![]() ![]() ![]() Swinburne, at 94, Buchanan Road, Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire. He spent all his early holidays with his elder brother Cliff, at the home of their maternal grandmother, Mrs. In 1900, the family moved to ‘Wynnmere’, Kirkstall, near Leeds, in Yorkshire, and early in 1901, Annie Morton died in Leeds. He had an older brother named John Clifford ‘Cliff’ and a younger sister named Winifred. Leslie Noel Morton was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, in 1896, the son of John William and Annie Morton, (née Swinburne). ![]() He always maintained that he saw two torpedoes heading towards the Lusitania instead of just one. For his heroism, Leslie was awarded the Silver Board of Trade Medal for Gallantry in Saving Lives at Sea. Both Leslie and Cliff Morton were rescued from the Lusitania disaster. Leslie, along with another crewman, Joseph Parry, rescued about 100 survivors while they were in the water in a collapsible boat. The brothers were separated when they jumped into the water. Leslie was also the first man to spot the torpedo(es) coming toward the Lusitania. Leslie Morton (1896 – 1968), 18, was an able-bodied seaman working aboard Lusitania with his brother, Cliff. Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United KingdomĬonstance Hill (1920 -?) (please provide dates) ![]()
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