Charles Lightoller
British mariner, Royal Navy officer (1874–1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller, DSC & Bar, RD, RNR (30 March 1874 – 8 December 1952) was a British mariner and naval officer who was the second officer on board the RMS Titanic. During the ship's sinking, and as the officer in charge of loading passengers into lifeboats on the port side, Lightoller strictly enforced the women and children only protocol, not allowing any male passengers to board the lifeboats unless they were needed as auxiliary seamen.[1][2] He was the most senior officer to survive the disaster. Lightoller served as a commanding officer in the Royal Navy during World War I and was twice decorated for gallantry.[3][4] During World War II, in retirement, he voluntarily provided his personal yacht, the Sundowner, and sailed her as one of the "little ships" in the Dunkirk evacuation.[5]
Charles Lightoller | |
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Born | Charles Herbert Lightoller (1874-03-30)30 March 1874 Chorley, Lancashire, England |
Died | 8 December 1952(1952-12-08) (aged 78) Richmond, London, England |
Spouse |
Iowa Sylvania Zillah Hawley-Wilson
(m. 1903) |
Children | 5 |
Awards |