Mr Charles Alexander Fortune

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Charles Alexander Fortune
(Courtesy: Alan Hustak, Canada)

Mr Charles Alexander Fortune, 19, was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 13 October 1892, the only son of Mark and Mary Fortune. He had just graduated the year before from Bishop's College in Lennoxville, Quebec with citations of academic and athletic excellence. He was about to enroll in McGill University when he returned from a Grand Tour of Europe on the Titanic.

He boarded at Southampton as a first class passenger. He travelled with his parents and three sisters, Ethel Flora, Alice Elizabeth, and Mabel. They occupied cabins C-23-25-27.

Charles and his father lost their lives in the sinking, their bodies were never recovered.

References and Sources

Alan Hustak (1999) Titanic: The Canadian Story. Vehicule Press, ISBN-1-55065-113-7

Credits
Philip Hind (Editor)
Pat Cook, USA
Phillip Gowan, USA
Alan Hustak, Canada

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Titanic Passenger and Crew Summary

Name: Mr Charles Alexander Fortune
Born: Thursday 13th October 1892
Age: 19 years
Last Residence: in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada

First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 19950 , £263
Cabin No.: C23/25/27
Died in the Titanic disaster (15th April 1912).
Body Not Recovered

Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mr Mark Fortune
Mrs Mary Fortune
Miss Ethel Flora Fortune
Miss Alice Elizabeth Fortune
Miss Mabel Helen Fortune


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