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Assad Torfa

Syrian Third Class Passenger

Mr Assad Torfa 1, 20, a farmhand from Syria (modern day Lebanon), boarded the Titanic at Cherbourg as a third class passenger (ticket number 2673, £7 4s 7d). His ultimate destination is unknown.

Torfa perished in the disaster. His body, if recovered, was never identified.

Casualty List
Entry in the Casualty List (PRO BT 100/259-260)
(Public Record Office- Reprinted with permission)

Notes

1. He is sometimes listed as "_ Forfa" or "_ Assad" "_ Assed".

References and Sources

Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279])
Marriages, births, deaths and injuries that have occurred on board during the voyage (PRO London, BT 100/259-260)
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Titanic Passenger Summary

Name: Mr Assad Torfa
Born: circa.1892
Age: 20 years (Male)
Nationality: Syrian Lebanese
Last Residence: in Tibnīn, Syria
Occupation: Farm Labourer
Embarked: Cherbourg on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 2673, £7 4s 7d
Died in the Titanic disaster (15th April 1912)
Body Not Identified

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