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Falmouth Man Drowned

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The name of Mr. H. Creece (sic), deck engineer, does not appear amongst the survivors and he has been given up as lost. The deepest sympathy is felt for the widow and her two children in their great sorrow.

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WAS born at Falmouth and served his apprenticeship with Messrs. Harland & Wolff, Ltd., after which he joined the ''Head Line'' and sailed out of Cardiff for several years. he was also two years with the Ulster Steam Ship
Co., three years with the Isle of Wight Steam Packet Co., and eighteen months on the steam yacht Maund. He had been about fourteen years in the employ of the owners of the White Star Line and was charge hand on the Suevic repairs.
He had also served in the Adriatic and the Olympic, from which vessel he was transferred to the Titanic. Mr. Creese, who was forty-four years of age, leaves a widow and two children, both girls, aged fourteen and eight years
respectively. The deceased engineer held a second-class certificate and resided at Southampton.

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Encyclopedia Titanica (2003) Falmouth Man Drowned (Falmouth Packet, Friday 26th April 1912, ref: #1857, published 21 November 2003, generated 4th July 2024 02:51:11 PM); URL : https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/falmouth-man-drowned.html