The seventh day of May 1915 is a day many will never forget. On that day the RMS Lusitania, was hit and sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland. Of the 1959 people on board, 1198 of them lost their lives. Many believe this single act was responsible for the United States entering World War 1.
For one family, this day means much more. It was the day that Ree Alice Corer lost the man she loved, her husband Edgar. We know very little of him, from his headstone at Willesden Cemetery in London we know he was 43 years of age. Both husband and wife are missing from any census records, which could mean that England was not home, just a final resting spot.
Knowing now how her husband died, makes the epitaph even more fitting. As a last thought to her beloved husband the following quote is left.
For one family, this day means much more. It was the day that Ree Alice Corer lost the man she loved, her husband Edgar. We know very little of him, from his headstone at Willesden Cemetery in London we know he was 43 years of age. Both husband and wife are missing from any census records, which could mean that England was not home, just a final resting spot.
Knowing now how her husband died, makes the epitaph even more fitting. As a last thought to her beloved husband the following quote is left.
For love is strong as death---
Many Waters cannot quench Love:
Neither can the flood drown it.
Song of Songs
The records of this family are in The Jews of the British Isles.
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