Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Wagtail

British steam merchant



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 steam merchant Empire Wagtail.

Aboard Empire Wagtail when hit on 28 Dec 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAllington, Maurice Richard, RN19Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Wagtail +
BritishAlmond, Gabriel, Merchant Navy51MasterEmpire Wagtail +
EstonianAssie, Harold Edward, Merchant Navy33Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Wagtail +
BritishBates, Charles, Merchant Navy18Mess Room BoyEmpire Wagtail +
BritishBathgate, John Sutton, Merchant Navy40Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Wagtail +
BritishBidder, Albert Edward, Merchant Navy32StorekeeperEmpire Wagtail +
BritishBradford, John Henry, Merchant Navy33Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Wagtail +
BritishBridges, Russell Ebb, Merchant Navy34Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Wagtail +
BritishBrown, Archibald Berry, Merchant Navy51Second OfficerEmpire Wagtail +
BritishBull, Kenneth Charles, Merchant Navy22Fifth Engineer OfficerEmpire Wagtail +
BritishDavies, Albert, British Army34Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Wagtail +
BritishDavies, Douglas Sydney, Merchant Navy20FiremanEmpire Wagtail +
BritishDavies, Evan Basil, Merchant Navy25Able SeamanBritish Premier, Empire Wagtail +
BritishDavies, Percival Richard Llewellyn, Merchant Navy23FiremanEmpire Wagtail +
BritishDow, Reginald John, Merchant Navy29Second Radio OfficerEmpire Wagtail +
BritishEvans, Kenneth Francis George, Merchant Navy19SailorEmpire Wagtail +
BritishGladwin, George, Merchant Navy41Chief OfficerEmpire Wagtail +
BritishGriffiths, Arthur John, Merchant Navy23Able SeamanEmpire Wagtail +
BritishGriffiths, Owen, Merchant Navy31Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Wagtail +
BritishHaines, George Harold, RN34Leading Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Wagtail +
BritishHampson, John, British Army37Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Wagtail +
BritishHeard, Arthur Andrew, Merchant Navy15Third Radio OfficerEmpire Wagtail +
IrishHosford, Benjamin, Merchant Navy21Third OfficerEmpire Wagtail +
BritishHutchinson, Ernest, RN35Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Wagtail +
BritishIsaac, David Graham, Merchant Navy33Able SeamanEmpire Wagtail +
BritishJames, William John, Merchant Navy50Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Wagtail +
BritishJenkins, Arthur, RN27Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Wagtail +
BritishJenkins, Thomas Albert, Merchant Navy53FiremanEmpire Wagtail +
BritishJones, Bernard Francis, Merchant Navy16Cabin BoyEmpire Wagtail +
BritishJones, James Henry, Merchant Navy18Galley BoyEmpire Wagtail +
BritishLack, James Henry, Merchant Navy40Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Wagtail +
BritishMacdonald, Charles, Merchant Navy23Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Wagtail +
BritishMason, William Edward, RN33Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Wagtail +
BritishMelville, John Brotherhood Patrick, Merchant Navy20First Radio OfficerEmpire Wagtail +
BritishMorrow, Thomas William, Merchant Navy38Senior Ordinary SeamanEmpire Wagtail +
BritishOwens, Benjamin Thomas, Merchant Navy26StewardEmpire Wagtail +
BritishRoberts, Jack, Merchant Navy39Senior Ordinary SeamanEmpire Wagtail +
BritishSamuel Sem, , Merchant Navy39CookEmpire Wagtail +
BritishStone, Raymond George, Merchant Navy24Able SeamanEmpire Wagtail +
BritishSweet, Kenneth William, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Wagtail +
BritishThomas, Ieuan, Merchant Navy22FiremanEmpire Wagtail +
BritishWard, Sydney Charles, Merchant Navy21Senior Ordinary SeamanEmpire Wagtail +
BritishWatchman, Ivor William, Merchant Navy23Able SeamanEmpire Wagtail +
BritishWilliams, Rees John, Merchant Navy29CarpenterEmpire Wagtail +

44 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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