Battista Antonio Allaria

Biography
Sig. Battista Antonio Allaria was born on Friday, May 31st, 1889 in the small town Molini Di Triora, Liguria, Italy. He was the only son of a farmer, Antonio Allaria (1851 - ), and his wife Maria Anna Caldani (? - ?).

Battista is believed to have grown up in Italy but moved to England when he decided to work at sea. When he signed on Titanic on April 6th, 1912, in Southampton, he gave his address as 9 Orchard Place, Southampton, Hampshire, England and stated his previous ship as the R.M.S. Olympic. He would work as an assistant waiter and was believed to have had a wage of £3 per month plus tip. Battista perished in the sinking and his body was recovered. He was the 221st body recovered by the C.S. Mackay-Bennett. He was brought back to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery on May 6th, 1912.