History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
John Keegan (1889 – 1915), 26, was a trimmer lost in the Lusitania sinking. John was born in Toxteth, Liverpool on 19 February 1889. He lived at Tay Street, Toxteth and was married to Jane Davidson. John and Jane had married in 1912 and had 2 sons. Their youngest son was born in January 1915. …
Andrew McKindrey (sometimes reported as McKendry or McKinley) was a native of Newry, County Down, Ireland. He survived the Lusitania sinking. When reporters asked Andrew how he survived the Lusitania disaster, he survived replied that he did not know but, “I owe my life to learning how to swim on ‘the track line’ [Fathom Line] …
Owen Slavin was a trimmer who survived the Lusitania disaster. He had so seriously injured his left arm that it had to be amputated by Dr. Silvio de Vescovi aboard the rescue vessel Westborough (Katrina). Slavin was from Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. Shortly after the “first torpedo” hit Lusitania, Slavin was hit by a falling …
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