Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Grayburn
British steam merchant

Photo courtesy of Clarence Hemeon
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant Grayburn.
Aboard Grayburn when hit on 29 Jun 1941
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
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![]() | Adams, Alfred Joseph, Merchant Navy | Fireman | Grayburn + | ||
![]() | Bradford, William, British Army | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Grayburn + | ||
![]() | Brignall, Edward John, Merchant Navy | 23 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Brown, Edwin Ernest George, Merchant Navy | 41 | Able Seaman | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Brown, Sydney, Merchant Navy | 41 | Third Engineer Officer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Buchanan, Donald, Merchant Navy | 19 | Sailor | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Chafe, Albert, Merchant Navy | Fireman | Grayburn + | ||
![]() | Church, Ernest Frederick, Merchant Navy | 32 | Fireman and Trimmer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Coghlan, Patrick Francis, British Army | 21 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Collins, Edmund J., Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | Grayburn | ||
![]() | Crickmore, Robert Frederick, British Army | 24 | Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner) | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Diver, John, Merchant Navy | 17 | Third Radio Officer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Farrell, James, Merchant Navy | 33 | Fireman and Trimmer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Hadaway, James, Merchant Navy | 43 | Fireman and Trimmer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Hardy, Claude, Merchant Navy | Fireman/Trimmer | Grayburn + | ||
![]() | Harrison, Herbert Allworthy, Merchant Navy | 30 | First Radio Officer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Hemeon, Kenneth Smith, Merchant Navy | 36 | Second Cook | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Kirkaldy, Angus Black, Merchant Navy | 28 | Second Engineer Officer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Knights, Ronald William, British Army | 19 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Lowe, Oscar Chesterfield, Merchant Navy | 29 | Cook | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Matthews, William Henry, Merchant Navy | 40 | Chief Engineer Officer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | McIntosh, James, Merchant Navy | 68 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Grayburn + | |
![]() | McMillan, Nathaniel, Merchant Navy | 23 | Fifth Engineer Officer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Mullin, William Terence, RN | 25 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Neal, William Edward, Merchant Navy | 19 | Fireman and Trimmer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Payne, David Hilton, Merchant Navy | 46 | Steward | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Rose, Alonzel, Merchant Navy | Sailor | Grayburn + | ||
![]() | Salmon, Lewis, British Army | 20 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Scott, Samuel, Merchant Navy | 36 | Donkeyman | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Slade, Walter, Merchant Navy | 33 | Third Officer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Smith, Elvin Henry Greenyer, Merchant Navy | 35 | Able Seaman | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Smith, Harold William Prew, RN | 30 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Stratton, Heber, Merchant Navy | 28 | Second Officer | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Sygrove, John William, Merchant Navy | Master | Grayburn + | ||
![]() | Wade, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 57 | Able Seaman | Grayburn + | |
![]() | Witton, Alec George, British Army | 24 | Gunner | Grayburn + |
36 persons found.
Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.
People missing from this listing? Or perhaps additional information?
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