Mr and Mrs Arthur Dixon and their son Stanley were returning to Oldham for a five-week visit. Mr Dixon was a commercial traveller and latterly an agent in New Zealand for Messrs Hirst Bros and Co Ltd, wholesale jewellers of Roscoe Street, Oldham. They had left New Zealand on 26 March 1915, and made their way to New York via Honolulu, Vancouver, and San Francisco.
The Lusitania sailed shortly after noon on 1 May 1915. On board were 291 passengers in saloon or first class; 601 including a large number of young children in 2nd or cabin class; and only 373 in 3rd class, making a total of 1265 with a crew of 694 of which only…
Source: Lusitania Survivors: A Thrilling Escape | GM 1914
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What a nail-biting first hand account of this tragic event. She did well to survive, and recall the story so well.
Best wishes, Pete.
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