Edward Arthur Dorking
Edward Arthur Dorking | |
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U.S. Army | |
Years of service | 1917—1919 1942—1945 |
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Edward Arthur Dorking (June 18, 1893 – April 12, 1954) was a passenger on
Biography
Edward Arthur Dorking was born on June 18, 1893, in Stamford Hill, Middlesex, England, the son of Edward Arthur Dorkings (b. 1867), a policeman, and Florence Derby (b. 1876).[1][2]
Dorking boarded the Titanic at Southampton on April 10, 1912, as a Third Class passenger.[3] He was emigrating to the United States to live with his uncle and aunt, Fred and Violet Cooke, in Oglesby, Illinois.[2] He survived the sinking swimming for 35 minutes to lifeboat B and was later rescued by the Carpathia.[4][5][1] He testified before the United States investigating committee and the British investigation.[6]
According to his relatives, Dorking was openly gay and that was the reason why the family was sending him off to the United States.[1]
After the sinking Dorking appeared on theaters with a tour of the
Dorking enlisted into the United States Army in 1917 and was discharged in 1919.[1]
After World War I he moved to Los Angeles, apparently after a run-in with the police in Chicago. In 1933 he was still living in Los Angeles and with his military pension entered a soldier's home in Sawtelle, Los Angeles.[1]
He was drafted in 1942 to fight in
In 2024, British Theatremaker, Russell Lucas made a show about Edward's life called 'Third Class'
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Edward Arthur Dorking". Encyclopedia Titanica. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ ISBN 9780393036978. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Third Cabin Passenger List and Names of the Survivors - 18 Apr 1912, Thu • Page 4". The Washington Post. 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "The Survivors - 21 Apr 1912, Sun • Page 10". The Observer: 10. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Empress - 11 Aug 1912, Sun • Page 32". The San Francisco Call: 32. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b "20 Nov 1912, Wed • Page 4". The Salt Lake Tribune: 4. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "20 Nov 1912, Wed • Page 4". The Salt Lake Tribune: 4. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "22 Nov 1912, Fri • Page 5". Salt Lake Telegram: 5. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "23 Nov 1912, Sat • Page 10". The Salt Lake Tribune: 10. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "A Titanic Survivor - 22 Nov 1912, Fri • Page 14". The Salt Lake Herald-Republican: 14. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Survivor of Titanic Disaster Lectures at Orpheum Tonight - 30 Nov 1912, Sat • Page 6". The Ogden Standard: 6. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "04 Nov 1912, Mon • Page 2". The Los Angeles Times: 2. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "06 Oct 1912, Sun • Page 35". The Oregon Daily Journal: 35. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Survivor of Titanic to Tell Experience - 06 Oct 1912, Sun • Page 36". The Oregon Daily Journal: 36. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Titanic Survivor Will Tell Story - 26 May 1912, Sun • Page 7". The Daily Review: 7. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "04 Oct 1912, Fri • Page 3". The Tacoma Times: 3. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Titanic Survivor Tells How It Feels to Face Death - 28 Jun 1912, Fri • Page 14". Quad-City Times: 14. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Varied Program at the Orpheum - 21 Sep 1912, Sat • Page 26". Vancouver Daily World: 26. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Saved from Death - 23 Nov 1912, Sat • Page 14". The Salt Lake Herald-Republican: 14. 1912. Retrieved 10 January 2018.