British Vigilance

British motor tanker

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Aboard British Vigilance when hit on 3 Jan 1943

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Name	Age	Rank	Served on
Baker, Frederick, Merchant Navy	53	Chief Steward	British Vigilance +
Butler, Francis, Merchant Navy	20	Ordinary Seaman	British Vigilance +
Butterwick, John Cranstoun, Merchant Navy	37	Chief Officer	British Vigilance +
Cameron, Denzil Theodore, Merchant Navy	23	Fourth Engineer Officer	British Vigilance +
Child, Francis George, Merchant Navy	24	Ordinary Seaman	British Vigilance +
Dawson, George, RN	21	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	British Vigilance +
Evans, Evan Owen, Merchant Navy		Master	British Vigilance
Glover, Joseph, Merchant Navy	46	Able Seaman	British Vigilance +
Houghton, George Ivan, Merchant Navy	17	Cabin Boy	British Vigilance +
Leith, Bruce Dorian, Merchant Navy	16	Assistant Steward	British Vigilance +
Marshall, Rowland, Merchant Navy	53	Chief Engineer Officer	British Vigilance +
McClean, John, Merchant Navy	48	Greaser	British Vigilance +
McPhail, Andrew, Merchant Navy	40	Assistant Cook	British Vigilance +
Merchant, Harry Cruickshank, RN	19	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	British Vigilance +
Milligan, George William, Merchant Navy	49	Second Engineer Officer	British Vigilance +
Mutch, Robert, Merchant Navy	46	Greaser	British Vigilance +
Newby, Alan Hocking, Merchant Navy		Second Officer	British Vigilance
Norton, John, Merchant Navy	57	Donkeyman	British Vigilance +
Nuttall, William Henry, Merchant Navy	21	Able Seaman	British Vigilance +
Parkinson, Arthur Frederick, Merchant Navy	22	Able Seaman	British Vigilance +
Parry, John, Merchant Navy	28	Steward	British Vigilance +
Rogerson, William Henry, Merchant Navy	34	Able Seaman	British Vigilance +
Sherlock, Reginald George, Merchant Navy	41	Greaser	British Vigilance +
Short, Wilfred Ernest Albert, Merchant Navy	19	Cabin Boy	British Vigilance +
Thomas, James, Merchant Navy	52	Carpenter	British Vigilance +
Thompson, Charles, Merchant Navy	22	Able Seaman	British Vigilance +
Thompson, Charles Frederick, Merchant Navy	65	Boatswain (Bosun)	British Vigilance +
Welch, William, Merchant Navy	46	Chief Cook	British Vigilance +
Whiteside, Arthur, Merchant Navy	22	Greaser	British Vigilance +

29 persons found - for all attacks on this ship (2).

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British Vigilance

British motor tanker

Aboard British Vigilance when hit on 3 Jan 1943