 1 Traveling with none Rescued by Unknown Occupation Detective Citizenship British (England) Residence Liverpool, England, United Kingdom Other name(s) none Spouse(s) ? …

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Commander Joseph Foster Stackhouse

Commander J. Foster Stackhouse Saloon Passenger Lost image:  London Illustrated News, 29 May 1915.  Courtesy Michael Poirier. Born Joseph Foster Stackhouse c. 1864 Kendal, Westmorland, England, United Kingdom Died 7 May 1915 (age 41) At sea Age on Lusitania 41 Ticket number 46075 Cabin number A 34 Traveling with Robert Dearbergh (friend) Body number 211 …

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Mr. John Neil Leach, Waiter

John Neil Leach, 25, was the son of a judge in Jamaica; he had many siblings. Neil was of British nationality, fluent in German, and consorted with known World War I German sympathizers.  While in New York, boarded with a German named Gustav Stahl at 20 Leroy Street, where the proprietors were German sympathizers.  He …

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Stowaways

Shortly after Lusitania left New York for the last time, three German stowaways were apprehended in the portside pantry.  They were interrogated by Detective-Inspector William Pierpoint, with Adolph Pederson serving as translator.  The stowaways refused to answer any questions. The stowaways were locked below decks, presumably in a cabin as the Lusitania deck plans do not show a …

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