What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Sir Arthur Henry Rostron KBE RD RNR US Congressional Gold Medal. Captain of the RMS Carpathia who rescued all 706 survivors from the ill fated SS Titanic 15th April 1912 lived here 1926 to 1940 Recorded plaque organisation: Southampton Ocean Liner Exhibition.
Captain Arthur Rostron is remembered for commanding the RMS Carpathia, which rescued all 706 survivors of the sinking Titanic in 1912, earning him international acclaim and a US Congressional Gold Medal.
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