Thomas Byles
(d.1912)

Titanic Disaster victim

Died aged unknown

Thomas Roussel Davids Byles (26 February 1870 – 15 April 1912) was an English Catholic priest who was a passenger aboard the RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage when it sank after striking an iceberg during the night of 14–15 April 1912. He was reported as being amidst the throng of trapped passengers on the ship's rear deck in its final moments of descent, audibly praying.

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Father Thomas Byles of St. Helen's Catholic Church, Ongar left this station on 10 April 1912 to join RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage. He died assisting and comforting others after the ship struck an iceberg 26 February 1870 - 15 April 1912

Ongar Station, Ongar, United Kingdom where they left