Person    | Male  Born 1873  Died 15/4/1912

William Edward Farquharson

Categories: Engineering, Tragedy

Senior Second Engineer on the RMS Titanic. A full résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website. He is also commemorated on the Engineers Memorial, Andrews East Park, Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7DW.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

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William Edward Farquharson

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