Joan boarded Lusitania as 2nd class with her mother Gertrude on May 1, 1915. The ship was struck by a Torpedo from a German submarine and sank in 18 minutes at 2:10 pm due to a second explosion in one of the boiler rooms. Gertrude jumped in the ocean carrying her little girl and managed to put her on a piece of wreckage. Joan was slowly suffering from exposure and began fading. When rescue boats came, Gertrude stated "my baby is dying". She kissed her goodbye and threw her in the sea.
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Joan M. Adams 1912 - c. 1915
Joan M. Adams of Edmonton, Division No. 11 County, AB Canada was born on December 18, 1912 in Surrey, England United Kingdom to Albert E. Adams and Gertrude Adams (Pollett). Joan Adams died at age 2 years old on May 7, 1915.
Joan M. Adams
Edmonton, Division No. 11 County, AB Canada
December 18, 1912
Surrey, England, United Kingdom
May 7, 1915
Female
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Joan and her mother Gertrude Polllett boarded the Lusitania as 2nd class passengers. When Lusitania was torpedoed and was sinking, Gertrude jumped in the water holding Joan in her arms. Gertrude placed Joan on a piece of wreckage. Joan soon suffered from exposure from the cold Atlantic and slowly began fading. Gertrude stated "my baby is dying" kissed her goodbye and buried her in the ocean.ADVERTISEMENT BYLooking for more information?
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Alyssa McIntosh
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12/22/2012
Joan Adams Canada 1914
Joan M. Adams
Ship: RMS Lusitania
Passenger: 2nd class
Nationality: Canadian (British)
Residence: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Death: May 7, 1915 2:10 pm
Cause: Lusitania sinking-suffered from exposure in the mid- Atlantic ocean (body buried in the ocean)
Age: 2 years
Ship: RMS Lusitania
Passenger: 2nd class
Nationality: Canadian (British)
Residence: Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Death: May 7, 1915 2:10 pm
Cause: Lusitania sinking-suffered from exposure in the mid- Atlantic ocean (body buried in the ocean)
Age: 2 years
Date & Place:
at Edmonton, Alberta Canada in Edmonton, Canada County, Alberta Canada
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Alyssa McIntosh
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08/13/2014
So sad to see your mother bury you like that,because you were close to dying. Why couldn't she bury you in a normal cemetery instead of in the ocean? :'(
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