My grt grandfather was one of the helmsmen that died. He finished his shift just 10 minutes before the torpedo hit and had gone below deck. I remember my grandad talking about it. Ireland did an amazing centenary memorial service in 2015. I managed to find an angling company that took their two fishing boats out to the wreck to be there at 2p.m. 100 years later. It was an amazing and powerful experience. I buried a photo of my grt grandfather along with his wife (who died of a broken heart 5 years later) by the head of Kinsale lighthouse, overlooking the wreck site.
@@rosalinda-305 Thank you Rosalinda, it is very kind of you to comment. I loved my grandfather, he was lovely and himself, thankfully survived a couple of bullets to the chest in the Somme, just a year or so after his father died.
The singer mentioned was Hamish Mackay , my dad's cousin who was returning from a tour in Canada & America. Angus, A family friend examined the morgue in vain and interviewed many survivors, (including Alice) who recalled him singing at the Thursday night ship's concert .
Jackie, this us absolutely amazing! I remember as a kid watching this show with my folks. And your lovely grandmother surviving such an ordeal. Wow! She was so composed. And now we know who you were named after... your dear aunt. Thanks for sharing this.
She was my Dads Auntie, Gertrude Brocklebank was me dads sister, my Aunt. Her brother William was my Dads Father and my Grandad who was Ships Carpenter who sailed to Seattle and as far as we know jumped ship and died there later of consumption (I have the Death Certificate) Dads mum died when he was 14 leaving him, his younger siblings Gertrude and Robert (Bob) orphans. Dad joined the British Army as a junior bandsman at 15 years old and when he was 17 sent to Palestine as part of the British Rule under the League of Nations to help keep the peace between the relatively new country of Israel and Palestine. this was prior to the outbreak of WW2.
william middleton wow thank you for sharing your story. Do you believe your aunt would have known for certain it was Alfred Vanderbilt that gave her a life vest? Regardless, your aunts story, in my opinion, was the most fascinating of any Lusitania survivor. The fact that she was the last to board the ship, and was practically lifeless, then resuscitated back to life was truly remarkable, to say the least. And she was so humble giving her account. God bless her
" come on tell us about the most traumatic event in your life, being sunk and lying in a morgue with corpses, come on, hurry up, spit it out, gotta get another shampoo advert in".
I bet she was pleased with that new 1956 Mercury, that was about $3000 worth of car. I didn't think much of the show's host, I recognise time limits & the need to get in advertisers but it was his lack of empathy regarding the Lusitania & attempts to sensationalise the event which were irritating. When Mrs Middleton got a word in edgeways it was interesting.
Norma McManus there was a second explosion and it was thought to be a second torpedo by many. I suppose in the same way some swore the Titanic never split in two. People think they experience things differently.
The most compelling theory is the torpedo set off a high concentration of coal dust and a second, much more powerful, explosion occured. Critical was the press against the British Admiralty when it was revealed years later (i mean a very long time) that they put war material onboard and while that did not explode (if any was explosive), the British Admiralty thought it could and kept it secret, blaming Germany for 2 or more torpedoes. I find it interesting that both Germans and British claim either ammunition exploding or multiple torpedoes when after it all has came to the open that it was neither, nothing but heavy coal dust
Boomers be like: people are so bad mannered these days! Meanwhile these two jackasses press a woman to talk about a traumatic event on live television, while also continuously interrupting her to joke around I dont know why this made me so upset
This is a good film that explains events really well ruclips.net/video/OcBEMjmOy2Y/видео.html The questions about the integrity of the ships sinking are not few. The admiralty knew the uboat was there, it knew it was after the Lusitania (it had cracked the Germans Morse code), it withdrew the destroyer that was on its way to protect her, it only interviewed crew in the inquiry that were prepared to say there was more than one torpedo, it tried to pin the blame on the captain, denied that there was ammunition on board etc. There were other more suspicious events. England was struggling in the war at the time - they wanted the US to join with its men and money. Propaganda after this went all out with pictures of sinking mothers and babies. Lord Mersey, who led the inquiry into the Lusitania (and had done the same with the Titanic just a few years earlier), resigned his post as wreck commissioner immediately after the inquiry complete, he waived his fee and later said to his children "The Lusitania affair was a damned dirty business'.
a ship bearing 159 neutral Americans....what about the 1,000+ other passengers mate, I don't like this guy, I know he was only doing his job but he rubs me up the wrong way.
My grt grandfather was one of the helmsmen that died. He finished his shift just 10 minutes before the torpedo hit and had gone below deck. I remember my grandad talking about it. Ireland did an amazing centenary memorial service in 2015. I managed to find an angling company that took their two fishing boats out to the wreck to be there at 2p.m. 100 years later. It was an amazing and powerful experience. I buried a photo of my grt grandfather along with his wife (who died of a broken heart 5 years later) by the head of Kinsale lighthouse, overlooking the wreck site.
So sad but meaningful..thank you for sharing that
@@rosalinda-305 Thank you Rosalinda, it is very kind of you to comment. I loved my grandfather, he was lovely and himself, thankfully survived a couple of bullets to the chest in the Somme, just a year or so after his father died.
