Victim of the RMS Titanic: Ernest Waldron King (#321) - Halifax, NS, Canada

Ernest Waldron King

Halifax, NS

Canada

N 44° 39.558 W 063° 37.387

Short Description: 

Ernest Waldron King is buried in Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was a crew member on the RMS Titanic who died during the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

Long Description:

Ernest Waldron King was born in Gort, County Galway, Ireland in early 1884. He joined the crew of the RMS Titanic on April 9, 1912 where is served as a clerk with the victualling crew. He died when the RMS Titanic sank after striking and iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to NY, NY.

Ernest Waldron King's remains (#321) were recovered by the cable ship Minia and brought to Halifax, Nova Scotia where he was buried in Fairview Lawn Cemetery, on May 10, 1912. He was 28 years old.

A granite headstone marks his grave. It is inscribed:

KING

IN 

LOVING MEMORY OF 

ERNEST WALDRON KING 

CURRIN RECTORY 

CLONES, IRELAND 

DIED ON DUTY S.S. "TITANIC"

APRIL 15, 1912. 

AGED 28 YEARS. 

NOTHING IN MY HAND I BRING 

SIMPLY TO THY CROSS I CLING 

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