Southampton crew who died on the Titanic

[buctootim]

Good article in the Independent. Worth a read.That is all.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-forgotten-victims-how-the-titanic-tragedy-handed-a-devastating-legacy-to-the-people-of-southampton-7466557.html

[suewhistle]

I remember when I first watched Saints in the late 1960/early 70s: the crowd always reserved a special welcome for Stoke City.

 

Captain Smith came from there..

[Ric]

Good article in the Independent. Worth a read.That is all.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/the-forgotten-victims-how-the-titanic-tragedy-handed-a-devastating-legacy-to-the-people-of-southampton-7466557.html

 

Thanks - really good read.

[dubai_phil]

Thanks for that buctootim

[Fowllyd]

Thanks for posting that - harrowing but brilliant.

[ART]

I remember when I first watched Saints in the late 1960/early 70s: the crowd always reserved a special welcome for Stoke City.

 

Captain Smith came from there..

 

I recall that Stoke received good welcomes because Stanley Matthews was still playing in the team, despite being in his 40's and aged 50

[aintforever]

"The grimy workers in engine rooms gravitated towards the close-built terraced streets of Northam and Chapel (the kind of hard-drinking neighbourhood on whose Albert Road six pubs could be found side by side)."

 

Where have those pubs gone? Tragic.

[latter day saint]

good read that, thanks .

[alpine_saint]

Thanks for posting that article. Really brought home the impact.

[Ohio Saint]

My Great Grandad was a Quartermaster serving as an ABS (He probably got caught drunk on duty again, same as he did on the Olympic) He survived as he was lucky enough to be put in charge of LB 11 at the last minute. He related this poignant story about the 50 bellboys.

[Verbal]

I'll be curious to see whether the ITV series covers the story of the crew.

[krissyboy31]

Excellent read. As the article says, these are/were the forgotten people of the Titanic tragedy (forgotten by everybody outside central Southern Hampshire, that is). This story should be compulsory study for all History/Humanities students throughout the city and county.

[Stu Man Do]

Thought this was pretty interesting so I'll add it on here ... Amazing the scale of losses in our city, even more surprised by the numbers near to my own house! Be interesting to see if any of us live in a crew members house now

 

Take a look here;

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/heritage/titanic/crew/map/

[beatlesaint]

Thought this was pretty interesting so I'll add it on here ... Amazing the scale of losses in our city, even more surprised by the numbers near to my own house! Be interesting to see if any of us live in a crew members house now

 

Take a look here;

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/heritage/titanic/crew/map/

 

Thanks for that link, really brings home the scale of loss throughout Southampton.

I was surprised to see the number near and around The Dell and then out towards Shirley, obviously the area around where St Mary's Stadium is now is well known as homes for many of those who perished but I didn't realise the effect in those other areas of the city.

 

I hope the new Sea City Museum pays a fitting tribute to those many hundreds of families that were affected by the tragedy.