Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Howard

British steam merchant


This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant Empire Howard.

Aboard Empire Howard when hit on 16 Apr 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAli Mohamed, , Merchant Navy42Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Howard
BritishAli Serf, , Merchant Navy43Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Howard +
New ZealandBradshaw, Ronald, Merchant Navy18Assistant CookEmpire Howard +
BritishDownie, John McDonald, Merchant NavyMasterEmpire Howard
BritishDuggan, John George, Merchant Navy21Assistant StewardEmpire Howard +
BritishEdwards, Albert, Merchant Navy42Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Howard +
BritishEnglish, Robert, RN20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Howard +
BritishFern, Leslie Joseph, RN19Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Howard +
BritishFiroz Ali Mohamed, , Merchant Navy49DonkeymanEmpire Howard +
BritishForster, John, RN23Convoy SignalmanEmpire Howard +
BritishKerr, Thomas, Merchant Navy31Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Howard +
BritishKerr, William Victor James, Merchant Navy23Third OfficerEmpire Howard +
BritishLucas, Frank, RN45Leading TelegraphistEmpire Howard +
BritishMesleh Ahmed, , Merchant Navy41Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Howard +
BritishMohamed Ameen, , Merchant Navy41Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Howard +
BritishNielson, Oscar, Merchant Navy38CookEmpire Howard +
BritishNoman Ali Ahmed, , Merchant Navy31Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Howard +
BritishPirie, George Alexander, Merchant Navy27Able SeamanEmpire Howard +
BritishPorteous, John, Merchant NavyChief Engineer OfficerEmpire Howard
BritishRees, Eric, RNR55Convoy Commodore (Captain)Empire Howard +
BritishSaid Mohamed, , Merchant Navy44Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Howard +
BritishSali Ali, , Merchant Navy48GreaserEmpire Howard +
BritishSime, James Glasgow, Merchant Navy35Chief OfficerEmpire Howard +
BritishSlocombe, William James, RN30Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Howard +
BritishSugden, Fred, RN20Ordinary SignalmanEmpire Howard +
BritishSukera Ali, , Merchant Navy41GreaserEmpire Howard +
BritishUrwin, William Joseph, Merchant Navy21Assistant StewardEmpire Howard +
BritishYehia Mosleh, , Merchant Navy41Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Howard +

28 persons found.

Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.

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