Charles Herbert Lightoller wurde am 30 März 1874 in Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK geboren. Er war mit Sylvia Hawley-Wilson verheiratet. Er starb am 8 Dezember 1952 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK.
His youngest son, Brian, was killed in action on the the very first
night of World War II. His oldest son Roger was later killed in the
final months of the war.
[on murdering German prisoners of war] In fact it was simply amazing that they should have had the infernal audacity to offer to surrender, in view of their ferocious and pitiless attacks on our merchant ships. Destroyer versus Destroyer, as in the Dover Patrol, was fair game and no favor. One could meet them and take them on as a decent antagonist. But towards the submarine men, one felt an utter disgust and loathing; they were nothing but an abomination, polluting the clean sea.
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His enthusiastic Lanky accent with a touch of Mid - Atlantic , when recalling his life experiences (1936 interview on BBC Radio)