George Beauchamp (sailor)

George William Beauchamp (9 March 1888[1][2][3] – 5 April 1965[4]) was a British sailor who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic where worked as a stoker.

He was born in Totton, England, UK, in March 1888, the son of George Beauchamp and Maria Jane Walton.

[6][7] He said at the British inquiry after the collision, the watertight doors and dampers began to block and that an order came to "stop" (it all).

He later recalled helping ladies and children into the boats before receiving the order to board lifeboat #13.

[6] Beauchamp gave evidence at the British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry before counsel Raymond Asquith,[8][6] where he responded to questions with blunt responses.