▁school ▁B ride ▁decided ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁wireless ▁operator ▁and ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁his ▁family ' s ▁business ▁to ▁help ▁pay ▁for ▁training . ▁He ▁completed ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁Mar con i ▁Company ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Working ▁for ▁Mar con i , ▁his ▁first ▁sea ▁assignment ▁as ▁a ▁wireless ▁operator ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁SS ▁Ha ver ford ; ▁later ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁Be aver ford , ▁the ▁La France , ▁the ▁L us it ania , ▁and ▁the ▁An sel m . ▁ ▁R MS ▁T itan ic ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁Harold ▁B ride ▁joined ▁the ▁crew ▁of ▁the ▁R MS ▁T itan ic ▁as ▁the ▁junior ▁wireless ▁operator ▁and ▁assistant ▁to ▁Jack ▁Phill ips ▁at ▁B elf ast , ▁Ireland . ▁St ories ▁have ▁appeared ▁that ▁B ride ▁knew ▁Phill ips ▁before ▁the ▁T itan ic , ▁but ▁B ride ▁ins isted ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁never ▁met ▁before ▁B elf ast . ▁The ▁T itan ic ▁left ▁on ▁her ▁ma iden ▁voyage ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁South am pton , ▁England , ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁April . ▁During ▁the ▁voyage , ▁B ride ▁and ▁Phill ips ▁worked ▁from ▁the ▁wireless ▁room ▁on ▁the ▁Bo at ▁De ck , ▁sending ▁out ▁passengers ' ▁personal ▁messages ▁and ▁receiving ▁ice berg ▁warnings ▁from ▁other ▁ships . ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁April , ▁a ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁ship ▁set ▁sail , ▁Phill ips ▁and ▁B ride ▁had ▁celebrated ▁Phill ips ' ▁ 2