Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

City of Cairo

British steam passenger ship



Photo courtesy of Allan C. Green Collection

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam passenger ship City of Cairo.

Aboard City of Cairo when hit on 6 Nov 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
IndianAbdul Hamid, , Merchant Navy34General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianAbdul Karim, , Merchant Navy20SeamanCity of Cairo +
IndianAhmad Muhammad, , Merchant Navy23FiremanCity of Cairo +
IndianAli Jan Bhulla, , Merchant Navy30FiremanCity of Cairo +
IndianAnsar Husain, , Merchant Navy52FiremanCity of Cairo +
IndianAntonio, Antonio, Merchant Navy40General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianBaba Faqir Sahib, , Merchant Navy49DonkeymanCity of Cairo +
IndianBabu Khan, , Merchant Navy37General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianBadr-Ud-Din Baba, , Merchant Navy61Fireman's SerangCity of Cairo +
IndianBaptista, Damia, Merchant Navy45General ServantCity of Cairo +
BritishBarnes, Sydney Herbert, Merchant Navy46StewardCity of Cairo +
IndianBashir Hasan, , Merchant Navy28TrimmerCity of Cairo +
BritishBoundy, Leslie, Merchant NavySecond OfficerCity of Cairo
BritishBritt, Sidney Ernest Dennis, Merchant Navy41Chief OfficerCity of Cairo +
IndianCastelino, Vincent W., Merchant Navy27General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianChandar, , Merchant Navy42Butcher's MateCity of Cairo +
BritishCouch, Annie, Merchant Navy64StewardessCity of Cairo +
BritishCrichton, Marshall Dilworth, Civilian57PassengerCity of Cairo +
IndianD'Silva, R., Merchant Navy34General ServantCity of Cairo +
BritishDobson, Albert Robert Carl, Merchant Navy48QuartermasterCity of Cairo +
BritishEdmead, John Cheetham, Merchant NavyThird StewardCity of Cairo
IndianEstrocio, Nazareth, Merchant Navy45CookCity of Cairo +
BritishFaulds, Robert Allison, Merchant NavyChief Engineer OfficerCity of Cairo
IndianFernandes, Joao Xavier, Merchant Navy47General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianFerrao, A.F., Merchant Navy39General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianGhulam Rahman, , Merchant Navy42General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianGhulam Rasul, , Merchant Navy42General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianGhulam Rasul, , Merchant Navy44BarkeeperCity of Cairo +
IndianGomes, Baboo, Merchant Navy39CookCity of Cairo +
IndianGomes, Pocha, Merchant Navy51CookCity of Cairo +
IndianGomes, William, Merchant Navy41CookCity of Cairo +
BritishGordon, Crawford Jamieson, Civilian47PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishGordon, Margaret Hope Maberly, CivilianPassengerCity of Cairo
BritishGreen, James Bennett, Civilian64PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishGreen, Thomas Gerard, Merchant NavyPassenger (Chief Officer)City of Cairo
BritishHumphreys, Thomas Alfred Vaughan, Merchant Navy25Second Radio OfficerCity of Cairo +
IndianHusain Ibrahim, , Merchant Navy44FiremanCity of Cairo +
IndianIbrahim, , Merchant Navy24TrimmerCity of Cairo +
IndianInayat Ullah, , Merchant NavyBoyCity of Cairo +
IndianInayat Ullah, , Merchant Navy49FiremanCity of Cairo +
BritishIronside, Robert James, Merchant Navy29QuartermasterCity of Cairo +
BritishJarman, Diana, Civilian21PassengerCity of Cairo +
IndianKalu, , Merchant Navy20General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianKarim Hasan, , Merchant Navy25FiremanCity of Cairo +
IndianKhalil Rahman, , Merchant Navy27TrimmerCity of Cairo +
IndianLakhu Ram, , Merchant Navy25Assistant StewardCity of Cairo +
BritishLane, Harry, Civilian32PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishLittle, Robert, Civilian61PassengerCity of Cairo +
IndianLukha, , Merchant Navy56TopassCity of Cairo +
BritishMacDonald, Angus William Dewar, Merchant NavyQuartermasterCity of Cairo
BritishMacNeil, Patrick, Merchant NavyQuartermasterCity of Cairo
IndianMagale, , Merchant Navy42BoyCity of Cairo +
BritishMarr, Francis Alleyne, Civilian49PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishMcCall, Thomas Dunlop, Merchant Navy44MasterCity of Cairo +
