Francis Dyke, Telegraphist of the Ship to Recover Titanic's Bodies
Francis Rickards Dyke was only 20 years old when his ship, the cable ship Minia, was chartered to join the Mackay Bennett in recovering the bodies of Titanic's victims from the wreck site. His granddaughter shares Francis' story of this life-changing job of his, as well as a handful of artifacts connected to it including a personal letter to his mother and wreck wood from the First Class spaces of Titanic.
Special thanks to Pat Teasdale for her exceptional interview and the Dartmouth Heritage Museum Society for allowing us to film on their premises.
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