Mr Charles Alexander Fortune
- Biography
| Name: Mr Charles Alexander Fortune
Born: Thursday 13th October 1892 Age: 19 years Last Residence: in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada 1st Class passenger First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912 Ticket No. 19950 , £263 Cabin No.: C23/25/27 Died in the sinking. Body Not Recovered |
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.
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mr Mark Fortune
Mrs Mary Fortune
Miss Ethel Flora Fortune
Miss Alice Elizabeth Fortune
Miss Mabel Helen Fortune
References and Sources
Alan Hustak (1999) Titanic: The Canadian Story. Vehicule Press, ISBN-1-55065-113-7
Credits
Pat Cook, USA
Phillip Gowan, USA
Alan Hustak, Canada
Related Articles and Documents
| MEMORIAL PLAQUE | ||
| New York Times (1912) | WOMEN REVEALED AS HEROINES BY WRECK | |
| Manitoba Free Press (1912) | FORTUNE FAMILY PARTED IN BOAT IN GOOD CHEER | |
| Washington Times (1912) | DRESSED IN SKIRTS MAN LEFT TITANIC |
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