Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Star

British motor merchant




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

Aboard Empire Star when hit on 23 Oct 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishBalestrini, Luigi Angelo, Merchant Navy26Chief CookEmpire Star +
BritishBenson, Albert, Merchant Navy43GreaserEmpire Star
BritishBryde, Richard Henry, Merchant Navy34GreaserEmpire Star +
BritishBuddell, Norman Cleave, Merchant Navy20Fourth OfficerEmpire Star +
BritishBurgess, Leonard Henry, Merchant Navy18GreaserEmpire Star
BritishCalloway, William Robert, RN21Leading Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Star +
BritishCapon, Selwyn Norman, Merchant Navy52MasterEmpire Star +
BritishCarton, William Edward, Merchant Navy17Third Radio OfficerEmpire Star +
BritishCostello, Patrick, Merchant Navy35Assistant StewardEmpire Star +
BritishCraig, , Merchant NavyAble SeamanEmpire Star
BritishDewey, Ivor Temple, Merchant Navy38BakerEmpire Star +
BritishDonaldson, James Henry, Merchant NavyAble SeamanEmpire Star
BritishDudgeon, Ernest, Merchant Navy29First ElectricianEmpire Star +
BritishDunmall, Cecil James, Merchant Navy17Steward's BoyEmpire Star +
BritishDutton, Thomas, British Army32Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)Empire Star +
BritishFrancis, Richard Frederick, Merchant Navy48Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Star +
BritishGain, Alfred, Merchant Navy43CookEmpire Star +
BritishGlavin, Edwin, Merchant Navy29StorekeeperEmpire Star +
BritishGogarty, James, Merchant Navy36Able SeamanEmpire Star +
BritishGrayston, Derek Hollingsworth, Merchant Navy20Second Radio OfficerEmpire Star +
BritishHague, William, Merchant Navy30Able SeamanEmpire Star +
BritishHickman, , Merchant NavyJunior Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Star
BritishHodges, John Sidney, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Star +
BritishHolleron, Michael, Merchant Navy32GreaserEmpire Star +
BritishHouston, , Merchant NavyAble SeamanEmpire Star
BritishHughes, Thomas Stanley, Merchant Navy34Second StewardEmpire Star +
BritishKemp, John Frederick William, RN23Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Star +
BritishLeakey, Fred Alexander, Merchant Navy25Assistant StewardEmpire Star +
BritishLewis, Alfred Idris, Merchant Navy18Deck BoyEmpire Star +
South AfricanMartienssen, Gisela Dorothea, Civilian27PassengerEmpire Star +
South AfricanMartienssen, Julie, Civilian63PassengerEmpire Star +
BritishMercer, Leslie, Merchant Navy16Kitchen BoyEmpire Star +
BritishMillward, Harry, British Army28GunnerEmpire Star +
BritishMoon, James Francis, Merchant Navy21Junior Engineer OfficerEmpire Star +
BritishMorgan, Ronald, Merchant Navy16Steward's BoyEmpire Star +
BritishMoscrop-Young, Roland, Merchant NavyThird OfficerEmpire Star
BritishMunro, Alexander Barry, Merchant Navy27Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Star +
BritishNash, Reginald, Merchant Navy22Assistant StewardEmpire Star +
BritishO'Connor, John, RN29Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Star +
BritishPartington, William, Merchant Navy29Able SeamanEmpire Star
South AfricanPhilpott, Annie, Civilian46PassengerEmpire Star +
South AfricanPhilpott, John William, Civilian9PassengerEmpire Star +
South AfricanPhilpott, Kenneth George, Civilian12PassengerEmpire Star +
BritishPlummer, John Edward, Merchant Navy51Assistant CookEmpire Star +
BritishPower, William, Merchant Navy42Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Star +
BritishQuigley, John Joseph, Merchant Navy41First Radio OfficerEmpire Star +
BritishRibbons, Charles Edward, Merchant Navy37Chief StewardEmpire Star +
BritishRoberts, Edward, Merchant Navy18Assistant StewardEmpire Star +
BritishTurnbull, Norman, Merchant Navy42Chief Refrigerator EngineerEmpire Star +
BritishVernon, Leslie, Merchant NavyChief OfficerEmpire Star
BritishYoung, Charles Wilfred, Civilian41PassengerEmpire Star +

51 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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