Wilson History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Arrow Air Flight 1285

• Mr. Rodger L Wilson (1966-1985), American Specialist 4th Class from Dayton, Ohio, USA who died in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash 22

Empress of Ireland

• Mr. F. Wilson (d. 1914), British Assistant Steward from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 23
• Mr. J. Wilson, British Trimmer from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland (1914) and survived the sinking 23
• Mr. John Wilson (d. 1914), British Trimmer from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 23
• Captain George H. Wilson (1885-1914), Canadian Second Class Passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who survived the sinking on the Empress of Ireland 23

Fraterville mine

• Mr. Marion Wilson (d. 1902), American coal miner at Fraterville mine in Tennessee, on the 19th May 1902 when an explosion collapsed the mine; he died 24
• Mr. R. C. Wilson (d. 1902), American coal miner at Fraterville mine in Tennessee, on the 19th May 1902 when an explosion collapsed the mine; he died 24
• Mr. Ernest Wilson (d. 1902), American coal miner at Fraterville mine in Tennessee, on the 19th May 1902 when an explosion collapsed the mine; he died 24

Halifax Explosion

• Mr. Robert  Wilson (1859-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 25
• Mrs. Mary Ellen  Wilson (1862-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who survived the Halifax Explosion (1917) but later died due to injuries 25
• Mr. Francis Alexander  Wilson (1873-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 25
• Mrs. Mabel  Wilson (1889-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who died in the Halifax Explosion (1917) 25
• Mrs. Marion M  Wilson (1896-1917), Canadian resident from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada who survived the Halifax Explosion (1917) but later died due to injuries 25
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Hillcrest Coal Mine

• Mr. Thomas L Wilson (1879-1914), English Miner from Lambley, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom who worked in the Hillcrest Coal Mine, Alberta, Canada and died in the mine collapse 26

HMAS Sydney II

• Mr. Roderick Richard Wilson (1919-1941), Australian Sick Berth Attendant from Burra, South Australia, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 27
• Mr. Clifford Wilson (1918-1941), Australian Telegraphist from Dungog, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 27
• Mr. Allan Robert Wallace Wilson (1910-1941), Australian Engineer Lieutenant from Haverfield, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 27
• Mr. Roy Weeden Dawes Wilson (1918-1941), Australian Ordinary Seaman from Genmorne, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 27
• Mr. Jack Stanley Wilson (1919-1941), Australian Able Seaman from Parkside, South Australia, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 27

HMS Cornwall

• Gerald William Leslie Wilson (d. 1942), British Stoker 1st Class aboard the HMS Cornwall when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 28
• James Wilson (d. 1942), British Leading Stoker aboard the HMS Cornwall when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 28
• Alexander Frank Wilson (d. 1942), British Petty Officer aboard the HMS Cornwall when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 28

HMS Dorsetshire

• Ross Franklin Wilson, British Lieutenant aboard the HMS Dorsetshire (1945) when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he survived the sinking 29
• Roland Wilson (d. 1945), British Marine aboard the HMS Dorsetshire when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 29
• David Wilson (d. 1945), British Lieutenant Engineer aboard the HMS Dorsetshire when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 29

HMS Hood

• Mr. Walter Wilson (b. 1920), Scottish Signalman serving for the Royal Navy from Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 30
• Mr. John V Wilson (b. 1916), English Ordinary Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Benwell, Northumberland, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 30
• Mr. Herbert G Wilson (b. 1905), English Leading Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 30
• Mr. Gordon A C Wilson (b. 1920), English Able Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Kilburn, London, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 30
• Mr. George Wilson (b. 1907), English Able Seaman serving for the Royal Navy from Hull, Yorkshire, England, who sailed into battle and died in the HMS Hood sinking 30

HMS Prince of Wales

• Mr. Joseph E Wilson, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 31
• Mr. James Cairns Wilson, British Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 31
• Mr. Jack Wilson, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 31
• Mr. George Wilson, British Gunner, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 31
• Mr. George Herbert Wilson (b. 1924), English Ordinary Seaman from England, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 31
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HMS Repulse

• Mr. D Wilson, British Petty Officer, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 32
• Mr. Stanley Wilson, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 32
• Mr. William Thomas Wilson, British Stoker 1st Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 32
• Mr. Douglas Henry Wilson, British Able Bodied Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 32
• Mr. Jack Robert Thomas Wilson, British Engine Room Artificer 5th Class, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and died in the sinking 32

HMS Royal Oak

• Ronald E. Wilson, British Boy 1st Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 33
• Cyril J. Wilson, British Chief Engine Room Artificer with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 33
• Stephen Richard Mercer Wilson (d. 1939), British Midshipman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 33
• Ronald Victor Wilson (1919-1939), British Stoker 2nd Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 33
• Robert Wilson (1919-1939), British Seaman with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 33
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Ibrox disaster

• George Wilson (1956-1971), Scottish football supporter, from Renfrewshire who was at the Ibrox disaster on 2nd January 1971 when a human crush among the crowd killed 66 and injured 200 people he died of his injuries 34

