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Apr 9, 2012 · Charles Lightoller was a Titanic hero. The ship's second officer showed inspiring leadership on the night of the disaster, helping to launch a number of lifeboats and then refusing an offer to go ...
Nov 28, 2017 · Charles Lightoller lived through one of the most traumatic maritime experiences of the century, which makes it all the more remarkable that he returned to notice decades later, when Lightoller, then 66, and his son, Roger, volunteered to assist in the evacuation of Dunkirk with their motor yacht, the Sundowner. The character of “Mr. Dawson ...
Jan 29, 2024 · Charles Lightoller. Commander Charles Lightoller ( 30 March 1874 – 8 December 1952) was the second officer on board the Titanic and the most senior officer to survive the disaster. He later distinguished himself commanding one of the "Little Ships" during the Dunkirk evacuation.
Titanic Survivor, WW1 Veteran, and Dunkirk Hero. Born in Chorley, Lancashire, Lightoller began his seafaring career as a seaman at age thirteen. His early career with the White Star Line began in 1900. On the R.M.S. Titanic, he served as 2nd Officer and on the ship's fateful disastrous night he was in charge of an even...
Jun 23, 2018 · Charles Herbert Lightoller was born on 30th March 1874 in Chorley, Lancashire, England, to Sarah and Fred Lightoller. Sadly, Sarah died soon after giving birth and Fred abandoned his young son, seeking a new life for himself in New Zealand. At the age of 13, Charles began a seafaring apprenticeship that would last four years, and which ...
Jul 8, 2022 · Charles Lightoller signed up for a career at sea. He started working at the age of 13, eventually becoming an officer with the White Star Line, which owned and operated the RMS Titanic. What he couldn’t have anticipated from his career, however, was being part of not one but two major tragedies of the 20th century.
Apr 14, 2012 · "There's a letter from [Charles] Lightoller, the second officer, in which he says, 'I may say I was practically the last person to see Dr. Simpson,' " Dornan says.
