Charles Herbert Lightoller

(1874-1952)

British sailor

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Commander Charles Herbert Lightoller, (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. 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 he was twice decorated for gallantry. 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.

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Born	Charles Herbert Lightoller 30 March 1874 Chorley, Lancashire, England
Died	8 December 1952 (aged 78) Richmond, London, England
Zodiac	Aries
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Sylvia Hawley-Wilson 1885-1969 · · m. 1903 info edit

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Roger info 1st child with Sylvia Hawley-Wilson Male b. 26 Oct 1906 · Age: 118 · 1906- · Celebrity Baby

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Richard Trevor info 2nd child with Sylvia Hawley-Wilson Male b. 1908 · Age: 117 · 1908- · Celebrity Baby

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Mavis info 3rd child with Sylvia Hawley-Wilson Female b. Jun 1913 · Age: 112 · 1913- · Celebrity Baby

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Doreen info 4th child with Sylvia Hawley-Wilson Female b. Dec 1915 · Age: 109 · 1915- · Celebrity Baby

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Brian info 5th child with Sylvia Hawley-Wilson Male b. 19 Jan 1917 · Age: 108 · 1917- · Celebrity Baby

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