James Leo Hyland was a Third Class steward on the Titanic. He survived the sinking and drew a famous sketch of the sinking ship.
His previous ship had been the New York, the same ship that Titanic had a near-collision with, in the Test whilst departing from Southampton.
Hyland was rescued in lifeboat 11 and would later make a sketch of the ship as he witnessed her sinking.
During the 1950s, he corresponded with Walter Lord during his research for A Night to Remember and he frequently gave interviews regarding the subject of Titanic in local media.
Leo continued to live in Southampton until his death on June 14th, 1974 aged 81.
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The sketch James Hyland created of the sinking