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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...
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).
On 31 May 1940, 66-year-old Lightoller received a call from the Admiralty requesting that he sail the Sundowner to Ramsgate so that a Navy crew could use it as one of the ‘Little Ships of Dunkirk’ and sail to France to rescue the stranded B.E.F. and Allied forces. Lightoller agreed but on the condition that he would sail it with his son, Roger.
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.
Jun 15, 2018 · Charles Lightoller got his maritime start as an officer on the Titanic before going on to serve in -- and survive -- both World Wars.
Apr 29, 2007 · On the 15th of April nineteen hundred and twelve the Titanic struck an iceberg and in a couple of hours a great liner had sunk on her maiden voyage at a cost in human life of fifteen hundred souls.
Mar 30, 2020 · Charles Herbert Lightoller led a titanic life. Born on 30 March 1874 in in Chorley, Lancashire, England, Lightoller was second officer on Titanic and the most senior officer to survive the sinking. He was a hero in both the Merchant Navy and the Royal Navy.
An interview with Titanic survivor Charles Herbert Lightoller from November 1, 1936.
