Roll of Honour for the SS BURUTU sunk 3rd October 1918

Elder Dempster suffered the loss of a total of 42 ships during the period covering the First World War (4th August 1914 to 11th November 1918), and 30 of these ships were lost as a direct result of enemy action.

“The Elder Dempster Fleet in the War 1914-1918” was published privately by EDCL in 1921 to

 “pay homage and tribute to the men of a great steamship line –

Messrs. Elder Dempster and Company Limited –

which, along with other British steamship lines,

did its share in helping our far flung Empire through one of the darkest periods that ever marked the history of a nation”.

This roll of honour is taken from that book (with many thanks to Sotonmate)

Roll of Honour for the SS BURUTU

sunk 3^rd October 1918

Potter W.E.	Cmdr	Kratinger, J	Steward
Clarke, T.K.	Chief Off	Voss, H.D.	Steward
Kennedy, D.M.	2nd Off	Prince, W.	Steward
Williams, D	3rd Off	Wilson, G.A.	Barber
Martin, D.S.	4th Off	Wise, G.	Steward
Geldart, J.J.	Ch Engr	Brown, J.P	Steward
Durbrow, W.	2nd Engr	George, M	Steward
Brown, D.W.	4th Engr	Rose, G.	Steward
Coomber, A.G.	Purser	Doig, S	Stwdess
Ross, J.R.	Surgeon	Cole, W	Steward
Joseph, A	Steward	Samuel, G	Steward
Gordon, W	3rd Cook	Johnson, H	Fireman
Evans, P.S.	Scullion	Campbell, T	Fireman
Bassey, A.J.	Gunner	Smart, A	Trimmer
Jones, A.W.	Steward	Slade, J	Marconi O
Hollies, W.E.	Gunner	Barnett, G.M.	Marconi O
Grier, W	Gunner	Purdie, A	A.B.
Taylor, J	Steward	Stromdal, J	A.B.
Whitaker, W	Cadet	Johanssen, J	AB.
Alexander, J	Ch. Cook	Tonkies, J	O.S.
Cail, C.W.	Bo’s’n	Johnson, G.G.	Deck Boy
Dawson, A.F.	Butcher	Adaway, C	Deck Boy
Easthope, W	Steward	Finnegan, T	Greaser
Ford, F	Steward	Cole, T	Fireman
Flynn, P.A.	Clerk	Williams, C	Fireman
Fuchs, A	Steward	Wilson, T	Fireman
Hangaard, J	A.B.	Roberts, J	Fireman
Hodel, R	Steward	Forster, C	Trimmer
Harvey, J	Steward	Dick T	Trimmer
Hull, H	Baker	Johnson, C	Trimmer
Johnson, J.H.	Steward	Bright, C	Trimmer
Jones, R	P’tryman	Lake, E	Trimmer
Malone,  T	Steward	Thomas, A	Trimmer
Myers, R.A.	Steward	Heppell, H	2nd Steward
Kelly, G	Greaser	Westlake, A	Steward
Robinson, E	Carpenter	Jones, C.E.	Cadet
Rushton, J	Steward	Hart, R.W.	Engr. (Lagos service)
Wall, J	Greaser	Stephenson, W	Steward
Yarwood, J	2nd Cook

There were 148 lives lost in total, this list is only those crew employed by the Elder Dempster line.

Look in the pages list across the top for an SS BURUTU page, which has an account of the sinking.