George Ernest Kemp Oliver

FIRST OFFICER

Ethnicity	British
Born	December 20, 1877 at Hull
Hair	Grey
Weight	151/68 kg
Height	5 ft. 8/1.72 m
Marital status	Single in 1920

Rank:	Ship:	Tonnage:	Year:
?	Lapland	18.500	?
1^st Officer	Arabic	15.800	1915
1^st Officer	Britannic (II)	48.200	1916
1^st Officer	Cedric	21.100	1917/1918
1^st Officer	Adriatic	24.000	1918/1919/1920

POINTS OF INTEREST

- On several occasion whilst serving as 1^st Officer of the Adriatic, the Captain was Joseph Barlow Ranson. Capt. Ranson commanded the Britannic on her trip from Belfast to Southampton.

- On at least one occasion while he was serving on the Adriatic in 1919, the 4^th Officer was Duncan McTavish, former Britannic Officer.

- He served on the Arabic as 1^st Officer when she was torpedoed without warning during the 1^st World War; the ship sank within 11 minutes. 44 people of the 434 aboard didn’t survive the sinking.

Crew information researched and compiled by Remco Hillen. No unauthorized usage allowed.

For any questions, remarks or possible mistakes, please contact Remco Hillen

Sources

Inger Sheil

Mark Chirnside

Mark Baber’s daily ‘White Star Line History’

‘HMHS Britannic, the Last Titan’ – Simon Mills

‘Hostage to Fortune’ – Simon Mills

‘RMS Olympic, Old Reliable’ – Simon Mills

‘William McMaster Murdoch – A Career at sea’ – Susanne Störmer