Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Thirlby
British steam merchant
Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant Thirlby.
Aboard Thirlby when hit on 3 Apr 1941
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| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Barff, Thomas Cecil, Merchant Navy | 39 | Chief Engineer Officer | Thirlby, Thirlby | |
| Birch, Philip Edmund, Merchant Navy | 30 | Master | Thirlby, Thirlby, Empire Dabchick + | |
| Craig, James, Merchant Navy | 30 | Assistant Steward | Thirlby + | |
| Davies, William James, Merchant Navy | Carpenter | Thirlby | ||
| Ghaleb Ali, , Merchant Navy | 37 | Fireman and Trimmer | Thirlby + | |
| Harrison, William Hugh, Merchant Navy | 35 | Chief Officer | Thirlby, Thirlby |
Aboard Thirlby when hit on 23 Jan 1942
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| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barff, Thomas Cecil, Merchant Navy | 40 | Chief Engineer Officer | Thirlby, Thirlby | |
| Birch, Philip Edmund, Merchant Navy | 31 | Master | Thirlby, Thirlby, Empire Dabchick + | |
| Gillespie, James, Merchant Navy | 41 | Fireman | Thirlby + | |
| Harrison, William Hugh, Merchant Navy | 36 | Chief Officer | Thirlby, Thirlby | |
| Huish, Albert Frederick, Merchant Navy | 17 | Greaser | Thirlby + | |
 | O'Reilly, Charles T., Merchant Navy | 34 | Fireman | Thirlby + |
12 persons found - for all attacks on this ship (2).
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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