Ships hit by U-boats

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Malaya II

British motor merchant



The Malaya II under her former name Malaya. 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 motor merchant Malaya II.

Aboard Malaya II when hit on 27 Jun 1941

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAli, William Norman, Merchant Navy18GreaserMalaya II +
DanishAndersen, Einer Axel, Merchant Navy45ElectricianMalaya II +
BritishCartner, James, Merchant Navy18Second Radio OfficerMalaya II +
BritishDraper, Kenneth William, Merchant Navy20Deck BoyMalaya II +
DanishEllesøe, Theodor Valdema Aug. Severin, Merchant Navy62GreaserMalaya II +
DanishFausing, Jacob Brønnum, Merchant Navy43Second OfficerMalaya II +
DanishFoldager, Egon, Merchant Navy20Able SeamanMalaya II +
AmericanGlendenning, Roy S., Merchant Navy31Assistant EngineerMalaya II +
DanishHansen, Ejner Edmund, Merchant Navy35Second Engineer OfficerMalaya II +
BritishHardie, Gordon, Merchant Navy17Mess Room BoyMalaya II +
DanishHartvig, Hans Erik, Merchant Navy19Able SeamanMalaya II +
DanishHenriksen, Kaj Harald, Merchant Navy33BakerMalaya II +
DanishHughes, Robert, Merchant Navy56Chief Engineer OfficerMalaya II +
BritishHyman, Harry, Merchant Navy28Third Radio OfficerMalaya II +
DanishJensen, Aksel Herman, Merchant Navy42GreaserMalaya II +
DanishJensen, Egon Marius, Merchant Navy25Fourth Engineer OfficerMalaya II +
DanishJensen, Peter Willy Marius, Merchant Navy32Able SeamanMalaya II +
DanishKjærulf, Knud Clemens, Merchant Navy31First Radio OfficerMalaya II +
DanishKragelund, Vilhelm, Merchant Navy47MasterMalaya II +
DanishLarsen, Kaj Elmer, Merchant Navy17Ordinary SeamanMalaya II +
BritishLegg, Norman, Merchant Navy18Mess Room BoyMalaya II +
BritishManning, Roy, RN28Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Malaya II +
DanishMortensen, Aksel Christian, Merchant Navy22Able SeamanMalaya II +
DanishNeilsen, Carl Christian Frederik, Merchant Navy34Assistant EngineerMalaya II +
DanishNielsen, George Karl Heinrich Vilhelm, Merchant Navy30Third OfficerMalaya II +
BritishO'Reilly, Patrick Andrew, British Army28Gunner (DEMS gunner)Malaya II +
DanishPaulsen, Carl Axel, Merchant Navy37GreaserMalaya II +
DanishPedersen, Christian Svyndal, Merchant Navy26MessmanMalaya II +
DanishPedersen, Herman Rasmus Peder, Merchant Navy28Chief CookMalaya II +
BritishRussell, John, Merchant Navy32Third Engineer OfficerMalaya II +
DanishSchrøder, Niels Børge Vilhelm, Merchant Navy40Chief OfficerMalaya II +
BritishSharp, Eric Bernard, RN32Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Malaya II +
BritishShepherdson, John Thomas, Merchant Navy20Ordinary SeamanMalaya II +
DanishSivertsen, Volmer Richardt, Merchant Navy36Chief StewardMalaya II +
CanadianSmith, John Lawrence, Merchant Navy26Assistant StewardMalaya II +
BritishSnell, Ronald Arthur, Merchant Navy23Assistant EngineerMalaya II +
DanishSørensen, Alfred Wurth, Merchant Navy20Second CookMalaya II +
DanishSørensen, Niels Peter, Merchant Navy37Able SeamanMalaya II +
DanishThestrup, Axel Mathias, Merchant Navy53Assistant EngineerMalaya II +
DanishTimm, Sigurd Anton, Merchant Navy36Assistant StewardMalaya II +
BritishWalker, John G., Merchant Navy20Ordinary SeamanMalaya II +
CanadianWhiteside, Albert P., Merchant Navy39Assistant EngineerMalaya II +

42 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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