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Mr Austin
Partner, 40, was born 30 November 1871. A resident of
Tolworth, Surbiton Hill, Surrey, Mr Partner was a
stockbroker known on both sides of the Atlantic. Ten
days before he sailed, he had begun a new job with the
brokerage firm of Myer and Robertson and was coming to
Canada to familiarize himself with an affiliated firm,
Robinson and Black. It would be his 17th trip to Canada.
Married, with two boys, one 12, the other 9, he was
going to first to Toronto and then to Winnipeg.
He boarded
the Titanic at Southampton (ticket number
113043, £28 10s), he occupied cabin C-142. Mr Partner
died in the sinking his body was recovered by the
Mackay-Bennett #166
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Lieutenant
Commander Garfield Stephens Sword |
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Lt. Commander
G. Stephens Royal Naval Reserve Officer Dress Sword with
Pommel and Black Leather Sam Browne, plus phtoto portrait of
Mr Stephens and his U.S.A Alien Seaman's identification
card. Provenance G. Stephens Collection.
Garfield
Stephens was an Engineer with the White Star Line. He served
on numerous ships including Olympic, where he rose to be
Senior Engineer. He also travelled 1st Class on Titanic to
Cherbourg on Ticket No.50, a complimentary ticket issued by
White Star Line and would have disembarked via S.S Nomadic.
He retired in 1945. |
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