Your site is terrific, Frank! As Inger and Fiona have pointed out, you have a lot of great information and wonderful photos on there. I've only skimmed through it, but I added it to my favourites so I can return to it later.
Photograph of Titanic's officers
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Frank McElroy
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Sorry in the delay in answering, but life took over for a few days, due to Christmas and a visit from my 3 Children and 9 Grandchildren (that is not awesome, that was madness).
Anyway down to business, to send my replies.
Inger,
It had to be done, thanks to people like yourself and other members on our forum, who know what they are talking about, and can spot misidentified Officer or crew members, from all of us a big Thank you. As for Hugh’s site being the best, most informative personal pages dealing with a crewman on the web. This was something that I and most of my family kept quite about for a long time, it was only because of my cousin that I eventually got involved, we was just fed up with him being called - Herbert McElroy, Walter McElroy, William McElroy, Fitzhugh McElroy, ect … it was confusing us a great deal, so he decided to find out all he could and set the record straight, and I got involved about a year later, sadly he never saw the finished product, of Hughs life being described by people like yourself as “one of the best, most informative personal pages” this I thank you.
As I commented to Phil “by digging and asking with an open mind, one gets to learn and one is always a grateful student to people like yourself.
Fiona,
You are a person I have but the greatest respect for; I followed all your mailings via both John and Jackie, and admired your attitude for finding the facts (true facts) they must come from a minimum of 3 sources, after all there are no firsthand quotes anymore, they are second, third and so on. As for the grand collection of photos I am always looking for any items of information or especially photos of Hugh with or without family, I never stop looking, because if I did for a second, knowing my luck I would miss a picture of a lifetime.
Jason
Thanks for your comments, praise indeed. And thanks for adding it to your favourites.
Ernie
I did see the photograph of Titanic's Officers and Hugh was wearing his medal, thank for your praise about the site, that is praise indeed, my aim is to let the world into his life and for them to see the real man, he was the most gentle yet strong, caring yet disciplined, trained to obedience and order as people with his background usually are, he would bend over backwards to help anyone, yet to try to double cross him I strongly believe one would have their hand full.
Ernie I have found another photo of those medal’s of Captain Smith’s and have included them, talk to you later my friend.
Anyway down to business, to send my replies.
Inger,
It had to be done, thanks to people like yourself and other members on our forum, who know what they are talking about, and can spot misidentified Officer or crew members, from all of us a big Thank you. As for Hugh’s site being the best, most informative personal pages dealing with a crewman on the web. This was something that I and most of my family kept quite about for a long time, it was only because of my cousin that I eventually got involved, we was just fed up with him being called - Herbert McElroy, Walter McElroy, William McElroy, Fitzhugh McElroy, ect … it was confusing us a great deal, so he decided to find out all he could and set the record straight, and I got involved about a year later, sadly he never saw the finished product, of Hughs life being described by people like yourself as “one of the best, most informative personal pages” this I thank you.
As I commented to Phil “by digging and asking with an open mind, one gets to learn and one is always a grateful student to people like yourself.
Fiona,
You are a person I have but the greatest respect for; I followed all your mailings via both John and Jackie, and admired your attitude for finding the facts (true facts) they must come from a minimum of 3 sources, after all there are no firsthand quotes anymore, they are second, third and so on. As for the grand collection of photos I am always looking for any items of information or especially photos of Hugh with or without family, I never stop looking, because if I did for a second, knowing my luck I would miss a picture of a lifetime.
Jason
Thanks for your comments, praise indeed. And thanks for adding it to your favourites.
Ernie
I did see the photograph of Titanic's Officers and Hugh was wearing his medal, thank for your praise about the site, that is praise indeed, my aim is to let the world into his life and for them to see the real man, he was the most gentle yet strong, caring yet disciplined, trained to obedience and order as people with his background usually are, he would bend over backwards to help anyone, yet to try to double cross him I strongly believe one would have their hand full.
Ernie I have found another photo of those medal’s of Captain Smith’s and have included them, talk to you later my friend.
Shea Sweeney
Member
Recently I was looking through some old posts on this forum and was utterly amazed to find out through another thread started by a Bree Sage that a photo of the Titanic's officers in fact turned out to be one of the Olympic's officers. This was a great shock to me as was the fact that the highly reproduced photo of Officer "Lightoller" was in fact the third officer of the Olympic.
So I ask, was a group photo of the Titanic's officers taken and if so where can I view it or get my hands on it.
Thanks to anyone who has an insight on this.
[Moderator's Notes: 1. Edited post to remove photo, due to copyright issues. 2. This post, originally posted as a separate thread, has been moved to the pre-existing one, discussing the same photo. JDT]
So I ask, was a group photo of the Titanic's officers taken and if so where can I view it or get my hands on it.
Thanks to anyone who has an insight on this.
[Moderator's Notes: 1. Edited post to remove photo, due to copyright issues. 2. This post, originally posted as a separate thread, has been moved to the pre-existing one, discussing the same photo. JDT]
Inger Sheil
Member
None of all the officers that has been made public, Shea - if such a photo was taken it is either no longer extant or exists in a private collection.
There were a couple taken in a London studio of the four suviving deck officers.
There were a couple taken in a London studio of the four suviving deck officers.
Dave Gittins
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Search Google Images for 'Titanic officers' and you'll find two photos of the four survivors, one of them autographed.
These must be in a book somewhere, but I can't find them.
Don't fall for the photo of numerous officers, engineers, etc that's currently on the BBC site. They are part of Olympic's crew.
These must be in a book somewhere, but I can't find them.
Don't fall for the photo of numerous officers, engineers, etc that's currently on the BBC site. They are part of Olympic's crew.
Inger Sheil
Member
Titanic Voices has the autographed copy, Dave, with Pitman seated. The photograph of the four with Lowe seated in front appears in The Ship that Stood Still and is credited to "the late Mrs Sylvia Lightoller". I think it might also appear in the edition of Stenson's Lightoller bio titled Titanic Voyager, but don't have it to hand - will have to check later.
Stefan Fordham
Member
Hi, everyone, my first post on this forum.
I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me when this photograph below of the officers was taken, of them all together. I've seen it a few times now, but I haven't been able to find the exact date.
http://www.prlog.org/10502073-titanic-the-belfast-story-being-told-at-white-star-momentos.html
Any extra info would be good. Thanks!
I'm just wondering if anyone can tell me when this photograph below of the officers was taken, of them all together. I've seen it a few times now, but I haven't been able to find the exact date.
http://www.prlog.org/10502073-titanic-the-belfast-story-being-told-at-white-star-momentos.html
Any extra info would be good. Thanks!
Bob Godfrey
Member
Hallo, Stefan. Sorry to disappoint, but that photo isn't what it is too often assumed to be. Go to the thread linked below and read the second post in it (by Inger Sheil) for an explanation of what it really shows.
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org
[Moderator's note: This message and the one above it, originally a separate thread in a different topic, have been moved to the thread that Bob Godfrey linked to in this message. MAB]
Photograph of Titanic's officers
I've seen in several books and online of a photograph purported to be of the Titanic's officers. Here is a link to a copy of said photo. My problem is that some of the officers simply don't look like the Titanic's men. Smith, Murdoch and Pursor McElroy are recognizable, but I question the...
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org
[Moderator's note: This message and the one above it, originally a separate thread in a different topic, have been moved to the thread that Bob Godfrey linked to in this message. MAB]
Stefan Fordham
Member
Well, thanks, that definitely cleared it up for me. I always thought that "Lowe" on the right-hand side looked different than in any other pictures...
