Casualties of the sinking of the S.S. Burutu - Part 1: Crew

 There are two main sources of information for this list, the Roll of Honour printed by the Elder Dempster Shipping Company and the register of Deaths at Sea. There are some discrepancies between the two lists.

Crew casualties confirmed by both lists (names in red shows alternate spelling)

Particulars of deceased
Name	Age	Rank or Rating	Birthplace	Last place of abode
Adaway, C	17	Deck Boy	London	121 Westborough Rd, London
Alexander J.	48	Chief Cook	Liverpool	5 Webster Rd, Liverpool
Bartlett, G.H. Barnett G.M.	18	Wireless Operator	Bermondsley	27 Hardwicke Road, Palmers Green, London
Bussey, J Bassey, A.J.	22	Seaman	Newfoundland	16 Rose Street, Middlesborough
Bright, C	22	Trimmer	Sierra Leone	Murray Town, Sierra Leone
Brown, D.W.	24	4th Engineer	Edinburgh	6 Beechwood Terrace, Dumbarton
Brown, J.P.	36	Assistant Steward	Sierra Leone	65 Liverpool St, Sierra Leone
Cail, W Cail, C.W.	23	Boatswain	Newcastle-on-Tyne	36 Tunstall St, Liverpool
Campbell, William Campbell, T	21	Fireman	Sierra Leone	28 Dundas St, Sierra Leone
Clarke D. K. Clarke T.K.	31	Chief Mate	Nantwich	6, Roxburgh Avenue, Aigburth
Cole, Thomas	27	Fireman	Sierra Leone	Leinster Village, Sierra Leone
Coomber, Arthur G	26	Purser	London	8 Park road, Crouch End, London
Dawson, Alf	42	Butcher	Liverpool	120  Spencer Street, Liverpool
Dick, Tam	21	Trimmer	Warri	Warri, Nigeria
Doig, Isabel	43	Stewardess	Birkenhead	25 Wallasey Village, Wallasey
Durbrow, William	34	2nd engineer	Southampton	53 Ashbourne Rd, Aigburth, Liverpool
Evans, Philip	21	Scullion	Sierra Leone	15 cole st, sierra leone
Finnegan, Thomas	48	Fireman and greaser	Co Armagh	76 Exeter Rd, Bootle, Liverpool
Flynn, P.A	17	Clerk	Liverpool	50 Rendal St, Liverpool
Foster, Charles Forster, C	21	Trimmer	Sierra Leone	3 Chapel St, sierra leone
Fuchs, A	47	Assistant Steward	Swiss	72 Smithdown Lane, Liverpool
Geldart, James J.	51	Chief Engineer	Barrow in Furness	5 Welsby Terrace, Dingle, Liverpool
George Matthew	32	Assistant Steward	Sierra Leone	32 Cole St, Sierra Leone
Gordon, William	44	3rd cook	Jamaica	29 Shelley Street, Sierra Leone
Grice W Grier, W	20	seaman	Derby	79 Cotton Lane, Derby
Hangaard, J	24	seaman	Dane	23 Shaw's Alley, Liverpool
Harvey James	47	Smoke room steward	Truro	4 Gladstone Rd. Seacombe
Heppell, H.	40	2nd steward	London	20 Bishop Rd, Poulton, Wallasey
Hodel, R	27	steward	Swiss	9 newman street, kirkdale, liverpool
Hollis, W.E. Hollies, W.E.	29	seaman	Ilkeston	38 granby street, ilkeston
Hull, H.	36	Baker	Liverpool	193 gloucester Rd, Bootle
Johansen, J.	31	A.B.	Sweden	Weners Borg, Sweden.
Johnson, Clem	23	Trimmer	Calabar	Peacroft St, Calabar
Johnson, G	16	deck boy	Liverpool	8 Blackburne Terr, Liverpool
Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Thomas	28	fireman	Sierra Leone	29 Robert St, Sierra Leone
Johnson, J.H.	34	Lavatory steward	Liverpool	96 claremont rd, liverpool
Jones, A.W.	16	Assistant Steward	Liverpool	7 Morpeth St, Liverpool
