0:24:07 > 0:24:10He looks kind of cocky to me,
0:24:10 > 0:24:13leaning against the ship's rail with his cigarette.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16John Simpson was my great uncle.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19He was the assistant surgeon on RMS Titanic.
0:24:19 > 0:24:23As the sinking progressed, all of the accounts tend to suggest
0:24:23 > 0:24:25that he behaved in a calm way,
0:24:25 > 0:24:29and I think that by showing a calm exterior,
0:24:29 > 0:24:34the officers helped to get at least those 700 people into the boats.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37This is an account written by Charles Lightoller, the second officer.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41"I may say I was practically the last man to speak to Dr Simpson.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43"We merely exchange the words, 'Goodbye, old man.'
0:24:43 > 0:24:46"This occurred shortly before the end
0:24:46 > 0:24:49"and I'm not aware that he was seen by anyone after."
0:24:49 > 0:24:51I wonder how I would have coped
0:24:51 > 0:24:54faced with this overwhelming situation
0:24:54 > 0:24:56that Simpson found himself in that night.
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