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Malcolm Reade

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Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
« on: May 31, 2009, 09:13:04 pm »

On the BBC News web site...

Millvina Dean who was 9 weeks old when the Titanic sank, has died aged 97 in a nursing home.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8070095.stm

Malc


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Pointy

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Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2009, 09:46:37 pm »

God bless her.  :((
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Xtian29

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Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2009, 09:55:22 pm »

Hello

It's is better for her to die now rather than 88 years ago isn't it ?

Anyway are you sure to go up to 97 years old ... Nice life time  !

A+ Xtian 
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Colin Bishop

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Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2009, 10:04:12 pm »

It does make you think doesn't it? That lady was born into a world which is almost ancient history to us now. How things have changed!

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Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2009, 10:26:26 pm »

scary thing that the day she died was the same day the Titanic was launched
althought 97years of a differance
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The long Build

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Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2009, 11:40:36 pm »

"But in the last years of her life, she began struggling with monthly bills of £3,000 at her care home and had been in danger of losing her room."

"She began selling some of her Titanic-related mementoes to raise funds, and in April a canvas bag from her rescue was sold at auction for £1,500." It was bought by a man from London who immediately returned it to her.

How bad is that, Nice to see the buyer returned the bag and other people finanly chipped in to help out.
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OMK

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Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2009, 07:59:01 am »

scary thing that the day she died was the same day the Titanic was launched...

I'm confused at that. The lady died just this week (May), but I thought the Titanic was launched in April, and sank on the 14th.
Have I got my history dates wrong (again)?
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Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2009, 08:44:09 am »

Titanic launched 31st May 1911, fit out completed 31st March 1912

 
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OMK

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Re: Last survivor of Titanic dies aged 97.
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2009, 09:10:23 am »

Ah, right. Now I understand what Gingyer was saying.
Thanks for the heads-up.
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