Titanic Walks – Survivors

Yesterday (12th) two FoSOC guides Lizzie O’Sullivan and Val Ferguson took the first ‘Survivors’ walk. Nineteen people were on the walk and it was very well received. Below is just three of the graves that were visited.

The walk started at Frederick William Scott a greaser born in Southampton in 1883 who did survive the sinking of the Titanic and later had to answer 400 question at the British enquiry into the disaster. Unfortuanltey, three year he died in an explosion on the S.S Marguerite a steamship from Dover to Southampton and is buried in the Old Cemetery.

Arthur Priest, a Fireman on board the Titanic, who was born in Southampton in 1887, who also survived the sinking of the ‘Donegal, Asturias and was on the ‘Olympic’ when she had the collision with the ‘Hawke’, his nickname was ‘unsinkable stoker’. He died in 1937 of pneumonia aged 49 years, his ashes were scattered.

And finally, James or George Taylor born in Southampton in 1889 and was a fireman on board the Titanic. His first names is George but when signing on to the Titanic he gave the name of James which is his brother’s name. George or James continued his career at sea, and died 1931 and is buried in the Old Cemetery.

A very loud applause was gratefully received by both guides.

Photos taken by Bruce Larner