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Final Lusitania survivor passes away

A woman from Bedfordshire who was the remaining survivor of the Lusitania sinking, has died at the age of 95.

A woman from Bedfordshire who was the remaining survivor of the Lusitania sinking, has died at the age of 95.

The passenger ship was torpedoed by a German U-boat in 1915, killing over 1,000 people.

Audrey Lawson Johnson from Melchbourne was just three months old at the time and survived, but her two sisters drowned.

Simon spoke to Margie Clarke, Audrey's daughter.

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Wed 12 Jan 2011 06:00

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  • Wed 12 Jan 2011 06:00