Reginald Lee

Reginald Robinson Lee ( born May 19, 1870 in Benson, Oxfordshire, England; † August 6, 1913 in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England) was a lookout on the Titanic, which sank on 15 April 1912.

Life

Reginald Lee was the eldest child of the headmaster of Bensington, William Lee and his wife Sarah Jane Lee. His parents were with him. Aged 22 and 21 years, parents In Bensington Lee's sister Agnes was born. 1876 ​​the family moved to Whitchurch ( Hampshire), where Lee's only brother Herbert, first saw the light of day. By 1881 should Jane Lee three more daughters ( Irene, Leonie and Marion ) bring to the world, but they were born in Southsea. Reginald Lee had thus four younger sisters and a younger brother.

On October 23, 1887 William Lee died at the age of 42 years with severe pneumonia. Reginald, now 17 years old, had to earn money for the family, and was hired by the White Star Line to. However, more detailed documents are missing to reconstruct the stages of his professional life before in April 1912 - was treated as a lookout on the Titanic - now almost 42 years old.

Together with the 24 -year-old Frederick Fleet he did on the night of 14 to 15 April 1912 Crows Nest service. At 23:40 clock the Titanic ran into an iceberg, although Fleet had recently been sighted him and reported to the bridge. With 46 other passengers and crew members ( other sources mention 63 people) Reginald Lee escaped in lifeboat No. 13, the abfierte at 1:35 clock on the Titanic before the ship sank at 2:20 clock.

Like the other survivors Lee was brought to the RMS Carpathia City to New York and later in both the UK, as well as with the U.S. investigation committee present.

Reginald Lee announced his service with the White Star Line and was, after his return to England, near Kenilworth down. Here he died on August 6, 1913, just under 1 ½ years after the sinking of the Titanic. The death certificate, which was issued on August 9, 1913 called heart failure after recovering from pneumonia and pleurisy as a cause of death.

Films

In each film version of the sinking of the Titanic make young actors who are not older than 30 years old, Reginald Lee dar. It is hardly ensured that the historic Lee was 42 years old.