Mr Gurshon "Gus" Cohen
- Biography
- Summary
- Articles
- Pictures
- Movies
- Links
- Family Tree
- Memorials
- Update
Mr Gurshon ("Gus") Cohen, 18, was born 31 December 1893 in Whitechapel, London. He was an out of work printer who was seeking his fortune in America. He borrowed the equivalent of $32.00 and booked passage on the Adriatic, but the coal strike forced him to take the Titanic instead. His father saw him to the ship at Southampton on 10 April 1912.
Cohen managed to escape lifeboat 12. He later claimed that the last tune the orchestra played was not "Nearer My God to Thee."
Gus Cohen later worked as a cloth buyer. He and his wife lived in Southend on Sea, Essex. They had no children.
He died at Rochford Hospital, Rochford, Southend-on-Sea, on 4 August 1978.
Documents
General Register Office Certified
Copy of an Entry of Death
Contributors
George Behe, USA
Phillip Gowam, USA
Rob Ottmers, USA
Summary
Born: Sunday 31st December 1893
Age: 18 years
Last Residence: in London England
Occupation: Printer / Compositor
3rd Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 3540 , £8 1s
Destination: Brooklyn New York United States
Rescued (boat 12)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Friday 4th August 1978
Cause of Death: Renal Failure
Create a family tree for Gurshon "Gus" Cohen
No family tree has been added for Gurshon "Gus" Cohen but you can easily create one...
1. Register on Ancestry.com or Ancestry.co.uk
2. Create a free public family tree for this person
3. Click the update tab on this page and submit the link to the family tree.
Grave or Memorials
We currently have no record of a grave of memorial but if you know of one please submit it.
Link to this page
Please link to this page using the following URL
http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/gurshon-gus-cohen.html
Or copy the link text below
Cite this page
If you need to cite this article as a reference please copy the following and adapt as necessary for your referencing system:
(2009) Gurshon "Gus" Cohen Encyclopedia Titanica (ref: #725, accessed 23rd November 2009 01:01:12 AM)
URL : http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-survivor/gurshon-gus-cohen.html
Please help us to improve the biography by sending whatever information you can.
