Mr. George Slingsby

George Slingsby (1889 – 1967), 26, was the valet to Frederick Orr-Lewis (later Sir Frederick Orr-Lewis). He had seen the torpedo heading towards Lusitania while at lunch on 7 May 1915. As the torpedo impacted and the ship started to sink, he found his employer on the port side deck. Slingsby gave his lifebelt to …

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Miss Elise Oberlin

Elise Oberlin was maid to Frances Stephens of Montréal, Québec, Canada. Her ticket and cabin was with Frances Stephens, ticket number 13170 and cabin D-5. She was of Swiss nationality. Elise was traveling aboard Lusitania with Mrs. Stephens, Mrs. Stephens’ grandson John Harrison Chattan Stephens, and Master Stephens’ nurse, Caroline Milne. They were all lost …

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Master John Harrison Chattan Stephens

John Stephens (1913 – 1915), 18 months old, was the grandson of Canadian philanthropist Frances Stephens and son of Lieutenant Chattan and Hazel Stephens (born Kemp). The family lived in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He was traveling aboard Lusitania with grandmother Frances Stephens, maid Elise Oberlin, and nurse Caroline Milne. The entire party was lost in …

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Miss Caroline Milne

Caroline Milne, 35, was a British national living in Montréal, Québec, Canada as nurse (nanny) to infant John Harrison Chattan Stephens. She was originally from Liscard, Cheshire, England. She was traveling aboard Lusitania with Master Stephens and the infant’s grandmother, Frances Stephens, and the grandmother’s maid, Elise Oberlin. Caroline stayed in room D-9 with John …

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