Lady of the Lake

• Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Scottish traveller from Newton Stewart, Scotland who sailed aboard the "Lady of the Lake" from Greenock, Scotland on 8th April 1833 to Quebec, Canada when the ship hit ice and sunk of the coast of Newfoundland on the 11th May 1833 and she died in the sinking
• Mr. Andrew Wilson (b. 1823), Scottish labourer from Newton Stewart, Scotland who sailed aboard the "Lady of the Lake" from Greenock, Scotland on 8th April 1833 to Quebec, Canada when the ship hit ice and sunk of the coast of Newfoundland on the 11th May 1833 and he died in the sinking
• Mr. Robert Wilson (b. 1821), Scottish labourer from Newton Stewart, Scotland who sailed aboard the "Lady of the Lake" from Greenock, Scotland on 8th April 1833 to Quebec, Canada when the ship hit ice and sunk of the coast of Newfoundland on the 11th May 1833 and he died in the sinking
• Mr. John Wilson (b. 1818), Scottish labourer from Newton Stewart, Scotland who sailed aboard the "Lady of the Lake" from Greenock, Scotland on 8th April 1833 to Quebec, Canada when the ship hit ice and sunk of the coast of Newfoundland on the 11th May 1833 and he died in the sinking
• Mr. James Wilson (b. 1815), Scottish labourer from Newton Stewart, Scotland who sailed aboard the "Lady of the Lake" from Greenock, Scotland on 8th April 1833 to Quebec, Canada when the ship hit ice and sunk of the coast of Newfoundland on the 11th May 1833 and he died in the sinking
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North Sea Flood

• J. T. Wilson, British worker aboard the trawler "Michael Griffith" killed in the North Sea Flood, a major storm surge in 1953
• George A. Wilson, British traveler aboard the ferry "Princess Victoria" who survived the North Sea Flood, a major storm surge in 1953

RMS Lusitania

• Mr. James R. Wilson, English First Waiter from Bootle, Lancashire, England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 35
• Mrs. Emily Wilson, Canadian 3rd Class passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 36
• Miss Dorothy Wilson, Canadian 3rd Class passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 36
• Master Frank Wilson, Canadian 3rd Class passenger from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 36
• Mr. John Wilson, English 2nd Class passenger residing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking by escaping on life boat 14 it is believed 36
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RMS Titanic

• Mr. Bertie Wilson, aged 28, English Trimmer from Southampton, Hampshire who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping on life boat 15 37
• Miss Helen Alice Wilson, aged 31, American First Class passenger from Tuxedo Park, New York who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and survived the sinking escaping in life boat 3 37

SS Atlantic

• Thomas Wilson, crew member who was aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, survived the sinking
• Thos Wilson, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, survived the sinking
• W. H. Wilson, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking

SS Caribou

• Mr. William Bruce Wilson (b. 1923), British passenger who was Royal Air Force from Toronto, Ontario was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he died in the sinking

St. Francis Dam

• Mr. Earl Wayne Wilson, American resident in Santa Clarita killed when the St. Francis Dam failed and flooded the area in 1928
• Mr. Charles Wilson, American resident in Santa Clarita killed when the St. Francis Dam failed and flooded the area in 1928
• Mr. Isam Wilson, American resident in Santa Clarita killed when the St. Francis Dam failed and flooded the area in 1928

Triangle Waist Company

• Mr. Joseph Wilson (b. 1889), Russian Jewish garment worker who was working at Triangle Waist Company factory at the Asch building in Greenwich Village on the 25th March 1911 when fire broke out; he died in the fire 38

USS Arizona

• Mr. Harold G. Wilson Jr., American Fireman Second Class working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he survived the sinking 39
• Mr. Charles L. Wilson, American Seaman First Class working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he survived the sinking 39
• Mr. John James Wilson, American Seaman First Class from California, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 39
• Mr. Neil Mataweny Wilson, American Chief Warrant Officer (Machinist) from California, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 39
• Mr. Ray Milo Wilson, American Radioman Third Class from Iowa, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 39
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USS Indianapolis

• Frank Wilson, American crew member on board the ship "USS Indianapolis" when she was on a top secret trip for the first nuclear weapon, she was sunk by Japanese Navy on 30th July 1945, he was one of the many who were killed in the sinking due to exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning and shark attacks 40
• Thomas Beverly Wilson, American crew member on board the ship "USS Indianapolis" when she was on a top secret trip for the first nuclear weapon, she was sunk by Japanese Navy on 30th July 1945, he was one of the many who were killed in the sinking due to exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning and shark attacks 40

Vimy Ridge

• Walter Harvey Wilson (1893-1918), Canadian teamster, Corporal in the 44th Battalion from Manitoba who died at Vimy Ridge August 1918
• William Langyl McLean Wilson (1885-1917), Canadian plasterer, Corporal in the 44th Battalion from Manitoba who died at Vimy Ridge February 1917

Winter Quarters coal mine

• Mr. Alexander Ferguson Wilson Jr. (b. 1877), Scottish mine worker from Ayr, Scotland residing in Scofield, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion 41
• Mr. George Wilson (b. 1874), English mine worker from Derby residing in Scofield, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion 41
• Mr. Henry Harrison Wilson (b. 1858), American mine worker from Scottsdale, Pennsylvania who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion 41
• Mr. James L. Wilson (b. 1886), American mine worker from Summit, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion 41
• Mr. Alexander Wilson Sr., "Sandy", Scottish mine worker from Ayr, Scotland residing in Scofield, Utah who worked in the Winter Quarters coal mine on 1st May 1900, when 10 of the 25lb kegs of black powder exploded; he died in the explosion 41
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