Mr Alfred Fernand Omont

Alfred Fernand Omont

Mr Alfred Fernand Omont, 29, was born 25 September 1882.

A cotton dealer from Havre, France, Omont boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg as a first class passenger (Ticket no. F.C. 12998, £25 14s 10d).

On the evening of 14 April Omont was playing auction bridge (a card game), in the Café Parisien, with Pierre Maréchal, Paul Chevré and Lucien P. Smith when the collision took place:

Chevré, Marechal and Omont were all rescued in lifeboat 7, they described their rescue in an article that appeared in Le Matin and The Times.

Alfred Omont died on 18 March 1948

References and Sources

Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])

Credits
Philip Hind (Editor)
Hermann Söldner, Germany
Craig Stringer, UK
Geoff Whitfield, UK

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Titanic Passenger and Crew Summary

Name: Mr Alfred Fernand Omont
Born: Monday 25th September 1882
Age: 29 years
Last Residence: in Le Havre France
Occupation: Dealer

First Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 12998 , £25 14s 10d
Rescued (boat 7)
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912
Died: Thursday 18th March 1948


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