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Harold Thomas Cottam (27 January 1891 – 30 May 1984) was a British wireless operator on the RMS Carpathia who fortuitously happened to receive the distress call from the sinking RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912.
Harold Thomas Cottam. Mr Harold Thomas Cottam was born on 27 January 1891 in Southwell, Notts, the eldest son of William Cottam (builder) and his wife Jane. Harold had four younger brothers. He attended Minter Grammar School and later studied the Marconi wireless system in London.
Oct 29, 2021 · A happenstance hero of sorts, Harold Cottam is the radio operator who on a whim made contact with Jack Phillips, senior wireless operator aboard the Titanic, not knowing the ship was in distress on April 15, 1912.
Apr 15, 2023 · Wireless operator Harold Cottam, 21, was on board the RMS Carpathia on 14 April 1912 when he identified the Titanic's distress signal as it sank. He alerted his captain, who initiated the...
Apr 15, 2023 · Medals awarded to a telegraphist whose actions helped save 700 passengers on the Titanic are to go under the hammer. Wireless operator Harold Cottam, 21, was on board the RMS Carpathia on 14...
Aug 28, 2003 · Harold Cottam’s role in the Titanic disaster is often summed up as being solely played out in the early hours of the morning on Monday 15 th April 1912. The Twenty One year old had almost turned in for a well-deserved rest when he picked up Phillips’ desperate distress call, reported it to the bridge and sent the Carpathia speeding towards ...
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Apr 14, 2021 · Young Harold Cottam was the wireless operator aboard RMS Carpathia in 1912, and there would likely be no Titanic survivors around if he had not, by sheer chance, left his headset on while...
