Conclusion

Whether an officer actually did or did not commit suicide on the Titanic’s deck in the final stages of the sinking, or who that officer may have been, will probably never be definitely known.  At least, not without the discovery of more information.  There is just not enough hard, factual, data available to make any determination.

In my opinion, all of the men examined above were heroes to the end – whether any of them did take their own life or not.  Regardless of the personal failings that caused the collision itself, there is documented evidence that they all helped load lifeboats and save people – people who would have otherwise lost their lives.  These officers of the Titanic did their duty until their final moments, when they could do no more.

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