Ships hit by U-boats

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Ocean Courage

British steam merchant


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

Aboard Ocean Courage when hit on 15 Jan 1943

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAspden, Francis James, Merchant Navy26CarpenterOcean Courage +
BritishBarnes, Thomas, Merchant Navy32Assistant StewardOcean Courage +
BritishBellwood, Geoffrey Edward, Merchant Navy19Ordinary SeamanOcean Courage +
BritishBerry, William, Merchant Navy62DonkeymanOcean Courage +
BritishBirch, Joseph, Merchant Navy23Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishBolton, Reginald, Merchant Navy42Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishBurwin, David, Merchant Navy30Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishCampbell, Hugh Andrew, Merchant Navy20Able SeamanOcean Courage +
BritishChatterton, John Percy, Merchant Navy37Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishClegg, John, Merchant Navy18Ordinary SeamanOcean Courage +
IrishCoffey, John, Merchant Navy30SailorOcean Courage +
BritishDevereux, Passifull Arthur, Merchant Navy40Chief OfficerOcean Courage +
BritishFairlie, Herbert, Merchant Navy45Chief Engineer OfficerOcean Courage +
BritishFazakerley, Edward, Merchant Navy27GreaserOcean Courage +
BritishHandley, Arthur, British Army31Gunner (DEMS gunner)Ocean Courage +
BritishHarrison, Reginald Gordon William, Merchant Navy35CookOcean Courage +
BritishHooper, Phillip Cyril, Merchant Navy29Chief StewardOcean Courage +
BritishHowkins, Wilfred, Merchant Navy20Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishHughes, Evan William, Merchant Navy33Third Engineer OfficerOcean Courage +
BritishHughes, James, Merchant Navy21SailorOcean Courage +
BritishHutchinson, Samuel, Merchant Navy36Second CookOcean Courage +
BritishJefferson, Thomas Christopher, RN20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Ocean Courage +
BritishKemp, Thomas Harold, Merchant Navy57MasterOcean Courage +
BritishLeeming, James Vincent, Merchant Navy32Able SeamanOcean Courage +
BritishLocke, Edgar Pincombe, Merchant Navy25Fourth Engineer OfficerOcean Courage +
BritishLuker, Albert Glyn, Merchant Navy19Second Radio OfficerOcean Courage +
BritishMartin, Harry, British Army28Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)Ocean Courage +
BritishMcNicol, John, Merchant Navy35Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishMilligan, Andrew Barclay, Merchant Navy33Second Engineer OfficerOcean Courage +
BritishMorgan, Lewis John, RN36Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Ocean Courage +
BritishMorrison, James Edward, RN35Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Ocean Courage +
BritishMossman, Conrad Eric, Merchant Navy41First Radio OfficerOcean Courage +
BritishMurray, Leo, Merchant Navy38Able SeamanOcean Courage +
BritishMyers, William Henry, Merchant Navy43Able SeamanOcean Courage +
BritishPhillips, James Leslie, Merchant Navy28Able SeamanOcean Courage +
BritishPreston, Joseph Andrew, Merchant Navy34GreaserOcean Courage +
BritishShea, Francis, Merchant Navy19Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishSmale, George Henry, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Ocean Courage +
BritishSmith, Robert Leonard Martin, Merchant NavySecond OfficerOcean Courage
BritishStonier, John Thomas, Merchant Navy30Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishThomson, John, Merchant Navy29Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishThornhill, Albert Verdun, Merchant Navy26GreaserOcean Courage +
BritishTickle, Joseph, Merchant Navy26Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishTillotson, Norman Saynor, Merchant Navy17Third Radio OfficerOcean Courage +
BritishTurner, John Nibbs, Merchant Navy53Boatswain (Bosun)Ocean Courage +
IrishTyrrell, Christopher Joseph, Merchant Navy36Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishWebber, Garfield, Merchant Navy17Cabin BoyOcean Courage +
BritishWhewell, George, Merchant Navy19Fireman and TrimmerOcean Courage +
BritishWood, John Cunningham, Merchant Navy19ApprenticeOcean Courage +
NorwegianØsterbø, John Arndt, Merchant Navy23Passenger (Gunner)Malmanger, Ocean Courage +

50 persons found.

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