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.
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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