RMS TITANIC – Let’s remember the crew! Many had Dorset origins.
Posted on 1st April 2022
On 15th April it will be the 110th Anniversary of the sinking of RMS Titanic The story of the tragedy is well-known, and doubtless there will be media references to the millionaires and aristocrats who perished Invariably, less attention is paid to the crew Of the estimated 2224 people on board, 885 were crew It is thought that some 1514 people died, of whom 821 were passengers and 693 were crew A very large proportion of the crew lived in Southampton, and amongst these, were many who... more