Person    | Male  Born 1875  Died 15/4/1912

George Alexander Chisnall

Categories: Engineering, Tragedy

Countries: Scotland

A boilermaker on the RMS Titanic. A résumé of his life can be found on the Encyclopedia Titanica website.

He is also commemorated on a memorial at Craigton Cemetery, Berryknowes Road, Glasgow, and on another at Toxteth Park Cemetery, 215 Smithdown Road, Liverpool L15 2HF.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

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