Charles Lightoller | |
|---|---|
 Lightoller in 1920, Ellis Island Records | |
| Born | Charles Herbert Lightoller 30 March 1874 Chorley, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 8 December 1952 (aged 78) Richmond, London, England |
| Spouse |
Iowa Sylvania Zillah Hawley-Wilson
(m. 1903) |
| Children | 5 |
| Awards | |
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, despite ordering an alleged war crime while engaged in anti-submarine warfare,[3][4] he was twice decorated for gallantry.[5][6] 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.[7]
- ^ Lord, Walter (1955). A Night to Remember (PDF). p. 40.
- ^ Barczewski, Stephanie L. (2006). Titanic: A Night Remembered. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 21.
- ^ Werner Fürbringer (1999), Fips: Legendary German U-boat Commander, 1915–1918, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. pp. 118–21.
- ^ Lightoller, Charles, Herbert (1935). Titanic and Other Ships. Gutenberg Australia. pp. Chapter 44.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Lightoller, Charles, Herbert (1935). Titanic and Other Ships. Gutenberg Australia. pp. Chapter 38.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "London Gazette, 2 May 1917".
- ^ "Dunkirk: A Personal Perspective - CH Lightoller". BBC News (Archives). 1950.