BritishMcGaffney, Lawrence, Civilian38PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishMcGregor, William, Merchant Navy27Third Engineer OfficerCity of Cairo +
BritishMcLean, Rev. Lauchlan, Civilian56PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishMcNeill, Daniel A., Civilian60PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishMcQuone, Francis Baker, Merchant Navy49PurserCity of Cairo +
IndianMohi-Ud-Din, , Merchant Navy21TrimmerCity of Cairo +
IndianMuhabbat Jin Khan, , Merchant Navy44FiremanCity of Cairo +
IndianMuhammad Ali, , Merchant Navy28General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianMuhammad Ishaq, , Merchant Navy26General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianMuhammad Sidiq, , Merchant Navy27TrimmerCity of Cairo +
BritishNapier, George Emmerson, Merchant Navy32Chief StewardCity of Cairo +
BritishNoble, David Dow, Merchant Navy23Fifth Engineer OfficerCity of Cairo +
BritishNuttall, John, Merchant Navy28ButcherCity of Cairo +
BritishOakley, John Thomas, Civilian57PassengerCity of Cairo +
IndianPahari, , Merchant Navy39TopassCity of Cairo +
IndianPanchu, , Merchant Navy42ButcherCity of Cairo +
IndianPanja Charam Singaram, , Merchant Navy44Deck TopassCity of Cairo +
BritishPeever, Harry, Merchant Navy49First Radio OfficerCity of Cairo +
BritishPirrie, William Towers, Merchant Navy27Fourth Engineer OfficerCity of Cairo +
BritishPowell, Frederick George Charles, Merchant Navy25Third Engineer OfficerCity of Cairo +
IndianQadir Ismail, , Merchant Navy50DonkeymanCity of Cairo +
BritishQuantrill, Douglas Walter, Merchant NavyShip’s SurgeonCity of Cairo
IndianRahim Bakhsh, , Merchant Navy53General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianRamayya Senayya, , Merchant Navy20Deck TopassCity of Cairo +
IndianRasul Zaman, , Merchant Navy38BhandaryCity of Cairo +
BritishRichardson, Kate Sarah, Civilian78PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishRogerson, William Alexander, Merchant NavyMasterCity of Cairo
IndianRozario, B., Merchant Navy36CookCity of Cairo +
IndianRozario, Francis, Merchant Navy18CookCity of Cairo +
IndianSajila Babu, , Merchant Navy30General ServantCity of Cairo +
IndianSamuel, , Merchant Navy70CookCity of Cairo +
IndianSayid Pir Mian, , Merchant Navy40FiremanCity of Cairo +
IndianSharif-Ud-Din, , Merchant Navy38GreaserCity of Cairo +
IndianSheikh Abdul Rahim, , Merchant Navy43CassabCity of Cairo +
IndianSheikh Ali, , Merchant Navy34DonkeymanCity of Cairo +
IndianSheikh Ayub, , Merchant Navy36FiremanCity of Cairo +
IndianSheikh Baba, , Merchant Navy32SeamanCity of Cairo +
IndianSheikh Babu, , Merchant Navy46Head WaiterCity of Cairo +
IndianSheikh Husain, , Merchant Navy42SeamanCity of Cairo +
IndianSheikh Husain, , Merchant Navy45FiremanCity of Cairo +
IndianSheikh Ismail, , Merchant Navy43TrimmerCity of Cairo +
IndianSheikh Naim-Ud-Din, , Merchant Navy38CookCity of Cairo +
IndianSheikh Rajab, , Merchant Navy25SeamanCity of Cairo +
IndianSheikh Taju, , Merchant Navy21ScullionCity of Cairo +
BritishShenton, Herbert, Merchant Navy48Engineer OfficerCity of Cairo +
BritishSolomon, William Charles, Civilian31PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishStobbart, Frank, Merchant Navy26StorekeeperCity of Cairo +
IndianSulaiman, , Merchant Navy32SeamanCity of Cairo +
BritishSultan Khan, , Merchant Navy39BakerCity of Cairo +
BritishTagg, John, Merchant NavySecond OfficerCity of Cairo +
BritishTaggart, Ada Alexandra, Merchant Navy50Chief StewardessCity of Cairo +
IndianTaju, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Cairo +
IndianTamiz-Ud-Din, , Merchant NavyFireman and TrimmerCity of Cairo +
BritishTasker, Ronald Henry, Civilian50PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishTingle, Wilfred Benson, Merchant Navy44MasterCity of Cairo +
IndianUmed Mahbode, , Merchant Navy23FiremanCity of Cairo +
BritishUsher, Gladys Francis Marion, Merchant NavyPassengerCity of Cairo
BritishWatkins-Ball, Basil Ralph, Civilian28PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishWatts, Robert Henry, Civilian30PassengerCity of Cairo +
BritishWhyte, James Alister, Merchant Navy24Third OfficerCity of Cairo, City of Pretoria +

114 persons found.

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