Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Stanley

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 Stanley.

Aboard Empire Stanley when hit on 17 Aug 1943

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAlderson, R., Merchant NavyChief Engineer OfficerEmpire Stanley
BritishAnderson, Wilfred M., Merchant NavyStorekeeperEmpire Stanley
BritishArnold, John Henry, Merchant Navy26DaymanEmpire Stanley +
BritishBailey, William Henry Ross, Merchant Navy18Passenger (Junior Radio Officer)Empire Stanley +
BritishChatting, A.D., Merchant NavyOrdinary SeamanEmpire Stanley
BritishClarke, G., Merchant NavyQuartermasterEmpire Stanley
BritishCoad, B., Merchant NavySecond StewardEmpire Stanley
BritishCollins, W.A., Merchant NavyAble SeamanEmpire Stanley
BritishDavies, David L., Merchant NavyJunior Engineer OfficerEmpire Stanley
BritishDumble, Kenneth James, Merchant Navy15Galley BoyEmpire Stanley +
BritishEngland, William Orlando, Merchant Navy22Able SeamanEmpire Stanley +
BritishFraser, John, Merchant Navy52Able SeamanEmpire Stanley +
BritishGiles, Denis, Merchant Navy17Assistant StewardEmpire Stanley +
BritishHaughton, John Alexander, Merchant Navy30Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Stanley +
BritishHead, H.M., Merchant NavyThird OfficerEmpire Stanley
BritishHodgson, William, RNDEMS gunnerEmpire Stanley
BritishHoward, E.E., Merchant NavyCarpenterEmpire Stanley
BritishHudd, R., Merchant NavySecond CookEmpire Stanley
DanishJensen, Lars, Merchant NavyBoatswain (Bosun)Empire Stanley
BritishKemp, John Ernest, Merchant NavyChief Radio OfficerEmpire Stanley
BritishKenyon, Frederick, British Army28Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Stanley +
BritishLeaper, Stanley Victor, RN20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Stanley +
BritishMack, J.J., Merchant NavyDonkeyman/GreaserEmpire Stanley
BritishMartin, James, British ArmyDEMS gunnerEmpire Stanley
BritishMcCarthy, John Bernard, Merchant Navy22SailorEmpire Stanley +
BritishMcCourtney, J., Merchant NavySecond OfficerEmpire Stanley
BritishMcFlynn, F., Merchant NavyFourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Stanley
BritishMcLachlan, John, Merchant Navy36Chief StewardEmpire Stanley +
BritishMitchell, George, Merchant NavyThird Engineer OfficerEmpire Stanley
BritishNewcombe, B.A., Merchant NavyCadetEmpire Stanley
BritishNish, G.M., Merchant NavyFirst OfficerEmpire Stanley
BritishOsborne, A.G., Merchant NavyOrdinary SeamanEmpire Stanley
BritishOuten, G.J.N., Merchant NavyCadetEmpire Stanley
BritishParfitt, Donald, Merchant Navy19DaymanEmpire Stanley +
BritishPilditch, Arthur John, Merchant Navy41MasterEmpire Stanley +
BritishPowell, Walter Robert, Merchant Navy17Cabin BoyEmpire Stanley +
BritishRenwick, Charles, RN20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Stanley +
BritishRoberts, L., Merchant NavyDonkeymanEmpire Stanley
BritishRobertson, N.T., Merchant NavyChief OfficerEmpire Stanley
BritishRowland, William Francis, RN25Leading Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Stanley +
BritishSchofield, Thomas, Merchant Navy21Assistant StewardEmpire Stanley +
BritishSheehan, John, Merchant NavyAble SeamanEmpire Stanley
BritishSnelling, John Edward, Merchant Navy21Junior Engineer OfficerEmpire Stanley +
BritishStephen, Ian Campbell, Merchant Navy21Second Radio OfficerEmpire Stanley +
BritishStoyles, Ellison, Merchant NavyAble SeamanEmpire Stanley
BritishStrong, D., Merchant NavyCadetEmpire Stanley
BritishTasker, Ernest, RN37Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Stanley +
BritishThomas, Cyril, Merchant Navy36Able SeamanEmpire Stanley +
BritishTindale, Frederick Bruce, Merchant Navy18CadetEmpire Stanley +
BritishUrwin, G., PassengerEmpire Stanley
BritishWheatley, Sydney James, Merchant Navy55Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Stanley +
BritishWhitfield, Richard George, Merchant Navy20Third Radio OfficerEmpire Stanley +
New ZealandWood, Henry William Carmichael, Merchant Navy25Able SeamanEmpire Stanley +
BritishYoung, A., Merchant NavyChief CookEmpire Stanley

54 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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