Second daughter of A. Douglas Braithwaite and Marjory Margaret {Hendrie} Braithwaite of Calgary Alberta, Hamilton Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec
Dorothy Braithwaite, a nurse, boarded the British ship 'Lusitania' at New York on May 1st, 1915, traveling to join her sister in England. She would have celebrated her 24th birthday enroute. She lost her life when a German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania just off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915
Of the 1,959 on board, 1,198 passengers and crew died, including Canadians, Americans, and British. Dorothy's body was never found
∼Dorothy Braithwaite, 24, of Montréal, Canada was on the Lusitania to see her sisters in London. A researcher named Diane (I'm sorry, I don't have the last name) submits the following from a book, quoting a letter:
"Among them was Miss Dorothy Braithwaite, of Canada, coming to Lady Drummond here in London. Both of Miss Braithwaite's sisters had been widowed on the same day, their husbands being killed in action, and when Miss Braithwaite heard of this she sailed immediately to come to her young widowed sisters. She was a beautiful girl, not more than twenty, and very frail."
Dorothy celebrated her 25th birthday onboard the Lusitania, on Wednesday, 5 May.
At the time of the torpedo's impact, Dorothy Braithwaite was in the lounge with Sir Frederick Orr- Lewis, Lady Marguerite Allan, Gwen, Anna, and Robert Holt. They gathered on the portside where Sir Lewis' valet, George Slingsby, and Lady Allan's maids joined them. Dorothy separated from them in the crowd and was last seen near lifeboat #14.
Afterwards Harold Boulton found her in the water and she died holding his hand.∼Killed in the sinking of the Lusitinia.
Dorothy Braithwaite, a nurse, boarded the British ship 'Lusitania' at New York on May 1st, 1915, traveling to join her sister in England. She would have celebrated her 24th birthday enroute. She lost her life when a German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania just off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915
Of the 1,959 on board, 1,198 passengers and crew died, including Canadians, Americans, and British. Dorothy's body was never found
∼Dorothy Braithwaite, 24, of Montréal, Canada was on the Lusitania to see her sisters in London. A researcher named Diane (I'm sorry, I don't have the last name) submits the following from a book, quoting a letter:
"Among them was Miss Dorothy Braithwaite, of Canada, coming to Lady Drummond here in London. Both of Miss Braithwaite's sisters had been widowed on the same day, their husbands being killed in action, and when Miss Braithwaite heard of this she sailed immediately to come to her young widowed sisters. She was a beautiful girl, not more than twenty, and very frail."
Dorothy celebrated her 25th birthday onboard the Lusitania, on Wednesday, 5 May.
At the time of the torpedo's impact, Dorothy Braithwaite was in the lounge with Sir Frederick Orr- Lewis, Lady Marguerite Allan, Gwen, Anna, and Robert Holt. They gathered on the portside where Sir Lewis' valet, George Slingsby, and Lady Allan's maids joined them. Dorothy separated from them in the crowd and was last seen near lifeboat #14.
Afterwards Harold Boulton found her in the water and she died holding his hand.∼Killed in the sinking of the Lusitinia.
Second daughter of A. Douglas Braithwaite and Marjory Margaret {Hendrie} Braithwaite of Calgary Alberta, Hamilton Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec
Dorothy Braithwaite, a nurse, boarded the British ship 'Lusitania' at New York on May 1st, 1915, traveling to join her sister in England. She would have celebrated her 24th birthday enroute. She lost her life when a German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania just off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915
Of the 1,959 on board, 1,198 passengers and crew died, including Canadians, Americans, and British. Dorothy's body was never found
∼Dorothy Braithwaite, 24, of Montréal, Canada was on the Lusitania to see her sisters in London. A researcher named Diane (I'm sorry, I don't have the last name) submits the following from a book, quoting a letter:
"Among them was Miss Dorothy Braithwaite, of Canada, coming to Lady Drummond here in London. Both of Miss Braithwaite's sisters had been widowed on the same day, their husbands being killed in action, and when Miss Braithwaite heard of this she sailed immediately to come to her young widowed sisters. She was a beautiful girl, not more than twenty, and very frail."
Dorothy celebrated her 25th birthday onboard the Lusitania, on Wednesday, 5 May.
At the time of the torpedo's impact, Dorothy Braithwaite was in the lounge with Sir Frederick Orr- Lewis, Lady Marguerite Allan, Gwen, Anna, and Robert Holt. They gathered on the portside where Sir Lewis' valet, George Slingsby, and Lady Allan's maids joined them. Dorothy separated from them in the crowd and was last seen near lifeboat #14.
Afterwards Harold Boulton found her in the water and she died holding his hand.∼Killed in the sinking of the Lusitinia.
Dorothy Braithwaite, a nurse, boarded the British ship 'Lusitania' at New York on May 1st, 1915, traveling to join her sister in England. She would have celebrated her 24th birthday enroute. She lost her life when a German submarine torpedoed and sank the Lusitania just off the coast of Ireland on May 7, 1915
Of the 1,959 on board, 1,198 passengers and crew died, including Canadians, Americans, and British. Dorothy's body was never found
∼Dorothy Braithwaite, 24, of Montréal, Canada was on the Lusitania to see her sisters in London. A researcher named Diane (I'm sorry, I don't have the last name) submits the following from a book, quoting a letter:
"Among them was Miss Dorothy Braithwaite, of Canada, coming to Lady Drummond here in London. Both of Miss Braithwaite's sisters had been widowed on the same day, their husbands being killed in action, and when Miss Braithwaite heard of this she sailed immediately to come to her young widowed sisters. She was a beautiful girl, not more than twenty, and very frail."
Dorothy celebrated her 25th birthday onboard the Lusitania, on Wednesday, 5 May.
At the time of the torpedo's impact, Dorothy Braithwaite was in the lounge with Sir Frederick Orr- Lewis, Lady Marguerite Allan, Gwen, Anna, and Robert Holt. They gathered on the portside where Sir Lewis' valet, George Slingsby, and Lady Allan's maids joined them. Dorothy separated from them in the crowd and was last seen near lifeboat #14.
Afterwards Harold Boulton found her in the water and she died holding his hand.∼Killed in the sinking of the Lusitinia.
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DOROTHY DOUGLAS
Dearly loved second daughter of
A Douglas and Marjory Hendrie Braithwaite
Born Calgary 5 May 1891 - S S Lusitania 7 May 1915
Blessed are the Pure in Heart
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BRAITHWAITE
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