Mr Tome Pocrnić, 24, a married farmer from Bukovac, Croatia, boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a third class passenger. He presumably travelled with Mate Pokrnic.
To reach his destination of South Chicago, Illinois, he bought his ticket from the agent: Johann Isidor Büchel, Buchs for 170 Swiss francs (ticket number 315092, £8 13s 3d).
Tome Pocrnić died in the sinking. His body if recovered was never identified.
His widow, Mara Pocrnić and their two children in Bukovac received £120 from the Titanic relief fund.
Notes
Sometimes listed as "Pacruic" or "Pecruic".
References and Sources
Günter Bäbler (1998) Reise auf der Titanic. Chronos Zürich Contract Ticket List, White Star Line 1912 (National Archives, New York; NRAN-21-SDNYCIVCAS-55[279]) Marriages, Births, Deaths and Injuries. White Star Line 1912, Board of Trade 1912 (PRO London, BT 100/260).
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