Harold Lowe

Commander Harold Godfrey Lowe (21 November 1882 – 12 May 1944) was a British merchant seaman and naval officer who served as the fifth officer aboard the RMS Titanic during its ill-fated maiden voyage, and was one of the four ship's officers to survive the disaster.

In charge of lifeboat No. 14, Lowe received praise for returning to the wreck site after the ship sank in search for survivors, picking up four from the water and at least twelve others from the swamped Collapsible Boat A and taking them to safety aboard RMS Carpathia.

Lowe went on to serve in the merchant naval service till retiring in 1931. He served in the Royal Naval Reserve during World War I and, despite his failing health, as an air raid warden in World War II. In retirement, he entered local politics as a councillor in Deganwy. In 1944, he became the first surviving officer of Titanic to die, following two years of ill-health after a stroke.

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