Mr Albert George Ervine
Mr Albert George Ervine was born in Belfast on 2 August 1893 making him the
youngest member of the Titanic engine room staff. He was educated at Belfast Royal Academy, the Methodist College and the Municipal Technical Institute and spent part of his apprenticeship with Coombe, Barber & Coombe before going to the Harland & Wolff shipyard to study electrical ship work.
Ervine was engaged upon electrical work in the Titanic during her construction and also on the Orient Line`s Maloja. He served on board the Maloja during her maiden voyage and then joined the White Star Line being appointed to the Titanic alongside his friend Assistant Electrician Alfred Pirrie Middleton in fact both men had petitioned the White Star line to be transferred to the Titanic for her maiden voyage.
Ervine died in the sinking, his body, if recovered, was never identified.
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