Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Hawksbill

British Steam merchant



Empire Hawksbill under her former name Golden Coast. Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2244

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British Steam merchant Empire Hawksbill.

Aboard Empire Hawksbill when hit on 19 Jul 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
IrishBarrett, Timothy, Merchant Navy47Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishBarrie, Peter Adam, British Army31Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Hawksbill +
BritishBatchelor, Harry Govier, Merchant Navy26Second OfficerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishBrittain, Stanley, British Army30Serjeant (DEMS gunner)Empire Hawksbill +
BritishBrown, William Cuthbert, Merchant Navy43Able SeamanEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishClarke, William Augustus, British Army21Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Hawksbill +
South AfricanDavies, Andrew Cyril, Merchant Navy24Second StewardEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishDonald, Thomas Robertson, Merchant Navy56Chief StewardEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishDuggan, Michael, Merchant Navy22SailorEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishDuran, Jose, Merchant Navy45Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishErickson, Leonard, Merchant Navy20SailorEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishEvans, George J., Merchant Navy17Assistant CookEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishEvans, Tudor, Merchant Navy49Chief OfficerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishEvans, William Francis, Merchant Navy27CarpenterEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishGibb, Charles Ernest, Merchant Navy26Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishGoldie, John Macnicol, Merchant Navy28First Radio OfficerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishHayes, Terence George, Merchant Navy21Third OfficerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishHenderson, Lawrence Bolt, Merchant Navy40Second Radio OfficerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishHofgaard, Karl Otto August, Merchant Navy54Able SeamanEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishJameson, Henry James, Merchant Navy43Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishJones, Roy, Merchant Navy30Able SeamanEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishLamb, Harold Theodore, Merchant Navy43MasterEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishLymer, Frederick Laurence, Merchant Navy18Mess Room StewardEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishLyons, Edward, Merchant Navy38Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishMannesson, Johan Albert, Merchant Navy43Able SeamanEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishMcDermid, Archibald, Merchant Navy42Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishMcFarlane, Andrew, Merchant Navy67CookEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishMcKenzie, Henry, British Army37Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Hawksbill +
BritishMcManus, John, Merchant Navy23Fifth Engineer OfficerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishMorgan, Edward Millar, British Army31Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)Empire Hawksbill +
BritishMorgan, Sidney Charles Thomas, Merchant Navy18Ordinary SeamanEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishMorgan, Walter John, RN19Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Hawksbill +
BritishMurison, Donald Alexander, Merchant Navy24Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishMurray, Peter Porteous Gear, Merchant Navy40Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishNicholas, Harold George, RN26Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Hawksbill +
BritishNicholas, John Morris, Merchant Navy42Able SeamanEmpire Hawksbill +
IrishO’Brien, James, Merchant Navy42Able SeamanEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishPollard, Gerard Llewellyn, RN22Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Hawksbill +
BritishRhydderch, Islwyn Charles, Merchant Navy16Ordinary SeamanEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishRussell, Edward, Merchant Navy47Assistant StewardEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishStevenson, David, Merchant Navy50Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishTaylor, James Alfred Thomas, Merchant Navy38Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Hawksbill +
BritishTaylor, William Albert, Merchant Navy38Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Hawksbill +
IrishWalsh, Michael Joseph, Merchant Navy26Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishWilliams, John, Merchant Navy20Third Radio OfficerEmpire Hawksbill +
BritishWrighting, Leslie Ernest Charles, Merchant Navy37Deck HandEmpire Hawksbill +

46 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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