Mr. Robert Henry Cannon, Inspector

Robert Cannon, 52, was a British subject from the Isle of Man working for the British Government and serving as an inspector on Lusitania to safeguard the ship.  Cannon was lost in the Lusitania sinking.  His body was recovered, number 176. This biography is made possible by a collaboration with Peter Kelly and the Merseyside Maritime …

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Dr. James Farrell McDermott, Surgeon

Dr. James McDermott, 38, was a ship’s surgeon aboard Lusitania who worked with the Lusitania‘s assistant surgeon, Joseph Garry.  McDermott was from Cork, Ireland, but lived in Wallasey, Liverpool.  Isaac Lehmann saw McDermott and Purser McCubbin calmly smoking on deck during the sinking. Dr. McDermott was lost in the Lusitania disaster.  His body recovered, #200, and …

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Mr. James Clarke Anderson, Staff Captain

James Anderson Staff Captain Lost [No Picture Provided] Born James Clarke Anderson 2 February 1865 Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Died 7 May 1915 (age 48) RMS Lusitania At sea Age on Lusitania 48 Body 48 Interred Kirkdale Cemetery, Longmoor Lane, Liverpool, England Non Conformist Section 7, grave #1692 Citizenship British (English) Other names Jock Anderson Spouse(s) …

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Mr. Owen McCann, Trimmer

Owen McCann, 30, was a trimmer on the Lusitania, a position where one redistributes the weight of the coal as the ship uses it up, in order to maintain the “trim” of the ship.  McCann died in the disaster.  His body was either unidentified or not recovered. Owen was born or baptized on 24 December 1884 …

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