Arthur Rostron
| Sir Arthur Henry Rostron | |
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Capt. A.H. Rostron while master of Carpathia in April 1912
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| Born |
14 May 1869 Bolton, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 4 November 1940 (aged 71) Chippenham, Wiltshire, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom/British Empire
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy Reserve |
| Years of service | 1886-1931 (British Merchant Navy) 1893-1924 (Royal Naval Reserve) |
| Rank |
Captain – RNR Commodore – Cunard |
| Commands held |
RMS Carpathia RMS Carmania RMS Lusitania RMS Campania RMS Aurania RMS Mauretania RMS Ivernia RMS Andania RMS Saxonia RMS Berengaria |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve Congressional Gold Medal |
Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, KBE, RD, RNR (14 May 1869 – 4 November 1940) was a captain for the Cunard Line. He was best remembered as the captain of the ocean liner RMS Carpathia, when it rescued hundreds of survivors of the RMS Titanic which sank in 1912, after striking an iceberg on the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean.
Rostron won wide praise for his energetic efforts to reach the Titanic before she sank, and his efficient preparations for and conduct of the rescue of the survivors. He was awarded a Congressional Gold Medal by the US Congress, and in 1926 was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire. He rose to become the Commodore of the Cunard fleet, and retired in 1931.
Arthur Rostron was born in Astley Bridge, north of Bolton, Lancashire, England to James and Nancy Rostron in 1869. Educated at Bolton Grammar School from 1882 to 1883 and Bolton Church Institute in 1884, Rostron then joined the Merchant Navy Cadet School Ship HMS Conway as a cadet. After two years of training on the Conway, he was apprenticed to the Waverley Line of Messrs Williamson, Milligan and Co in Liverpool on the iron clipper ship, Cedric the Saxon.
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