Patrick Hanlon was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, on the 15th February 1896, the son of Patrick and Mary Hanlon (née Dwyer). He was the eldest of four known children and his father was a dock labourer.
By 1915, the family home was 1, Court, 3, House, Stone Street, Liverpool, Lancashire.
He was employed as a trimmer in the Engineering Department on board the Lusitania and he was not amongst the survivors after the sinking. He was aged 19 years.
His body was never found and identified and as a consequence, he is commemorated on the Mercantile Marine Memorial at Tower Hill, London.
His younger brother, Edward, also served as a trimmer in the Mercantile Marine for many years.
Register of Births, Marriages and Deaths, Liverpool England Catholic Baptisms 1741 – 1919, 1921 Census of |England, Cunard Records, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, National School Admissions Registers and Log Books 1870 – 1914, PRO BT 334, Deaths at Sea 1871 – 1968, Graham Maddocks, Geoff Whitfield, Michael Poirier, Jim Kalafus, Cliff Barry, Paul Latimer, Norman Gray.
Copyright © Peter Kelly.
Revised & Updated – 30th December 2023.