Mr Edward Arthur Dorking
Mr Edward Arthur Dorking , 19, a single man from Liss, Hampshire, boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a third class passenger (ticket number 10482, £8 1s). He was travelling to join his uncle, Fred Cooke at Oglesby, a cement manufacturing town about five miles south of LaSalle, Illinois. Dorking's stepfather Mr John C. Baker lived in Clevedon, England.
After the collision Dorking helped Emily Badman to put on her lifebelt.
Edward Arthur Dorking was rescued in Collapsible B. He was quartered for a time at a New York Hospital before making his way the Illinois where he earned money for a time by relating his experiences in a series of public appearances, as reported by the local press at the time.
References
Buda Plain Dealer, Friday, May 17, 1912, Article
Bureau County Republican (Princeton, IL), Thursday, May 2, 1912, Article
Sources
List or Manifest of Alien Passengers for the United States Immigration
Officer At Port Of Arrival (Ship: Carpathia)-National Archives, NWCTB-85-T715-Vol
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Acknowledgements
Debbie Brewer, USA
Hermann Söldner, Germany
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Summary
Born: Sunday 18th June 1893
Age: 18 years
Last Residence: in Liss Hampshire England
Occupation: Groom
3rd Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 10482 , £8 1s
Destination: Oglesby United States
Rescued (boat B)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Monday 12th April 1954
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