Andrew Mangan was born in Tullabrack East, near Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland, on the 1st August1896, the son of Patrick and Honor Mangan (née Scanlan). His father was a blacksmith, and Andrew was one of sixteen children in the family; however, by 1911, only Andrew and eight of his siblings were living.
On leaving school, he worked as a labourer before crossing the Irish Sea to Liverpool, Lancashire, England, where he joined the Mercantile Marine as a trimmer on steam ships. In 1915, he lodged at 44. Regent Street, Liverpool.
He served as a trimmer the Engineering Department on board the Lusitania and was killed when she was sunk. Nothing more is known about his life or service.
His body was never found and identified afterwards and as a consequence, he is commemorated on the Mercantile Marine War Memorial at Tower Hill, London.
He was aged 19 years at the time of his death, although he gave his age as being 22 years when he signed on for the voyage.
Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1901 Census of Ireland, 1911 Census of Ireland, Cunard Records, Commonwealth War Grave Commission, PRO BT 334, Deaths at Sea 1871 – 1968, Graham Maddocks, Geoff Whitfield, Michael Poirier, Jim Kalafus, Cliff Barry, Paul Latimer, Norman Gray.
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Revised & Updated – 18th April 2024.