Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Observer

British steam merchant




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

Aboard Observer when hit on 16 Dec 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
IndianAbdul, , Merchant NavyGeneral ServantObserver +
IndianAbdul Ghafur, , Merchant NavyCookObserver +
IndianAbdul Ghafur, , Merchant NavySerangObserver +
IndianAbdul Ghafur, , Merchant NavyCookObserver +
IndianAbdul Munif, , Merchant NavyFiremanObserver +
IndianAbdul Satar, , Merchant NavyGreaserObserver +
IndianAkhlu Mian, , Merchant NavyTrimmerObserver +
IndianAmin Ullah, , Merchant NavySeamanObserver +
IndianAnwar Khan, , Merchant NavyTrimmerObserver +
IndianArfan Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanObserver +
IndianArjad Ullah, , Merchant NavyTrimmerObserver +
IndianAsgar Ali, , Merchant NavySeamanObserver +
IndianBazl-Ur-Rahman, , Merchant NavyGreaserObserver +
BritishBulpett, William, Merchant Navy44QuartermasterObserver +
IndianDastagir, , Merchant NavySeamanObserver +
BritishDavidson, John, Merchant Navy57MasterObserver +
BritishDavies, Thomas, Merchant Navy27Third OfficerObserver +
BritishDickinson, Alan Miles, Merchant Navy17Third Radio OfficerObserver +
BritishEvans, Frederick, RN31Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Observer +
IndianFarman Ali, , Merchant NavyGreaserObserver +
BritishFarrand, Henry, RM34Corporal (DEMS gunner)Observer +
BritishFrith, Thomas, Merchant Navy22Fourth Engineer OfficerObserver +
IndianHashim Ullah, , Merchant NavyCassabObserver +
IndianInjad Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanObserver +
IndianJalal Ahmad, , Merchant NavyFiremanObserver +
BritishJohnston, Richard William Yeoward, Merchant Navy47Chief Engineer OfficerObserver +
BritishJones, Edward, Merchant Navy38First Radio OfficerObserver +
BritishLewis, Sydney George, Merchant NavyCarpenterObserver
BritishLeyland, Sydney, Merchant Navy42Chief OfficerObserver +
BritishMagner, John Joseph, Merchant Navy21QuartermasterObserver +
IndianMajib-Ur-Rahman, , Merchant NavySeamanObserver +
IndianMonai Khan, , Merchant NavyFiremanObserver +
New ZealandMugford, Francis Milton, Merchant Navy18SailorObserver +
IndianMuhabbat Ullah, , Merchant NavyTindalObserver +
IndianMuhammad Alam, , Merchant NavyGeneral ServantObserver +
IndianMunawar Mian, , Merchant NavyTindalObserver +
IndianNur Mian, , Merchant NavyDonkeymanObserver +
IndianPanna Lal, , Merchant NavyTopassObserver +
BritishPearson, James Elgin, Merchant Navy21Second Radio OfficerObserver +
IndianRabal Husain, , Merchant NavyBhandaryObserver +
IndianRahim Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanObserver +
IndianRais Mian, , Merchant NavyFiremanObserver +
BritishRay, Joseph Robert, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Observer +
BritishReid, Alexander, Merchant Navy32QuartermasterObserver +
BritishRoberts, Charles Milton, Merchant Navy20Third OfficerObserver +
BritishRoberts, David Douglas, Merchant Navy17CadetObserver +
BritishRoberts, John, Merchant Navy38Second OfficerObserver +
BritishSergeant, William, Merchant Navy31Third Engineer OfficerObserver +
IndianSheikh Janu, , Merchant NavyScullionObserver +
IndianSheikh Mahbub, , Merchant NavyPantrymanObserver +
IndianSheikh Muhammad Qasim, , Merchant NavyCassabObserver +
IndianSheikh Panchu, , Merchant NavyGeneral ServantObserver +
IndianSheikh Sadiq, , Merchant NavyBhandaryObserver +
IndianSheikh Sulaiman, , Merchant NavyGeneral ServantObserver +
IndianSikandar Ali, , Merchant NavySeamanObserver +
IndianSini Mian, , Merchant NavyTrimmerObserver +
BritishSmith, Wilfred John, Merchant NavyQuartermasterObserver
BritishSouthworth, Harry, Merchant Navy60Second Engineer OfficerObserver +
BritishThomas, Ronald, Merchant Navy18CadetObserver +
IndianWazir Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanObserver +
IndianWazu Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanObserver +
BritishWilkinson, Charles Joseph, Merchant Navy38Chief StewardObserver +

62 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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