James Gibson Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Gibson, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1912–19123 events2 places

Chronological biography

1912

Morse Lamp Signalling15 April 1912

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Apprentice of Californian · North Atlantic

Attempts to contact the nearby vessel from Californian by Morse lamp but receives no reply.

Rocket Report to Captain Lord15 April 1912

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Apprentice of Californian · North Atlantic

Reports to Captain Lord that eight white rockets have been observed and that the nearby ship has disappeared from view.

British Inquiry Californian Evidence14 May 1912

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery · Apprentice of Californian · London

Gives evidence about the rockets and conversations on Californian's bridge during Titanic's sinking.

Titles and roles

Apprentice of Californian

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.