History, Passenger & Crew Biographies, and Lusitania Facts
Adolph Pederson was a British citizen fluent in German working as a interpreter on board Lusitania. On the ship’s last crossing, Staff Captain Anderson requested him and Detective Inspector William Pierpoint to interrogate three stowaways who the masters-at-arms had found and arrested in a port side pantry. Pederson, who spoke German, was able to confirm …
Robert Chisholm, 33, was a second steward aboard the last voyage of the Lusitania. He survived the sinking. His grandfather, Captain Daniel Chisholm, was a ships salvager who dived searching for ship wrecks. A memorial in Rake Lane Cemetery in Wallasey, Merseyside, England, commemorates the elder Chisholm’s achievements. Robert had seen the torpedo approach the ship …
Read moreMr. Robert Daniel Fletcher Chisholm, Second Steward
David Spendley, a British national, was the husband of Kate Spendley, a third class passenger aboard Lusitania. David died in the Lusitania disaster, but Kate was saved. David and Kate lived at 26 High Street West in Sunderland, England, United Kingdom. Links of interest David March Spendley at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Contributors: Michael …
Ferdinand Limberg, 33, was born in Delft, the Netherlands. He was 1 of 14 siblings. The last voyage of the Lusitania in May 1915 was supposed to be Lemberg’s last before leaving the sea and opening a confectioner’s shop in Liverpool, England, with his wife. Unfortunately, Lemberg did not survive the sinking of the Lusitania. …
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