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Rostron, Arthur, 1869-1940

LC control no.nb2012011528
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingRostron, Arthur, 1869-1940
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Variant(s)Rostron, Arthur Henry, 1869-1940
Rostron, Arthur H, 1869-1940
Rostron, A. H. (Arthur Henry), 1869-1940
Beginning date18690514
Ending date19401104
Associated countryEngland
Place of birthAstley Bridge, England
North Atlantic Ocean
Place of deathChippenham, Wiltshire, England
Field of activityPassenger ships captain Merchant naval officer
AffiliationWaverley Line
Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.
Great Britain. Royal Navy
Carpathia (Ship)
Profession or occupationMerchant marine officer Naval officer
Found inTitanic hero, 2011: t.p. (Arthur Rostron; Captain Rostron of the Carpathia)
Home from the sea, 1931: t.p. (Sir Arthur H. Rostron)
Wikipedia, 8 May 2012: (Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, KBE, RD, RNR; born Astley Bridge, Lancashire, 14 May 1869, died 4 November 1940, Chippenham, Wiltshire. He was apprenticed to the Waverley Line in 1886, subsequently left and eventually joined the Cunard Line in 1895, and retired in May 1931. He also served in the Royal Naval Reserve)
Associated languageeng