Thomas Byles | |
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Church | Catholic Church |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1902 |
Personal details | |
Born | Roussel Davids Byles 26 February 1870 |
Died | 15 April 1912 North Atlantic Ocean | (aged 42)
Buried | Atlantic Ocean |
Denomination | Congregationalist (prev.) Church of England (prev.) Catholic |
Parents | Reverend Alfred Holden Byles (Father) Louisa Davids (Mother) |
Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford, Beda College |
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.