Mr. James Reid, Seaman

James Reid (1894 – 1915), 21, was a seaman employed in the deck department of the Lusitania on the ship’s last voyage. Reid was lost when the Lusitania was torpedoed and sunk on 7 May 1915. His body was not recovered or not identified, and he is memorialized at the Tower Hill Memorial, London, United …

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Mr. Daniel Moore, Seaman

Daniel Moore served on board the Lusitania as a seaman for the deck crew on the ship’s last voyage. He survived the sinking. He is not to be confused with Dr. Daniel Virgil Moore, who was a second cabin passenger, who also survived. Links of interest Daniel Moore, Seaman, at the Merseyside Maritime Museum References Cunard …

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Mr. George McGlade, Seaman

George McGlade, 27, was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England on the 14 April 1888, the son of John and Mary McGlade of 8, Roderick Street, Soho, Liverpool.  His father, who was a railway porter, died in 1903, aged 36 years, leaving Mary McGlade someway dependant on her children’s earnings. George engaged as a seaman in …

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Mr. John Clifford Morton, Able-Bodied Seaman

Cliff Morton Able-Bodied Seaman Saved John Morton. Image credit: Michael Poirier/National Archives. Born John Clifford Morton 18 May 1895 Great Crosby, England, United Kingdom Died 6 June 1943 (age 48) HMS Asbury Age on Lusitania 19 Lifeboat 1, 15 Rescued by Flying Fish Interred Asbury Park (now Monmouth) Memorial Park, Tinton Falls, New Jersey, United …

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