The singer mentioned was Hamish Mackay , my dad's cousin who was returning from a tour in Canada & America. Angus, A family friend examined the morgue in vain and interviewed many survivors, (including Alice) who recalled him singing at the Thursday night ship's concert .
God bless. what a story! 🙏❤
That's an amazing piece of information to have 👍thank you!
Jackie, this us absolutely amazing! I remember as a kid watching this show with my folks. And your lovely grandmother surviving such an ordeal. Wow! She was so composed. And now we know who you were named after... your dear aunt. Thanks for sharing this.
She was my Dads Auntie, Gertrude Brocklebank was me dads sister, my Aunt. Her brother William was my Dads Father and my Grandad who was Ships Carpenter who sailed to Seattle and as far as we know jumped ship and died there later of consumption (I have the Death Certificate) Dads mum died when he was 14 leaving him, his younger siblings Gertrude and Robert (Bob) orphans. Dad joined the British Army as a junior bandsman at 15 years old and when he was 17 sent to Palestine as part of the British Rule under the League of Nations to help keep the peace between the relatively new country of Israel and Palestine. this was prior to the outbreak of WW2.
william middleton wow thank you for sharing your story. Do you believe your aunt would have known for certain it was Alfred Vanderbilt that gave her a life vest? Regardless, your aunts story, in my opinion, was the most fascinating of any Lusitania survivor. The fact that she was the last to board the ship, and was practically lifeless, then resuscitated back to life was truly remarkable, to say the least. And she was so humble giving her account. God bless her
These guys don't listen do they they had a narrative and I have a feeling the story she tells is different
It's annoying that the host kept interrupting her. He really loves the sound of his own voice it seems.
It was a half hour show to get everything covered including commercials in 30 minutes
" come on tell us about the most traumatic event in your life, being sunk and lying in a morgue with corpses, come on, hurry up, spit it out, gotta get another shampoo advert in".
What a sweetheart she was. She seems to have even enjoyed retelling the story although a strained interview. ❤
I bet she was pleased with that new 1956 Mercury, that was about $3000 worth of car. I didn't think much of the show's host, I recognise time limits & the need to get in advertisers but it was his lack of empathy regarding the Lusitania & attempts to sensationalise the event which were irritating. When Mrs Middleton got a word in edgeways it was interesting.
Thank you for the eclectic programs...and I do remember the Prell Shampoo!
Wow she almost missed getting on Lusitania due to not getting wake up cal!! she was lucky to make it!! and be on this show ;)
Bless her heart 😭
She was 69 here. When she was first introduced i thought she was 90! What a sweetheart.
No other documentary mentions a second torpedo striking the Lusitania. Very interesting!
Norma McManus there was a second explosion and it was thought to be a second torpedo by many. I suppose in the same way some swore the Titanic never split in two. People think they experience things differently.
The most compelling theory is the torpedo set off a high concentration of coal dust and a second, much more powerful, explosion occured. Critical was the press against the British Admiralty when it was revealed years later (i mean a very long time) that they put war material onboard and while that did not explode (if any was explosive), the British Admiralty thought it could and kept it secret, blaming Germany for 2 or more torpedoes. I find it interesting that both Germans and British claim either ammunition exploding or multiple torpedoes when after it all has came to the open that it was neither, nothing but heavy coal dust
Boomers be like: people are so bad mannered these days!
Meanwhile these two jackasses press a woman to talk about a traumatic event on live television, while also continuously interrupting her to joke around
I dont know why this made me so upset
Live television was so frenetic.
Good grief, shut up and let the poor lady tell her story. She was there!
This is a good film that explains events really well ruclips.net/video/OcBEMjmOy2Y/видео.html The questions about the integrity of the ships sinking are not few. The admiralty knew the uboat was there, it knew it was after the Lusitania (it had cracked the Germans Morse code), it withdrew the destroyer that was on its way to protect her, it only interviewed crew in the inquiry that were prepared to say there was more than one torpedo, it tried to pin the blame on the captain, denied that there was ammunition on board etc. There were other more suspicious events. England was struggling in the war at the time - they wanted the US to join with its men and money. Propaganda after this went all out with pictures of sinking mothers and babies.
Lord Mersey, who led the inquiry into the Lusitania (and had done the same with the Titanic just a few years earlier), resigned his post as wreck commissioner immediately after the inquiry complete, he waived his fee and later said to his children "The Lusitania affair was a damned dirty business'.
birkenhead she was from thats by Liverpool where i am from
*R A D I A N T L Y A L I V E*
Date of this episode?
do they still sell Extra Rich Liquid Prell?
She talks about a second torpedo .. but I thought there was in fact only one?
Met in Birkenhead heh? Not far from where my folks live.
Seattle was better weather than England? lol
this is so sad
Poor woman. Not big on empathy back then ... More interested in selling shampoo!
a ship bearing 159 neutral Americans....what about the 1,000+ other passengers mate, I don't like this guy, I know he was only doing his job but he rubs me up the wrong way.
it was of its time this show