From: The Elder Dempster Fleet in the War 1914-1918 (Printed 1921) Chapter XI. The R.M.S. "BURUTU." To realize what is meant by the...

The Times, Thursday May 15, 1919 NIGHT ON AN UPTURNED BOAT. AN OFFICER'S GALLANTRY. The King has, on the recommendation of the President...

From "Letters from the Front" The following is a record of the heroism displayed by Lieutenant John Charles Orr (formerly of our...

Liverpool Echo 9th Oct 1918 According to latest information it is feared that the loss of life in the disaster to the Liverpool liner...

Litchfield Mercury 11 Oct 1918 It is feared that about 150 lives were lost in the sinking of the Burutu, which collided with another...

7th October 1918, Liverpool Echo THE LOST BURUTU LIST OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED The feared loss of life as a result of the sinking...

Among the victims of the ill-fated Burutu was Mrs Doig, who had been residing at 17, Lynedock-street, Liverpool, and was a sister of Mrs...