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Darkdale

British fleet oiler

Photo courtesy of Historical RFA

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British fleet oiler Darkdale.

Aboard Darkdale when hit on 22 Oct 1941

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

		Name	Age	Rank	Served on
		Aitchison, George L., Merchant Navy	35	Able Seaman	Darkdale
		Atterbury, Philip, Merchant Navy	18	Cabin Boy	Darkdale +
		Bailey, Harry Harold, Merchant Navy	34	Able Seaman	Darkdale +
		Bain, Neil, Merchant Navy	30	Sailor	Darkdale +
		Bartley, Patrick, Merchant Navy	23	Sailor	Darkdale +
		Biggs, John Michael, Merchant Navy	43	Donkeyman and Greaser	Darkdale +
		Borthwick, Archibald, Merchant Navy	33	Pumpman	Darkdale +
		Bradley, Michael, Merchant Navy	43	Donkeyman and Greaser	Darkdale +
		Branchfield, Robert, Merchant Navy	33	Donkeyman and Greaser	Darkdale +
		Brown, Peter McKenzie, Merchant Navy	28	Second Officer	Darkdale +
		Burns, Douglas Haig, Merchant Navy	23	Electrician	Darkdale +
		Card, Thomas H., Merchant Navy		Master	Darkdale
		Casement, Samuel, Merchant Navy	21	Assistant Steward	Darkdale +
		Clark, Jonathan, Merchant Navy	25	Third Engineer Officer	Darkdale +
		Docherty, James, Merchant Navy	20	Donkeyman and Greaser	Darkdale +
		Dowler, Albert Henry, RN	33	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Darkdale +
		Duncan, John, Merchant Navy	33	Boatswain (Bosun)	Darkdale +
		Gilbert, Bertram, Merchant Navy	23	Able Seaman	Darkdale +
		Golding, James, Merchant Navy	56	Chief Cook	Darkdale +
		Gosse, Charles A., Merchant Navy	31	Sailor	Darkdale +
		Hammond, Herbert, British Army	26	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Darkdale +
		Hindson, Ronald John, Merchant Navy	35	Second Engineer Officer	Darkdale +
		Irvine, James Currie, Merchant Navy	26	Junior Engineer Officer	Darkdale +
		Kelly, William, Merchant Navy	39	Donkeyman and Greaser	Darkdale +
		Macleod, John, Merchant Navy	27	Second Radio Officer	Darkdale +
		Macmillan, Neil, Merchant Navy	30	Able Seaman	Darkdale +
		MacPherson, Archibald, Merchant Navy	25	Able Seaman	Darkdale +
		Maxwell, William Hastings, Merchant Navy	27	Sailor	Darkdale +
		McCafferty, Albert Henry, Merchant Navy	21	Carpenter	Darkdale +
		McCahill, Daniel, Merchant Navy	20	Donkeyman	Darkdale
		McClure, Ernest, Merchant Navy	40	Second Pumpman	Darkdale +
		McKenzie, Donald John, Merchant Navy	26	Able Seaman	Darkdale +
		McKernan, William Thomas, Merchant Navy	20	Junior Engineer Officer	Darkdale +
		Miller, Norman Percy, Merchant Navy	36	Chief Officer	Darkdale +
		Moore, Herbert William, Merchant Navy	44	Donkeyman and Greaser	Darkdale +
		O'Connor, Robert, Merchant Navy	18	Deck Boy	Darkdale +
		Plews, William, British Army	21	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Darkdale +
		Reed, Leonard Frank, Merchant Navy	31	First Radio Officer	Darkdale +
		Rodgers, George Andrew, Merchant Navy	27	Fourth Engineer Officer	Darkdale +
		Shaw, Thomas Herbert Patrick, Merchant Navy	30	Third Officer	Darkdale +
		Smith, John, Merchant Navy	25	Second Steward	Darkdale +
		Sneddon, Samuel Nicholas, Merchant Navy	24	Second Cook	Darkdale +
		Stevenson, David, Merchant Navy	20	Ordinary Seaman	Darkdale +
		Ward, Thomas, Merchant Navy	18	Cabin Boy	Darkdale +
		Wilson, John J., Merchant Navy	29	Chief Steward	Darkdale

45 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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