Mr. Robert William Whaley

Robert William Whaley (c. 1884 – 1952), 31, was a British subject and electrician from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, traveling aboard Lusitania in second cabin. He seems to have been one of the survivors pulled into lifeboat 15 immediately after the liner sank: I was in the deck smoke room when the first torpedo struck …

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Wanderer (Peel 11)

Image courtesy Roy Baker, Curator of the Leece Museum, Isle of Man Wanderer PL11 (Peel 11) was a sail-powered fishing boat from in Peel, Isle of Man, that was fishing off the coast of Ireland when the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk on Friday, 7 May 1915. Wanderer was the first rescue vessel on the scene …

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Mr. Robert Leith, Telegraphist

Robert Leith Telegraphist Saved [Picture Pending] Born Robert Leith 12 June 1885 Everton Brow, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Died 18 October 1933 (age 48) Wallasey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Age on Lusitania 29 Lifeboat 15 Rescued by Wanderer (Peel 11), paddle boat Citizenship British (English) Residence Wallasey, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Spouse(s) Anne Beddome …

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