History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
James Battle, 49, was an able-bodied seaman who survived the Lusitania sinking. He was an Irish national and member of the Lusitania‘s deck crew, living at 59 Richmond Row, in the center of Liverpool. This biography is made possible by a collaboration with Peter Kelly and the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Liverpool. Battle was born in County Sligo, …
Patrick McGinley, 32, was a second cabin passenger and Irish national aboard Lusitania traveling with his sister, Rose Ellen Murray. Brother and sister had been separated in the sinking, and though both survived, each thought the other lost until they saw each other in Queenstown. Life McGinley was originally from Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland (present-day …
Guy Cockburn, 31, was a British national and second cabin passenger from Pasadena, California, United States. His family was known for making golf clubs. He survived the Lusitania disaster. Cockburn’s assigned cabin was on C deck, under the care of May Bird. After the ship sank, Cockburn pulled Maude Thompson out of the water and …
Catherine Henry (née Ruane), 24 or 35, was an Irish national and British subject originally from Cloonconna, Swinford, County Mayo, Ireland. As of 1915 she was residing in New York, New York, United States with her husband, whom she met in the States. Catherine survived the Lusitania disaster and was rescued by the Westborough, disguised …
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