Beramba (ship)

Beramba (ship)

The Beramba was a German freighter ship captured in World War I and used as a British troopship. At the end of the war, the Beramba was carrying about 1200 passengers to Europe from Australia when there was an outbreak of Spanish flu on board. Twenty-four people died during the voyage.

External links

* [http://victoriansatwar.net/archives/allent1.html Oral history transcript from William Allen - tape 1]
* [http://victoriansatwar.net/archives/allent2.html Oral history transcript from William Allen - tape 2]


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