Lieutenant Robert Matthews

Lieutenant Robert Matthews, 34, was a British citizen and militia lieutenant living in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.  He was traveling aboard Lusitania with his mistress, Annie.  Both Robert and Annie were lost in the Lusitania sinking.  Contrary to some allegations, Matthews was not the leader of a troop contingent aboard Lusitania, nor were he and Annie transfers from the requisitioned Cameronia. …

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“Mrs. Robert Matthews” (Annie)

Annie, whose true identity remains unknown, was the mistress of Lieutenant Robert Matthews, not his wife.  The real Mrs. Matthews, Martha Ellen, was in Canada with her and Robert’s two daughters and did not sail on Lusitania.  Both Annie and Robert were lost in the Lusitania sinking. In 1914, Lieutenant Robert Matthews left his wife, two daughters, his …

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Mr. James Andrew Gardner

James Gardner was a British subject returning to New Zealand from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, aboard Lusitania with his wife Annie and sons Eric and William.  They, with another son, Leonard, had been living in North America for 13 of years and were planning to establish a market garden in New Zealand.  James and Annie were lost in the Lusitania tragedy.  …

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Mrs. James Andrew Gardner (Annie Gray)

Annie Gardner was a British subject returning to New Zealand from North America aboard Lusitania with her husband James and sons Eric and William.  They, with another son, Leonard, had been living in North America for 13 years and were planning to establish a market garden in New Zealand.  James and Annie were lost in the Lusitania tragedy.  Eric and …

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