Master Eric Clarence Gardner

Eric Gardner, 16, was a British subject returning to New Zealand from North America aboard Lusitania with his parents James and Annie and his brother William.  The family was originally from Dunedin, New Zealand. The Gardners, with another brother, Leonard, had been living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, for 13 years and were planning to establish a market garden in …

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Master William Gerald Gardner

William Gardner, 11, was a British subject going to New Zealand aboard Lusitania with his parents James and Annie and his brother Eric.  The family was originally from Dunedin, New Zealand. The Gardners, with another brother, Leonard, had been living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for 13 years and were planning to establish a market garden in Nelson, New Zealand.  …

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Miss Thirza Winter

Thirza Winter, 31, was a British citizen living in New York City, New York, United States.  Thirza survived the Lusitania disaster and shared a damaged collapsible with 33 other survivors, including Archie Donald, George Bilbrough, Angela Pappadopoulo, and Olive North.  Thirza sustained gashes to her head and back from the wreck and was thinly clad, but continued to give artificial …

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Miss Olive North

Olive North, 25, was a British citizen from Saskatoon, Saskatechwan, Canada.  She survived the Lusitania sinking.  She was in a damaged collapsible that filled with 34 survivors, including Archie Donald, George Bilbrough, Angela Pappadopoulo, and Thirza Winter, until they were afraid to take on more for fear of swamping. Their collapsible was picked up by Juno.  Aboard Juno, she met sailor Percy …

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