Captain Edgar Twidle

1880 - 1949  (69 years)

• Name	Edgar Twidle
  Prefix	Captain
  Birth	10 Feb 1880	Blackheath, Lewisham, London, England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1949	At Sea
  Death	5 Dec 1949	Falmouth, Cornwall, England   [1]
  Person ID	I36605	OrwinMillar
  Last Modified	16 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	William Twidle   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Sarah Maria Bollains   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F13617	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Evelyn Orwin,   b. 3 Oct 1887, Fullerton Villa, Tollcross, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland d. 15 Nov 1968, Falmouth, Cornwall, England (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	5 Mar 1909	St John United Free CHurch, Dundee, Angus, Scotland   [2]
  	Christina Orwin was a witness at the wedding.
  Children	1. Robert F D Twidell,   b. 1922   d. 2013 (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F13616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Sep 2020

  
  

• Notes

  AM CITATION: On the 26th January 1917 a series of fires and explosions occurred at Economia, port of Archangel, Russia. When Captain Twidle arrived on the scene his ship was burning fiercely. On being informed that the Chief Engineer was alive, Captain Twidle climbed on board but found that he was dead. He then examined the other rooms and found a Chinese sailor in a dazed condition. With the assistance of Mr. Martin and Mr. MacBryde this man 'was got over to the ship's side across the ice, and eventually to the Red Cross station. About four minutes after the seaman had been removed the vessel blew up. https://victoriacrossonline.co.uk/edgar-twidle-am/ The Albert Medal for Lifesaving was a British medal awarded to recognize the saving of life. It has since been replaced by the George Cross.

  
  

• Sources

  [S225] Probate Record (Reliability: 4). [S18] Marriage Cert (Reliability: 4).