Mr George Swane
- Biography
| Name: Mr George Swane
Born: Monday 12th December 1892 Age: 19 years 4 months and 3 days. Marital Status: Single. Last Residence: in London London England Occupation: Chauffeur to Mr Hudson Joshua Creighton Allison 2nd Class passenger First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912 Ticket No. 248734 , £13 Cabin No.: F? Destination: Montreal Québéc Canada Died in the sinking. Body recovered by: Mackay-Bennett (No. 294) Buried: Fairview Lawn Cemetery Halifax Nova Scotia Canada on Monday 6th May 1912. |
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George Swane, 19, was chauffeur to Hudson Allison and family and boarded the Titanic at Southampton with them, their other servants and their cook Mildred Brown with whom he travelled in Second Class.
During the voyage he occupied a shared cabin on F-Deck and on the night of the disaster he and his roommates enjoyed a pillow fight which those in the adjacent cabin F-33 (Selena Rogers Cook, Elizabeth Nye, Amelia Lemore and Mildred Brown) awake for a time.
After the collision Swane knocked on the door to the ladies cabin and warned them to get dressed as quickly as possible.
The grave of George Swane in Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, N.S.
Photo: © Bill Fowler, Dundas, Canada.
George Swane lost his life in the disaster, his body was later recovered and he was buried at Fairview cemetery, Halifax, N.S. on May 6th 1912.
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NO. 294 - MALE - ESTIMATED AGE, 18 - HAIR, DARK CLOTHING - Blue suit; grey socks; low shoes. EFFECTS - Chain; sovereign case, empty; 33s 5d in cash; one tie pin; two motor licenses. NAME - GEORGE SWANE, 73 Little Cadogan Place, London, S.W. |
Travelling Companions
Mr Hudson Joshua Creighton Allison Employer
Mrs Bessie Waldo Allison Employer
References and Sources
Record of Bodies and Effects: Passengers and Crew, S.S. Titanic (Public Archives of Nova Scotia) (#294)
Don Lynch & Ken Marschall (1992) Titanic: An Illustrated History. London, Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 0 340 56271 4
Credits
Bill Fowler, Canada
Bob Knuckle, Canada
George Behe, USA
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