Lot 20
A Postcard from Harold G. Lowe, 5th Officer, S.S. Titanic
8 October 2014, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£6,000 - £8,000
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A Postcard from Harold G. Lowe, 5th Officer, S.S. Titanic
The cover entitled An Irish Greeting, with harp and shamrock border, addressed to Nurse Robinson, Woorcliffe Hosptial, Sydney, Australia. Signed obliquely H.G.Lowe, 5th Officer, SS Titanic, Southampton Eng. Postmarked Southampton 8.45pm April 4 1912.
Footnotes
Welshman Harold Lowe ran away to sea at the age of 14. Starting as a ship's boy, he rose through the ranks and having gained his Master's certificate joined White Star in 1911. After serving on the Belgic and Tropic, he joined the newly constructed Titanic as 5th Officer, at Belfast on March 27th 1912 for her delivery voyage to Southampton. It is likely that he acquired the humourous postcard whilst in Belfast, and it was posted on his arrival in the UK. Lowe survived the disaster in command of Lifeboat 14 and was subsequently rescued by the Carpathia to be landed at New York, testifying at the Court of Inquiry into the loss. He Served in the RNVR during WW1, latterly rejoining the White Star Line after hostilities and died in 1944. It is not known his connection with Nurse Robinson, who was later a Sister at the Garrison Hospital in Sydney during the War.