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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.
Oct 19, 2013 · Harold Cottam, the young telegraphist who picked up the Titanic's distress call, has been honoured with a plaque in the Nottinghamshire village where he died. His role is rarely...
Harold Cottam was the youngest wireless operator on the Carpathia who received the distress signal from the Titanic and helped rescue the survivors. Learn about his life, career, family and legacy from this comprehensive biography.
Oct 29, 2021 · Harold Cottam was a radio operator on the RMS Carpathia who contacted the Titanic by chance and relayed its distress signal to the captain. His act of kindness saved 705 passengers who otherwise would have perished in the sinking of the Titanic in 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...
Harold Thomas Cottam (January 27 th, 1891 – May 30 th, 1984) was the wireless operator on the RMS Carpathia when the SOS from the sinking RMS Titanic was sent. It was also he who awakened Captain Arthur Henry Rostron after receiving the distress signal.
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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...
