All 7 Titanic's quartermasters. Above (from left to right: Walter Wynn and Sidney Humphreys. In the middle (from left to right): George Thomas Rowe, Robert Hitchens, Walter Perkis. Below (from left to right): Arthur John Bright and Alfred Olliver.
There were seven quartermasters onboard RMS Titanic; highly trained seamen who worked on and around the bridge to steer the ship as helmsmen, manage signal flags, and stand watch on the bridge to assist the Duty Officer with general navigation. All seven quartermasters survived the sinking, as they were sent off to man the lifeboats, frequently taking charge of the tiller.
- Quartermaster Alfred Olliver ----> lifeboat 5 (ch)
- Quartermaster Arthur John Bright ----> Collapsible D (ch)
- Quartermaster George Thomas Rowe ----> Collapsible C (ch)
- Quartermaster Robert Hichens ----> lifeboat 6 (ch)
- Quartermaster Sidney James Humphreys ----> lifeboat 11
- Quartermaster Walter John Perkis ----> lifeboat 4 (ch)
- Quartermaster William Walter Wynn ----> lifeboat 9