Category: Titanic
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Titanic Tuesday: Passengers & Crew
Just uploading mutiple weeks’ worth at once, in a blogging mood. This young Scotsman is John “Jock” Law Hume, whom I hold in very warm and high regard. Jock Hume (9th August 1890 – 15th April 1912), was a violinist in Titanic’s famously brave band. I came to ‘know’ Jock through his grandson, who told…
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Titanic Tuesday: Passengers
(I know it’s Wednesday but consider this belated…) John “Jack” Borland Thayer II (24th December 1894 – 18th September 1945). Jack, as he was known, was a home-bound American, travelling with his parents.He was one of the survivors interviewed by Walter Lord for his iconic book, ‘A Night to Remember’ (1956), his account including his…
The Hopeful Edwardian 