Arthur Rostron was born on 14 May 1869 in Astley Bridge, Lancashire, England, UK. He was married to Ethel Minnie. He died on 4 November 1940 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK.
He is best remembered as the captain of the RMS Carpathia, the ship that rescued the Titanic survivors. He received several awards for his rescue efforts. Among those awards it includes the American Cross of Honor, a gold medal from the Shipwreck Society of New York given to him along with a silver cup presented by Titanic survivor Margaret 'Molly' Brown, and a medal from the Liverpool Shipwreck and Humane Society.
