Back on August 6, 2012, I posted an entry about the truth of the Titanic's sinking which revolved around a steering error written byBritish author Louis Patten, granddaughter of the Titanic's Second Officer Charles Lightoller.
I looked up Mr. Lightoller on Wikipedia and found some interesting information.
Born March 30, 1874 and died Dec. 8, 1952. He was the second officer on the Titanic and most senior one to survive. Mr. Lightoller was decorated for gallantry in the First World War and during World War II, provided and sailed one of the "Little Ships" at Dunkirk.
Lightoller acted as first officer during the Titanic's sea trials. On April 14, 1912, he was in command of the last bridge watch before the collision and had retired to bed when the iceberg was encountered.
He was very strict about "women and children first," and went into the water as the great ship slipped beneath it, surviving on an overturned boat.
An Interesting Life. --Cooter
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