Who were the Titanic's victims? Who were the people who went
down with the Titanic? In the aftermath of the tragedy
authorities in Nova Scotia scrambled to pull together casualty
lists and identify the bodies that were pulled from the ocean by
crews from ships which steamed to the site of the wreck. Hastily
typed and then overwritten with handwritten notes, the fatality
reports provide a unique glimpse into the world below decks on
the Titanic and the people - from all over Europe - who went
down with the ship. One of the youngest victims was a two-year-
old boy, wearing a grey fur-trimmed coat, pink woollen singlet
and brown shoes. Sidney Leslie Goodwin was buried at sea "by
special request" by the crew of a cable ship which steamed to
the wreck site. His body bore "no marks whatsoever". Who was he?
Many of the poorer passengers did not carry enough on them to be
identified. This man had a tattoo and a simple copper ring on
his thumb. The handwritten note reads: "Unable to identify from
clothing". Down with h