12 year old Hugh McElroy
(Credit: unknown)
16 year old Hugh in 1890 as a priest-in-training at St Mary's Priory, Bodmin, Cornwall.
(Source: "Death of a Purser" by Frank McElroy)
McElroy circa 1901 aboard the Cymric in his new role as Purser.
McElroy in an undated studio photograph.
(Courtesy of Joan O'Brien)
Hugh McElroy in Purser’s uniform, showing the ribbon for the Transport Medal with the South African clasp, in 1909. (Courtesy of Joan O'Brien)
McElroy in an undated photograph.
McElroy and his "wireless parrot" as depicted in an article in the
The Fort Wayne Sentinel dated 28 Jul 1910.
Another photograph of McElroy and possibly his "wireless parrot" aboard the Adriatic in 1910.
McElroy on the occasion of his marriage to Barbara, October 1910.
McElroy aboard the Olympic in an early 1911 photograph.
McElroy aboard the Olympic in the officers group photograph, 1911.
McElroy aboard the Olympic in the officers group photograph, 1911.
McElroy aboard the Olympic
in his white summer uniform, 1911.
McElroy aboard the Olympic in his
white summer uniform, 1911.
McElroy aboard the Olympic in his
white summer uniform, 1911.
McElroy aboard the Titanic, likely on the 10th April 1912.
McElroy aboard the Titanic, 11th April 1912, in the last known photograph of him.
A close up newspaper mug shot taken on the 11th of April 1912 on
Titanic's starboard boat deck while they were
at Queenstown, Ireland.
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