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Sid Daniels
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Sidney Edward Daniels (19 November 1893 - 25 May 1983), known as Sid Daniels, was a British merchant seaman and the last surviving member of the . Daniels was only 18 when on 15 April 1912, and survived by clinging onto an upturned collapsible boat which was rescued by hours later. He also served in World War I for the Royal Army Service Corps and World War II for the Merchant Navy. Sea career and Titanic Daniels was born in Portsmouth, England. In 1911, he joined the crew of on the ship's maiden voyage. He was also on board when she collided with in the Solent. He later transferred to serve in the Steward's Department on . When the ship made her maiden voyage in early 1912, Daniels was 18 years old. He later served in World War II for the Merchant Navy.<ref name="test1"/> Death Daniels died at his home in Portsmouth, on 25 May 1983, at the age of 89. He outlived all of the other surviving crew members of the Titanic, although many of the surviving passengers outlived him; the last surviving passenger, Milvina Dean, died 26 years after Daniels, in 2009.<ref name="test"/> 
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