Charles Lightoller
Charles Herbert Lightoller
English
Charles Lightoller (1874-1952) was an English decorated World War I veteran, a volunteer in the Dunkirk evacuation and the Second Mate on the Titanic. - AsNotedIn
Charles Lightoller (1874-1952) was an English decorated World War I veteran, a volunteer in the Dunkirk evacuation and the Second Mate on the Titanic. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1901/10/06 | Crew members from the SS MEDIC, including Charles Lightoller, sneak onto Fort Denison, hoist a fake Boer flag on Martello tower and fire a cannon loaded with powder and cotton waste to scare Sydney residence into thinking they are being invaded. | Fourth Officer | Fort Denison | Sydney | |||
| 1912/04/15 | Charles Lightoller commands the lowering lifeboats on the port side of the boat deck, allowing "women and children only" instead of "women and children first", lifeboats depart the ailing liner with empty seats. | Second Mate | Sinking of the RMS Titanic | ||||
| 1912/04/15 | Second Officer Lightoller refuses John J Astor's request to board the lifeboat with his wife Madeline. "No, sir. No man is allowed on this boat or any of the boats until the ladies are off." - Charles Lightoller | Second Mate | Sinking of the RMS Titanic | ||||
| 1912/04/15 | Charles Lightoller is the last Titanic survivor to board the RMS Carpathia. | Second Mate | Sinking of the RMS Titanic | ||||
| 1918/07/18 | Captain Charles Lightoller, in command of the destroyer HMS GARRY, sinks the German U-Boat UB-110 in the North Sea near the Tyne | Captain | |||||
| 1930/00/00 | SUNDOWNER is extended 6 ft and converted into a private motor yacht by barge builder Charles Cooper at Richardson's Wharf, Conyer for Commander Charles Lightoller. | Captain | Sundowner | ||||
| 1940/06/01 | SUNDOWNER departs Ramsgate to participate in the evacuation of Dunkirk and returns 12 hours later with 5 sailors from the stricken cruiser WESTERLEY and 125 soldiers from Dunkirk. | Captain | Sundowner | Evacuation of Dunkirk | |||
| 1947/00/00 | Charles Lightoller retires to 1 Duck's Walk, Richmond, Surrey, where he also ran a small boat building business. | Home | Richmond, London | Greater London |