Reginald Robinson Lee

Reginald Robinson Lee
Reginald Robinson Lee
	Reginald Robinson Lee c. 1900
Born	19 May 1870 ; Benson , England
Died	6 August 1913 (aged 43) ; Southampton , England
Occupation	Lookout
Parents	William Lee (father) ; Jane Sarah Jackson Lee (mother) ;
Relatives	Agnes Beatrice ; Herbert William ; Irene Daisy ; Leonie Rosamond ; Marion Eveline ;

Reginald Robinson Lee (19 May 1870 ? 6 August 1913) was a British sailor who served as a lookout aboard the Titanic in April 1912. He was on duty with Frederick Fleet in the crow's nest when the ship collided with an iceberg at 23:40 on 14 April 1912; both Lee and Fleet survived the sinking.

Biography [ edit ]

Reginald Robinson Lee (date of photograph is unknown)

Born in Benson, England , Lee served in the Royal Navy as Assistant-Paymaster until placed on the retired list in February 1900. ^[1]

He joined the Titanic ' s crew on 6 April 1912, having been transferred from its sister ship, RMS Olympic . ^[2] On 14 April at 22:00, Lee joined lookout Frederick Fleet in the crow's nest replacing Archie Jewell and George Symons . The binoculars were unavailable, as the keys to the case in which they were locked were not on board, ^[3] forcing the lookouts to rely on their eyesight; it is doubtful the use of binoculars would have aided in spotting the iceberg. ^[2]

When the Titanic began to founder, Lee was ordered to man lifeboat No. 13, which was launched from the ship's starboard side at 01:30. As a result, Lee survived the sinking, as did Fleet, and testified before the Board of Trade inquiry into the disaster.

Lee returned to sea, last serving aboard the Kenilworth Castle , before dying from pneumonia -related complications in Southampton on 6 August 1913. ^[2]

References [ edit ]

^ "No. 27160" . The London Gazette . 2 February 1900. p. 691.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Reginald Robinson Lee" . Encyclopedia Titanica . 6 January 2004. Archived from the original on 17 February 2006 . Retrieved 18 September 2017 .
^ Lord, Walter (November 1955). A Night to Remember . Henry Holt and Company . p. 260. ISBN 0-03-027615-2 . OCLC 1075502 .

External links [ edit ]

"Reginald Lee" . Findagrave .

[1] "No. 27160" . The London Gazette . 2 February 1900. p. 691.

[ecntit-2] "Reginald Robinson Lee" . Encyclopedia Titanica . 6 January 2004. Archived from the original on 17 February 2006 . Retrieved 18 September 2017 .

[3] Lord, Walter (November 1955). A Night to Remember . Henry Holt and Company . p. 260. ISBN 0-03-027615-2 . OCLC 1075502 .

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