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Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller, DSC & Bar, RD, RNR (30 March 1874 – 8 December 1952) was a British mariner and naval officer who was the second officer on board the RMS Titanic.
Charles Herbert Lightoller had an eventful seafaring career both before and after the Titanic and served with distinction in two world wars...
- Male
- English
- Netley Abbey, Hampshire, England
- 2nd. Officer
Charles Lightoller passed away on December 8, 1952, aged 72. His ashes were scattered in Mortlake Crematorium in Richmond, Surrey. But his legacy lives on: manifesting itself most recently through the character Mr. Dawson in Christopher Nolan’s epic “Dunkirk” (2017).
Image: Charles Lightloller | Public Domain. Battles Disasters. Early in the morning on 15 April 1912, the unthinkable happened – R.M.S. Titanic, the largest and most luxurious liner that had ever sailed the Seven Seas found itself at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Jun 22, 2005 · A classic shipboard romance ensued, and the two were married December 15, 1903 at Christ Church in Sydney. For the next nine years, Herbert Lightoller served on the most prestigious ships of the White Star Line - the Majestic, the Cedric, the Celtic and his great favorite, the Oceanic.
In this detailed narration, Charles Lightoller, the Second Officer of the Titanic gives his account of the Titanic's maiden voyage and sinking.
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Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller was the Second Officer on board the RMS Titanic, and the most senior officer to survive the disaster. Lightoller was decorated for gallantry as a naval officer in World War I and later, in retirement, further distinguished himself in World War II by providing...