Jones, Griffith E	17	cadet	Pontandulais	Hendy, Pontardulais, South Wales
Jones, Robert	44	pantryman	Liverpool	1 Ann Square, Myrtle St, Liverpool
Kelly, G	43	Fireman and greaser	Liverpool	49 Rocksmith St, Liverpool
Kennedy, D.M.	27	2nd mate	Dundee	14 Tomson St, Dundee
kratinger, G	24	steward	Swiss	flannat, switzerland
Malone, Thomas	42	assistant bedroom steward	Liverpool	18 solway st, liverpool
Martin, D.S.	23	4th mate	Briton ferry	2 taypark place, broughty ferry
Myers, R.A.	41	chief 2nd class steward	Liverpool	7 south st, dingle
Potter W.E.	52	master	Liverpool	26 hertford drive, liscard
Prince, Wm	21	Assistant Steward	Liverpool	67 Pythian St, Low Hill, Liverpool
Purdie, Alexander	56	A.B.	Liverpool	53 New Rd, Tuebrook, Liverpool
Roberts, John	23	Trimmer	Benin	12 George St, Benin city
Robinson, F Robinson, E	33	carpenter and seaaman	Wigton, cumb	48 pemberton Rd, Old Swan, Liverpool
Rose, G	16	stewards boy	Cambridge	32 trenches rd, cambridge
Ross, John. L. R.	27	surgeon	Kingwilliamstown	22 alexander rd kingwilliamstown
Rushton T Rushton, J.	33	assistant bedroom steward	Liverpool	276 beaufort st, liverpool
Samuel, G	21	assistant engineer's steward	Sierra Leone	-
Slade, J	23	Wireless Operator	St. Keyne	31 Endbourne Rd, Aintree
Smart, Anthony	21	Trimmer	Sierra Leone	-
Stromdal, J	44	A.B.	Sweden	sailors home, liverpool
Taylor, James	16	stewards boy	Birmingham	217 high st, smethwick, staffs
Tonkies, J	17	O.S.	Liverpool	19 toxteth st, liverpool
Vos, H De	37	Steward	Antwerp	47 Upper Brook St, London W
Wall, J.	46	Fireman and greaser	Liverpool	115 Beaufort St, Liverpool
Westlake, Arthur	38	Bar and Storekeeper	Liverpool	39 Buckingham Rd, Tuebrook, Liverpool
Whitaker, W	17	Cadet	Bolton	64 Haydock Street, Bolton
Williams, Charles	29	Fireman	Sierra Leone	136 Waterloo Road, Sierra Leone
Williams, D	22	3rd Mate	Anglesey	Tyn Golden, Dwyrn, Anglesey
Wilson George A	42	Barber	Edinburgh	19 Greenleaf St, Liverpool
Wilson, Jabez	29	Fireman	Sierra Leone	Kissy Town, Sierra Leone
Wise, George	21	Assistant Steward	Sierra Leone	35 or 45 Beaufort Street, Liverpool
Yarwood, J	48	2nd cook	Liverpool	27 Nebo Street, Liverpool

There is one name on the Deaths at Sea index for the sinking of the Burutu which doesn't appear on the Elder Dempster Roll:

Wilson, D                                             27        Fireman                                    Sierra Leone            38 William Street, Sierra Leone

The following names are on the Elder Dempster Roll of Honour for the Burutu but are not listed on the Deaths at Sea index for the sinking of the ship, they may have been lost during other incidents in wartime:

Name                                 rank

Cole, W                             Steward

Easthope, W                      Steward

Ford, F                               Steward

Hart, R.W.                          Engineer (Lagos Service)

Joseph, A                           Steward

Lake, E                              Trimmer

Stephenson, W                   Steward

Thomas, A                          Trimmer