"He escorted her from her cabin to lifeboat number eight and made sure that she was safe. "As he did so he handed her the white star-shaped badge that was on his uniform to remember him by ...

The 20-year-old was onboard the liner as maid to the Countess of Rothes when she was gifted the White Star ... to a lifeboat before perishing in the disaster. Ms Maioni held on to the badge ...

The collection also includes a lifeboat badge and silver matchbox ... He said: "The fact that we have an original White Star Rug that was wrapped around a survivor is a real coup.

It's been lying in an English hedgerow for years – but the Belfast man who has restored this vessel believes it could be a long-lost White Star Line lifeboat. Only two vessels built in Belfast ...

The collection also includes a lifeboat badge and silver matchbox ... "The fact that we have an original White Star Rug that was wrapped around a survivor is a real coup. No blanket of this ...

The collection also includes a lifeboat badge and silver matchbox ... "The fact that we have an original White Star Rug that was wrapped around a survivor is a real coup. No blanket of this ...