William Poole-Apprentice Engineer

[Jane Poole]

My grandfather William Poole (1993-1957) worked on the building of the Titanic whilst an apprentice engineer at Harland & Wolff. I don’t think there are any surviving records of apprentices at Harland & Wolff of that period. After being in the Royal Engineers during WW1, he joined the Merchant Navy as a ship’s engineer.

 

[Jason D. Tiller]

Hello Jane and welcome to the Encyclopedia Titanica Message Board,

Thank you for sharing these items on your grandfather with us; very interesting to see.

 

[Jane Poole]

You are welcome

 

[Jason D. Tiller]

Hi Jane,

I only just noticed this now, but regarding your grandfather's birth year - should it not be 1893, which would have made him 19 when the Titanic sailed (depending on the month that he was born in, of course)?

 

[Jane Poole]

Oh yes, sorry, typo! He was born 10 Feb 1893