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Letter from Owen Ladd of Winnipeg informing Mr Francis that he will be sailing on the RMS Lusitania from New York on 1 May 1915.
'The reason of my delay in replying to your enquiry was that I've been contemplating paying a visit to the old land when I would call & see you & settle all matters. Now I've definitly [sic] decided & shall be sailing by the Lusitania from New York May 1st. therefore I hope to call & see about the end of May. of course if we encounter any German torpedoes you'll have to claim on the German Emperor.'
Owen Ladd lost his life when the RMS Lusitania was struck by a German torpedo on 7 May 1915. He was born in 1882, the son of William and Phoebe Ladd, The Mount, Eglwyswrw, north Pembrokeshire. In 1911 he left Wales to join his brother, David, who was a timber merchant in Winnipeg, Canada. In May 1915 he was returning to Wales to visit his family. He was also considering enlisting in the military.