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Commander Joseph Groves Boxhall RD, RNR (23 March 1884 – 25 April 1967) was the fourth officer on the RMS Titanic, and later served as a naval officer in World War I. Boxhall was the last surviving former officer of the Titanic.
Joseph Groves Boxhall was the Fourth Officer of the Titanic. He survived the sinking with emergency lifeboat 2. His boat was the first one to be rescued by the RMS Carpathia. Boxhall was the second child of Joseph and Miriam Boxhall, he had two sisters who survived into adulthood (a third sister...
Apr 4, 2012 · Joseph Boxhall, the fourth officer on RMS Titanic, was on duty the night the liner sank, but survived the disaster after he was ordered to take charge of one of the lifeboats. In a BBC...
Titanic. Survivors. Mr Joseph Groves Boxhall was born in Hull, Yorkshire, on March 23,1884. He was the second child of Joseph and Miriam Boxhall, and had two sisters who survived into adulthood (a third sister died in infancy).
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Sep 4, 2023 · Joseph Boxhall, the Fourth Officer of the Titanic, gives his account of the night that the Titanic sank. Recorded 40 years after the disaster, Boxhall details his experiences of the...
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1962 BBC Broadcast: Titanic's Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall Originally broadcast 22 October 1962, when Fourth officer Boxhall had retired and was 78 years ol...
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Jun 22, 2014 · Learn about the life and role of Joseph Boxhall, the fourth officer on the Titanic, who survived the disaster and helped Walter Lord write his book. Find out how he joined the White Star Line, what he did on the night of the collision, and how he escaped in lifeboat number 2.
