Major Scott
Further on to Major Scott, diaries and personal papers of the people at Cardington would likely contain more candid information than the official record, but there's no way to know how many of those documents have survived. Many years ago I did an initial survey of manuscript collections in preparation for a biography of Lord Thomson (which will have to wait until I win the lottery to write) and turned up nothing in the way of materials in archives and libraries from the officers and crew, which is not surprising. I wonder if the families still have them as treasured heirlooms or in unopened trunks in the attic.