Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Vancouver Island

Canadian motor merchant



Vancouver Island under her former name Weser. Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2833

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the Canadian motor merchant Vancouver Island.

Aboard Vancouver Island when hit on 15 Oct 1941

You can click on any of the names for possible additional information

NameAgeRankServed on
CanadianAlcock, George W., Merchant Navy50Chief ElectricianVancouver Island +
CanadianAndrew, William Charles, Civilian20PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianArdagh, John Charles, RCNVR20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Vancouver Island +
AmericanAsh, William John, Civilian33PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianBaguley, Charles Richard, Merchant Navy19Junior Engineer OfficerVancouver Island +
CanadianBald, Francis, Merchant Navy26OilerVancouver Island +
CanadianBanning, Ross, Merchant Navy47Assistant StewardVancouver Island +
AmericanBarter, John D., Civilian45PassengerVancouver Island +
AmericanBlain, John A., Civilian23PassengerVancouver Island +
AmericanBlossom, David Charles, Civilian30PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianBower, Carol Alexander, Merchant Navy20QuartermasterVancouver Island +
CanadianBrennan, Edward Michael, RCAF20Passenger (Sergeant)Vancouver Island +
CanadianBriggs, Alfred James, Merchant Navy50Able SeamanVancouver Island +
CanadianBrown, Henry O., Merchant Navy18Able SeamanVancouver Island +
CanadianBudd, Norman Hayward, Merchant Navy19Able SeamanVancouver Island +
CanadianBunt, Gordon Douglas, Merchant Navy48Chief OfficerVancouver Island +
CanadianCaine, Frank, Merchant Navy40Senior Third Engineer OfficerVancouver Island +
CanadianCallow, Alfred, Merchant Navy39StorekeeperVancouver Island +
CanadianCasstles, William Cecil, Merchant Navy37Chief EngineerVancouver Island +
CanadianCornett, Donald James, Merchant Navy22Ordinary SeamanVancouver Island +
AmericanCountryman, James Franklin, Civilian36PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianCrete, Ernest Francis, Merchant Navy21WiperVancouver Island +
AmericanCrosby, Archie L., Civilian43PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianCrouse, Donald, Merchant Navy21Able SeamanVancouver Island +
CanadianDesroches, Joseph, Merchant Navy27Able SeamanVancouver Island +
AmericanEaston, George, Civilian26PassengerVancouver Island +
AmericanFolk, Robert E., Civilian22PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianForbes, Harry Malcolm, Merchant Navy23Junior Engineer OfficerVancouver Island +
CanadianForbes, Percy D., Merchant Navy45PantrymanVancouver Island +
CanadianGarand, Oliver, Merchant Navy25WiperVancouver Island +
AmericanGilfond, Philip, Civilian21PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianGill, John, Merchant Navy34Senior Fourth Engineer OfficerVancouver Island +
AmericanGodfrey, Reginald Roger, Civilian25PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianGorisky, Victor, Merchant Navy25Galley BoyVancouver Island +
CanadianGosselin, Roger, Merchant Navy26Assistant StewardVancouver Island +
CanadianGraham, James Vere, Merchant Navy40Second ElectricianVancouver Island +
CanadianGreen, Ralph, Merchant Navy32OilerVancouver Island +
CanadianHanna, Gordon, Merchant Navy23Junior Engineer OfficerVancouver Island +
BritishHopkins, William Henry, British Army26Gunner (DEMS gunner)Vancouver Island +
CanadianHutchison, Howard Mclean, Merchant Navy21MechanicianVancouver Island +
CanadianJackson, Ernest, Merchant Navy21WiperVancouver Island +
CanadianLaganiere, Laganiere, Merchant Navy33Third OfficerVancouver Island +
