Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Avila Star
British steam passenger ship
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam passenger ship Avila Star.
Aboard Avila Star when hit on 6 Jul 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Anson, John Leslie, Merchant Navy | Second Officer | Avila Star | ||
| Armstrong, John Bolton, Merchant Navy | 58 | Bedroom Steward | Avila Star + | |
| Beere, John Francis, Civilian | 34 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
|  | Bell, Gordon Irving, Merchant Navy | 30 | Senior Assistant Engineer | Avila Star |
| Benbow, Gladys Mary, Merchant Navy | 36 | Shop Attendant | Avila Star + | |
| Black, Donald, Merchant Navy | 16 | Steward’s Boy | Avila Star + | |
| Botham, Dorothy, Civilian | 34 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Brandie, William, Merchant Navy | 39 | Chief Refrigerator Engineer | Avila Star + | |
| Brown, Richard, Merchant Navy | 17 | Cooks Boy | Avila Star + | |
| Callaway, Robert, Merchant Navy | 30 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | |
| Campbell, John, Merchant Navy | 23 | Quartermaster | Avila Star + | |
| Cartwright, James, Merchant Navy | 27 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | |
| Clarke, Richard Thomas, Merchant Navy | Third Officer | Avila Star | ||
| Clarke, William Boroston, Merchant Navy | 28 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | |
| Connor, Sydney James, Merchant Navy | 17 | Steward’s Boy | Avila Star + | |
| Cunningham, Henry, Merchant Navy | 43 | Fireman | Avila Star + | |
| Currell, James Walter, Merchant Navy | 28 | Able Seaman | Avila Star + | |
| Cushing, Francis Habelt, Civilian | 50 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Dods, Amelia Florence, Civilian | 63 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Dowdall, Henry, Merchant Navy | 27 | Donkeyman and Greaser | Avila Star + | |
| Duggin, George, Merchant Navy | 34 | Able Seaman | Avila Star + | |
| Eaton, James, Merchant Navy | 17 | Cooks Boy | Avila Star + | |
| Ellis, Charles Peter, Merchant Navy | 52 | Donkeyman | Avila Star + | |
| Ferguson, Maria Elizabeth, Civilian | 19 | Passenger | Avila Star | |
| Fisher, John, Merchant Navy | 61 | Master | Avila Star + | |
| Fitzsimmons, James, Merchant Navy | 28 | Fireman | Avila Star + | |
| Florence, James, Civilian | 37 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Frazer, Ronald, Civilian | 32 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Frazer, Thelma Norah, Civilian | 23 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Gahan, Lawrence Francis, Civilian | 27 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Gibson, Alice Amelia, Civilian | 74 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Girdler, Raymond Ernest, Merchant Navy | 19 | Assistant Engineer | Avila Star + | |
| Gray, John Andrew, Merchant Navy | Boatswain (Bosun) | Avila Star | ||
| Greig, John Philip, Civilian | 31 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Hardy, Joseph, Merchant Navy | Boatswain’s Mate | Avila Star | ||
| Harrison, John Walter, Merchant Navy | 19 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | |
| Henderson, John Henry, Civilian | 30 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Hughes, John, RN | DEMS gunner | Avila Star | ||
| Ingham, Ronald James, Merchant Navy | 19 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | |
| Jackson, Richard H., Merchant Navy | 54 | Engine Room Storekeeper | Avila Star + | |
| Jones, William Howell, Merchant Navy | 30 | Able Seaman | Avila Star | |
| Jordan, Iris Mabel, Civilian | 23 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Low, Charles Stuart, Merchant Navy | Passenger (DBS) | Avila Star | ||
 | Massouda, Habid Joseph, Merchant Navy | 29 | Junior Fourth Engineer Officer | Avila Star + | |
| Maulini, Pietro, Merchant Navy | 44 | Chief Cook | Avila Star + | |
| McIndoe, Donald, Merchant Navy | 21 | Assistant Cook | Avila Star + | |
| Monod, Ernest, Merchant Navy | 31 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | |
| Moorhead, John James, Merchant Navy | 43 | Fireman | Avila Star + | |
| North, Arthur, Merchant Navy | 55 | Steward and Silverman | Avila Star + | |
| Norton, Richard Henry, Merchant Navy | 24 | Carpenter’s Mate | Avila Star + | |
| Owen, John Richard, Merchant Navy | 20 | Assistant Engineer | Avila Star + | |
| Patterson, William Robert Duncan, Civilian | 29 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Pearce, Eric Reginald, Merchant Navy | Chief Officer | Avila Star | ||
| Pemberton, Francis Joseph, Merchant Navy | 15 | Cook’s Boy | Avila Star | |
| Reid, Robert, Merchant Navy | 27 | Passenger (DBS) | Avila Star + | |
| Richardson, Henry Peter, RM | 44 | Corporal (DEMS gunner) | Avila Star + | |
| Roache, Patrick John, Merchant Navy | 21 | Fireman | Avila Star + | |
 | Rowan, Mary Elizabeth, Merchant Navy | 50 | Stewardess | Avila Star + | |
| Sharkey, Edward, Merchant Navy | 39 | Greaser | Avila Star + | |
| Stanley, Frederick John, Merchant Navy | 29 | Bedroom Steward | Avila Star + | |
| Steen, Herbert, RN | DEMS gunner | Avila Star | ||
| Sutherland, Alexander Robertson, Merchant Navy | Carpenter | Avila Star | ||
| Sutton, Phyllis Edith, Civilian | 34 | Passenger | Avila Star + | |
| Tallack, Michael Bernard Millington, Merchant Navy | Chief Officer | Avila Star | ||
| Teaney, Mons, Merchant Navy | 27 | Greaser | Avila Star + | |
| Timmis, Wilfred, Merchant Navy | 17 | Assistant Laundryman | Avila Star + | |
| Turton, Roy, Merchant Navy | 31 | Quartermaster | Avila Star + | |
| Vennils, Sidney, Merchant Navy | 44 | Lounge Steward | Avila Star + | |
| Vine, Ernest Leonard, Merchant Navy | 27 | Boatswain’s Mate | Avila Star + | |
| Walton, Frank Joseph, Merchant Navy | 53 | Printer | Avila Star + | |
| Watts, Clyde Alexander, Merchant Navy | 18 | Cadet | Avila Star + | |
| Weston, Harold Edward Price, Merchant Navy | 25 | Purser | Avila Star + |
72 persons found.
Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.
People missing from this listing? Or perhaps additional information?
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