Mr Ernest Frederick Allen
- Biography
| Name: Mr Ernest Frederick Allen
Born: Friday 10th February 1888 Age: 24 years Last Residence: in Southampton Hampshire England Occupation: Trimmer Last Ship: Olympic Engine crew First Embarked: Southampton Rescued (boat B) Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912 Died: Friday 27th December 1968 |
Mr Ernest Frederick Allen, 24, was born on 10 March 1888 in London.
When he signed-on to the Titanic, on 6 April 1912, he gave his address as 9 Short Street (Chapel, Southampton). He normally worked as a fireman but on the Titanic he was employed as a trimmer. As such he received £5 10s per month. He had previously served on the Olympic.
Allen was rescued in Collapsible B. His brother Fred Allen died in the sinking. Initially Ernest Allen was also reported lost.
Ernest Allen died in December 1968.
Documents
Crew Particulars of Engagement
Southern Evening Echo, 4 September 1964, Article
Southern Evening Echo, 30 December 1968, Obituary
References
Agreement and Account of Crew (PRO London, BT100/259)
Hermann Söldner (ed.) (2000) RMS Titanic: Passenger and Crew
List 10 April 1912-15 April 1912. ä wie Ärger Verlag.
Southampton Echo, April, 1912
Hampshire Independent, April 1912
Mansion House Titanic Relief Fund Booklets and Minute Books
Contributors
Brian Ticehurst, UK
Related Articles and Documents
| Southern Evening Echo (1964) | KEEPING IN TOUCH | |
| Southern Evening Echo (1968) | OBITUARY |
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