India, March 21 -- Tens of thousands of pounds will be raised at auction for a disturbing letter written by Thomas Cupper Mudd, a 16-year-old from Suffolk, who was one of the youngest of the 1,500 passengers who perished in the 1912 disaster.

His final letter to his mother, however, which was sent home from the ship's last port of call three days before it struck an iceberg and was written on paper with the Titanic's logo, has survived, Mail Online reported.

Although he describes the liner as a "magnificent palace" in the letter, he acknowledged that they have had "very rough weather" and that "the ship is rolling a good bit."

In his letter, Thomas wrote,"Dear Mother & all at home. I am now taking the opportunity of sending you a few l...