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Cedric Return Request

Great Britain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1912Date range
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Chronological records

1912

Joseph Bruce Ismay17 April 1912

North Atlantic · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Sends a wireless request from Carpathia asking that Cedric be held so Titanic crew can return to Britain.

Names involved

Joseph Bruce Ismay

Provenance

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