Ships hit by U-boats
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Athelsultan
British motor tanker
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British motor tanker Athelsultan.
Aboard Athelsultan when hit on 23 Sep 1942
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| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Abbott, Andrew Peter, Merchant Navy | 19 | Apprentice | Athelsultan + | |
| Baker, Robert, Merchant Navy | 30 | Second Radio Officer | Athelsultan + | |
| Bradley, James, RN | 30 | Leading Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Athelsultan + | |
| Browne, Alfred, Merchant Navy | 38 | Able Seaman | Athelsultan + | |
| Burke, Michael, Merchant Navy | 48 | Able Seaman | Athelsultan + | |
| Burscough, Andrew, Merchant Navy | 22 | Junior Engineer Officer | Athelsultan + | |
| Bush, George Shepherd, Merchant Navy | 24 | Junior Third Engineer Officer | Athelsultan + | |
| Buxton, James Kenneth, Merchant Navy | 20 | Junior Engineer Officer | Athelsultan + | |
| Callow, Joseph, British Army | 32 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Athelsultan + | |
| Campbell, Charles, Merchant Navy | 19 | Ordinary Seaman | Athelsultan + | |
| Cawood, John Henry, Merchant Navy | 21 | Ordinary Seaman | Athelsultan + | |
| Charlton, Geoffrey, RN | 29 | Telegraphist | Athelsultan + | |
| Cheney, Richard, Merchant Navy | 18 | Sailor | Athelsultan + | |
| Crew, Leslie Sutherland, RN | 19 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Athelsultan + | |
| Davenport, Stanley, Merchant Navy | 17 | Mess Room Boy | Athelsultan + | |
| Donovan, James Dominic, Merchant Navy | Master | Athelsultan | ||
| Dunbar, John, Merchant Navy | 24 | Senior Third Engineer Officer | Athelsultan + | |
 | Dunphy, William, Merchant Navy | 62 | Passenger (DBS) | Athelknight, Athelsultan + | |
| Egner, Frederick Ernest, Merchant Navy | 41 | Chief Steward | Athelsultan + | |
| Fildes, William Arthur, Merchant Navy | 22 | Second Steward | Athelsultan + | |
| Fleet, John Alexander, Merchant Navy | 48 | Able Seaman | Athelsultan + | |
| Foxley, William, Merchant Navy | 27 | Assistant Cook | Athelsultan + | |
| Gale, Newell Herbert, RNR | 54 | Captain (Commodore Second Class) | Athelsultan + | |
| Gartland, William Henry, Merchant Navy | 24 | Fireman and Trimmer | Athelsultan + | |
| Ham, Hubert Gerwyn, Merchant Navy | Cadet | Athelsultan | ||
| Hooper, Lionel Albert Jeffery, RN | 21 | Telegraphist | Athelsultan + | |
| Hughes, Roy Victor, Merchant Navy | 21 | Junior Engineer Officer | Athelsultan + | |
| Jenkins, Joseph, British Army | 22 | Bombardier (DEMS gunner) | Athelsultan + | |
| Jones, John Morris, Merchant Navy | 29 | Mess Room Steward | Athelsultan + | |
| Jones, Leonard Bradley, RN | 23 | Convoy Yeoman of Signals | Athelsultan + | |
| Laidlaw, Duncan, Merchant Navy | 46 | Cook | Athelsultan + | |
| Lamb, Alan McGhie, Merchant Navy | 25 | Senior Fourth Engineer Officer | Athelsultan + | |
| Lee, Raymond Jackson, RN | Convoy Leading Signalman | Athelsultan + | ||
| Main, William Eric, Merchant Navy | 42 | Able Seaman | Athelsultan + | |
| Millington, Thomas George, Merchant Navy | 39 | Junior Second Engineer Officer | Athelsultan + | |
| Moreton, Sidney Henshall, Merchant Navy | 36 | Able Seaman | Athelsultan + | |
| Morrell, Joseph Thomas Oldfield, RN | 32 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Athelsultan + | |
| O'Neill, Charles, RN | 20 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Athelsultan + | |
| Partridge, Brian, Merchant Navy | 16 | Cabin Boy | Athelsultan + | |
|  | Proudfoot, William Russell, Merchant Navy | 19 | Third Radio Officer | Athelsultan |
| Roberts, William, Merchant Navy | 21 | Fireman and Trimmer | Athelsultan + | |
| Samuel, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 43 | Donkeyman | Athelsultan + | |
| Smith, Alfred Arthur Ernest, Merchant Navy | 24 | First Radio Officer | Athelsultan + | |
| Smith, Arthur, RN | 22 | Convoy Signalman | Athelsultan + | |
| Smith, John Edward, Merchant Navy | 45 | Passenger (DBS) | Athelknight, Athelsultan + | |
| Staddon, Donald Westall, Merchant Navy | 17 | Apprentice | Athelsultan, Scottish Heather | |
| Sutton, Frank, British Army | 32 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Athelsultan + | |
| Talbot, Henry Norman, Merchant Navy | 47 | Senior Second Engineer Officer | Athelsultan + | |
| Taylor, George Ernest, Merchant Navy | 35 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Athelsultan + | |
| Wharton, Henry, Merchant Navy | 34 | Fireman and Trimmer | Athelsultan + | |
| Williams, Richard Henry, Merchant Navy | 27 | Carpenter | Athelsultan + | |
| Wood, Adam Masterton, Merchant Navy | 46 | Chief Engineer Officer | Athelsultan + | |
| Woods, Leo, Merchant Navy | 57 | Able Seaman | Athelsultan + | |
| Worboys, Dennis Edward, RN | 23 | Convoy Signalman | Athelsultan + | |
| Youens, Frederick Charles, Merchant Navy | 20 | Sailor | Athelsultan + |
55 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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