History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Sarah Smith was from St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. She was the nurse of Avis Dolphin and work colleague of Hilda Ellis. Sarah and Hilda were traveling aboardLusitania to send Avis to school in England and to also go on vacation. Through Avis, Sarah and Hilda befriended Professor Ian Holbourn during the voyage. Sarah and Hilda were lost in …
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. …
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 …
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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