▁officer ▁on ▁the ▁ocean ▁l iner ▁R MS ▁T itan ic ▁during ▁its ▁ill - f ated ▁ma iden ▁voyage . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁T itan ic ▁struck ▁an ▁ice berg ▁at ▁ 1 1 : 4 0 ▁pm ▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁B ride ▁and ▁his ▁senior ▁colle ague ▁Jack ▁Phill ips ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁relay ing ▁C Q D ▁messages ▁to ▁ships ▁in ▁the ▁vic inity , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁being ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁R MS ▁Car path ia . ▁The ▁men ▁remained ▁at ▁their ▁posts ▁until ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁power ▁was ▁almost ▁completely ▁out . ▁B ride ▁was ▁was hed ▁off ▁the ▁ship ▁as ▁the ▁boat ▁deck ▁flo oded , ▁but ▁managed ▁to ▁sc ram ble ▁onto ▁the ▁u pt urn ed ▁lif eb o at ▁Col laps ible ▁' B ', ▁and ▁was ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁the ▁Car path ia ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁morning . ▁Despite ▁being ▁injured , ▁he ▁helped ▁Harold ▁C ott am , ▁the ▁Car path ia ' s ▁wireless ▁operator ▁and ▁a ▁personal ▁friend ▁of ▁his , ▁transmit ▁surv iv or ▁lists ▁and ▁personal ▁messages ▁from ▁the ▁ship . ▁ ▁Early ▁history ▁Harold ▁B ride ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁N un head , ▁London , ▁England , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁to ▁Arthur ▁B ride ▁and ▁Mary ▁Ann ▁L owe . ▁The ▁young est ▁of ▁five ▁children , ▁B ride ▁lived ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁B rom ley . ▁After ▁primary