CanadianLancaster, Foster Archibald, Merchant Navy28Second Refrigerator EngineerVancouver Island +
CanadianLane, Douglas James, Merchant Navy29Second StewardVancouver Island +
CanadianLazor, Michael, Merchant Navy25ChefVancouver Island +
CanadianLegacy, Lawrence, Merchant Navy19Able SeamanVancouver Island +
CanadianLegare, Raymond Henry, Merchant Navy23WiperVancouver Island +
CanadianLoder, Blowers, Merchant Navy33Able SeamanVancouver Island +
CanadianLowson, Arthur Ernest, Merchant Navy48Second Engineer OfficerVancouver Island +
CanadianMacMillan, John, Merchant Navy34Assistant StewardVancouver Island +
CanadianMacPhail, Harris, Merchant Navy21QuartermasterVancouver Island +
CanadianMcCartney, Roy, Merchant Navy29QuartermasterVancouver Island +
CanadianMcLeod, Burris Granville, RCNR20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Vancouver Island +
CanadianMcManus, William, Merchant Navy16Mess Room StewardVancouver Island +
CanadianMcMullen, Thomas G., Merchant Navy33Second OfficerVancouver Island +
AmericanMcNulty, Michael, Civilian31PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianMichaud, Georges Henri, Merchant Navy19Ordinary SeamanVancouver Island +
CanadianMoraes, Basil, Merchant Navy30QuartermasterVancouver Island +
CanadianMousset, Horace, Merchant Navy33OilerVancouver Island +
CanadianMyers, Michael, Merchant Navy42Able SeamanVancouver Island +
DanishNielsen, Einar Lindeskov, Merchant Navy20ButcherVancouver Island +
CanadianPankratz, Frank, Merchant Navy21Mess Room StewardVancouver Island +
CanadianPouliot, George, Merchant Navy19Able SeamanVancouver Island +
AmericanPrice, Joseph, Civilian30PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianRichter, William, Merchant Navy36Assistant StewardVancouver Island +
CanadianRiley, William, Merchant Navy49Chief Refrigerator EngineerVancouver Island +
CanadianRodgers, Rodgers, Merchant Navy35Assistant StewardVancouver Island +
CanadianRoper, Eric Lacey, Merchant Navy40MasterVancouver Island +
CanadianRoy, Guy Emile, Merchant Navy20Assistant StewardVancouver Island +
CanadianShaw, Thomas Alexander, Merchant Navy37Third Engineer OfficerVancouver Island +
AmericanSimonson, Harry P., Civilian32PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianSimpson, Ernest Little, RCAF21Passenger (Pilot Officer)Vancouver Island +
CanadianSines, Thomas Crawford, Civilian39PassengerVancouver Island +
AmericanSinger, Charles, Civilian25PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianSmet, Jacques, Merchant Navy19Assistant CookVancouver Island +
CanadianSmet, Jean, Merchant Navy21BakerVancouver Island +
CanadianSmith, George L.V., Merchant Navy47Senior Second Engineer OfficerVancouver Island +
AmericanSpeer, John Chester, Civilian26PassengerVancouver Island +
AmericanStratton, Clarence L., Civilian23PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianSutherland, William, Merchant Navy22Boatswain (Bosun)Vancouver Island +
AmericanTempleton, Andros E., Civilian22PassengerVancouver Island +
CanadianThorn, Henry, Merchant Navy36CarpenterVancouver Island +
CanadianTurner, Fred, Merchant Navy41Chief StewardVancouver Island +
CanadianVye, Bervel Benj, Merchant Navy20OilerVancouver Island +
CanadianWakefield, Arthur George, Merchant Navy30Assistant StewardVancouver Island +
BritishWatt, James Ronald, British Army31Bombardier (DEMS gunner)Vancouver Island +
CanadianWilliams, Roy Gardner, Merchant Navy20Second Radio OfficerVancouver Island +
CanadianWilson, Robert, Merchant Navy18Able SeamanVancouver Island +
CanadianWootton, William Ernest, Merchant Navy24Fourth Engineer OfficerVancouver Island +
CanadianYoung, John, Merchant Navy26First Radio OfficerVancouver Island +

90 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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