Mr John Foley

John "Jack" Foley, 44, was born in York. He appears to have signed-on to the Titanic initially in Belfast on 25 March 1912 as a quartermaster. When he signed on to the Titanic on 6 April 1912, he gave his address as 2 Queen's Road (Southampton). His previous ship was the Olympic. His wages were £5 per month.

Foley claimed to have helped Seaman "Sam Parks" search for an axe to chop away the sounding spar protruding directly below lifeboat 4 [1].

Foley was rescued in lifeboat 4.

Foley signed-on to the Oceanic on 10 July 1912 but failed to join the ship when it sailed.

Notes
Sam Parks is not listed, he may have existed but signed on under a different name, possibly it was Walter Perkis or perhaps Frank Parkes of the Harland and Wolff guarantee group.

Documents
Crew Particulars of Engagement

Sources
United States Senate, Washington 1912. n° 806, Crew List

References
Daniel Allen Butler  (1998) Unsinkable: The Full Story of the RMS Titanic
Crew Articles of Agreement (Belfast), Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (TRANS 2A/45 381)
Crew Particulars of Engagement
, Public Record Office (BT100/259)
Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, Agreements and Crew Lists Oceanic January – August 1912
Archibald Gracie  (1913) The Truth about the Titanic
Walter Lord (1976) A Night to Remember. London, Penguin. ISBN 0 14 004757 3

Contributors
Inger Sheil, UK
Kerri Sundberg, USA
Hermann Söldner, Germany
Bill Wormstedt, USA

Credits
Philip Hind (Editor)

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Titanic Passenger and Crew Summary

Name: Mr John Foley
Age: 44 years
Marital Status: Married.
Last Residence: at 2 Queens Road Southampton Hampshire England
Occupation: Storekeeper
Last Ship: Olympic

First Embarked: Belfast
Rescued
Disembarked Carpathia: New York City on Thursday 18th April 1912


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