Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Dafila

British steam merchant



Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection

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

Aboard Dafila when hit on 18 Mar 1943

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAdan Mohamed, , Merchant Navy36DonkeymanDafila +
BritishColquhoun, Douglas Hamilton, Merchant Navy59Chief Engineer OfficerDafila +
BritishCoogan, James Joseph, Merchant Navy31Third Engineer OfficerDafila +
BritishFarag Abdul, , Merchant NavyFireman and TrimmerDafila +
BritishGraves, Robert William, RNAble Seaman (DEMS gunner)Dafila +
BritishGunner, George Alfred, British Army34Bombardier (DEMS gunner)Dafila +
BritishHassan, Mohamed, Merchant Navy34FiremanDafila +
BritishHassenein, Sayed, Merchant Navy18Galley BoyDafila +
BritishHeggen, James, Merchant Navy36Chief OfficerDafila +
BritishHenderson, Joseph Sheraton, Merchant Navy34Able SeamanDafila +
BritishMakinson, Stanley, Merchant Navy34Second OfficerDafila +
BritishMancini, George, Merchant Navy32CookDafila +
BritishMitchell, Bernard John, Merchant Navy23Second Radio OfficerDafila +
CanadianMohra, Johannes R., Merchant NavyAble SeamanDafila +
IrishMorrow, Robert Arthur, Merchant Navy57Able SeamanDafila +
BritishMugford, George, Merchant NavyMasterDafila
BritishMunro, Arthur Cowan, Merchant Navy55Second Engineer OfficerDafila +
BritishMurray, Robert, Merchant Navy48Chief StewardDafila +
IrishO'Brien, Thomas Joseph, British Army35Gunner (DEMS gunner)Dafila +
BritishO'Neill, Edward James, Merchant Navy28SailorDafila +
BritishParker, John Douglas, Merchant Navy20Assistant StewardDafila +
BritishYussef, Omar, Merchant Navy25FiremanDafila +

22 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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