liner leaving on 6 April, 1912. However, a national miners' strike meant all available coal was being diverted to White Star's latest liner, the Titanic, and the group's travel plans had to change. They were upgraded to a second class berth on the Titanic, sailing from Southampton a week later. What should have been a stroke of luck for the brothers and their friends led to all their deaths. Only one of their bodies was ever found and recovered - the rest were lost at sea. Body misidentified The dead man was originally believed to be Leonard Hickman, as he was wearing an overcoat with a membership card of the Independent Order of Foresters, Eden Camp, bearing his name. On learning of the death of his future son-in-law, Mr Honeyman and other colleagues arranged for Leonard's body to be sent to Neepawa in Canada for burial, the nearest county town to Eden. Leonard had spent four years in Canada before returning to England to get his brothers and friends However, when the body arrived at the Knox Presbyterian Church, Mr Honeyman was shocked to discover it was not Leonard's body that had been found. He wrote after the event: "James Smith and I went at once the church to make sure there was no mistake and were astonished to find it was not Leonard's body. "But there was a strong resemblance, and I am sure it was one of his brothers." Leonard was dark and clean shaven while Lewis was