Ernest Frederick Allen

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Ernest Frederick Allen

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
27 Dec 1968 (aged 80)
Southampton Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England
Burial
Swaythling, Southampton Unitary Authority, Hampshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Ashes scattered at sea.
Memorial ID
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Titanic Survivor.

Worked on the Titanic as a Fireman while his younger brother Frederick worked a Lift Steward.

When the Titanic sank, Ernest climbed aboard the Up-side down Lifeboat Collapsible B.

His brother Fred died, along with all the other Lift Stewards on the Titanic.

Later in his life, Ernest would be haunted by the sight of a drowning little girl he saw after he was in the water. He said "But what could I do? In the water it was everyone for themselves".

Ernest Frederick Allen was one of the last surviving member of the Engineering Department on the Titanic, he died in 1968.
Titanic Survivor.

Worked on the Titanic as a Fireman while his younger brother Frederick worked a Lift Steward.

When the Titanic sank, Ernest climbed aboard the Up-side down Lifeboat Collapsible B.

His brother Fred died, along with all the other Lift Stewards on the Titanic.

Later in his life, Ernest would be haunted by the sight of a drowning little girl he saw after he was in the water. He said "But what could I do? In the water it was everyone for themselves".

Ernest Frederick Allen was one of the last surviving member of the Engineering Department on the Titanic, he died in 1968.

Gravesite Details

Cremated at South Stoneham crematorium (no longer there).