FIRE UP HARD
Worcestershire Chronicle
John Thompson was 42 years old, and a native of Liverpool. He wasn't on Titanic to emigrate, he was employed on the ship as a Fireman. After all the boats had gone he was left aboard the ship. He was one of the few to survive the icy water by standing in the knee deep water in Collapsible A. The night took it's toll on Thompson, adding up all the injuries that different sources had given him, he had broken his arm, had his jaw locked up by the cold, and burned his hands. He spent some time in a New York hospital afterwards.
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