William McMaster Murdoch
Sailor, Disaster victim
1873 – 1912
Who was William McMaster Murdoch?
Lieutenant William "Will" McMaster Murdoch RNR was a Scottish sailor who served as First Officer aboard the RMS Titanic, where he was employed by the White Star Line. He is notable as the officer in charge on the bridge the night when the Titanic collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. He was one of the 1,500 people who died in the disaster.
In two motion films about the Titanic, Murdoch was portrayed shooting passengers and himself during the sinking of the Titanic. However, this was based on rumor and no credible evidence has ever surfaced to indicate that any crew member of Titanic, let alone Murdoch specifically, ever shot passengers or committed suicide in such a manner. Surviving eyewitnesses also reported that Murdoch actually worked diligently until the end, and was seen alive in the water as the ship went down.
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- Born
- Feb 28, 1873
Dumfries and Galloway - Parents
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Lived in
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Died
- Apr 15, 1912
Atlantic Ocean - Resting place
- Atlantic Ocean
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on July 23, 2013
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