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Gandia

Belgian steam merchant

Gandia under her former name Arawa. Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the Belgian steam merchant Gandia.

Aboard Gandia when hit on 22 Jan 1942

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

		Name	Age	Rank	Served on
		Adiens, Emile, Merchant Navy		DEMS gunner	Gandia +
		Baeyens, Jozef, Merchant Navy		DEMS gunner	Gandia +
		Billows, William,		DEMS gunner	Gandia
		Bleikertz, Gustaaf, Merchant Navy		Butcher	Gandia +
		Buys, Eugeen, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Cantens, Martin, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Ceuppens, Charles Leonard Francois, Merchant Navy	34	DEMS gunner	Gandia +
		Cleerbaut, Adolf, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Gandia +
		Cloostermans, Willem, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Cnops, Leon, Merchant Navy		Chief Engineer Officer	Gandia +
		Coppens, Jozef, Merchant Navy	38	Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia, Bruxelles, President Francqui
		Crespi, Vital, Merchant Navy		Third Engineer Officer	Gandia +
		Cullen, William, Merchant Navy	17	Ordinary Seaman	Gandia +
		Curtis, John Leslie, British Army		Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Gandia +
		Davis, Donald, Merchant Navy	23	Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Davis, John, Merchant Navy	23	Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		De Nys, Constant, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		De Saegher, Lionel, Merchant Navy		Third Officer	Gandia +
		De Westerlinck, Kamiel, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Gandia +
		De Wever, Frans, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia, Emile Francqui, Persier
		Dwyer, James Edward, Merchant Navy	31	Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Everaert, Frans, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Gautier, Gaston, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia
		Govaert, Bernard, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Hansen, Louis, Merchant Navy		Donkeyman	Gandia +
		Hayley, John,		DEMS gunner	Gandia
		Hintjens, Jerome, Merchant Navy		Purser	Gandia +
		Hubert, Albert, Merchant Navy		Chief Officer	Gandia
		Issa, Joseph, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Jacobs, Albert, Merchant Navy		Fourth Engineer Officer	Gandia +
		Kenny, James, Merchant Navy	18	Ordinary Seaman	Gandia +
		Koert, Joseph van, Merchant Navy	51	Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Lardinoy, François, Merchant Navy		Second Officer	Gandia
		Lawson, Stanley, Merchant Navy	18	Assistant Steward	Gandia +
		Leysen, Jozef, Merchant Navy		Carpenter	Gandia +
		Manguis, Fernand, Merchant Navy		Mess Room Steward	Gandia +
		McNally, Michael, Merchant Navy		Cabin Boy	Gandia +
		Mets, Alfons, Merchant Navy	28	Fireman and Trimmer	Ville de Gand, Gandia +
		Michiels, Leonard, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Michielsen, Petrus, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Gandia
		Morgan, John, Merchant Navy	31	Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Neegers, Leopold, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Noens, Daniel, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Mercier, Gandia +
		O’Handley, John, Merchant Navy	21	Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Paris, Isidore, Merchant Navy		Assistant Engineer	Gandia +
		Pelzer, Camille, Merchant Navy		Radio Officer	Gandia +
		Polfliet, Polydore, Merchant Navy		Assistant Steward	Gandia
		Poncelet, Jules, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Gandia +
		Ponjaert, Alfons, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Gandia +
		Ponsard, Henri, Merchant Navy		Assistant Engineer	Gandia +
		Potié, Maurice, Merchant Navy		Master	Gandia +
		Provoost, Guillaume, Merchant Navy		DEMS gunner	Gandia +
		Reunis, Edward, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Reunis, Jozef, Merchant Navy		Donkeyman	Gandia +
		Richardson, Thomas, Merchant Navy	15	Galley Boy	Gandia +
		Rutten, Theodore, Merchant Navy		DEMS gunner	Gandia +
		Segers, Victor, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Gandia +
		Swartwaeger, Albert, Merchant Navy		Fourth Officer	Gandia
		Sweeney, John, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Gandia +
		Swevers, Arthur, Merchant Navy		Second Engineer Officer	Gandia
		Symens, Henri, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Luxembourg, Gandia +
		Van De Casteele, Frans, Merchant Navy		DEMS gunner	Gandia +
		Van Den Eynde, Maurice, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Gandia +
		Van Der Struyft, Jozef, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Gandia +
		Van Der Velden, François, Merchant Navy		Steward	Gandia +
		Van Oudheusden, Robert, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Van Roten, Albert, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Luxembourg, Gandia +
		Van Roy, Jan, Merchant Navy		Chief Cook	Mercier, Gandia +
		Van Santvliet, Jan, Merchant Navy		Fifth Engineer Officer	Gandia +
		Van Steenlandt, Gustaaf, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Van Wonterghem, Andre, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia
		Vandevelde, Jozef, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Gandia +
		Vercauteren, Jozef, Merchant Navy		Able Seaman	Gandia +
		Verhaegen, Henri, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Vermeulen, Petrus, Merchant Navy		Cook and Baker	Gandia +
		Wanders, Albert, Merchant Navy		Boatswain (Bosun)	Gandia, Belgian Fighter
		Willems, Fernand, Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Wilson, Kenneth W., Merchant Navy		Fireman and Trimmer	Gandia +
		Wouters, Jan, Merchant Navy		Donkeyman	Gandia

79 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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