Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Empire Light
British motor tanker
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British motor tanker Empire Light.
Aboard Empire Light when hit on 7 Mar 1943
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| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alcock, Harry, Merchant Navy | 21 | Second Radio Officer | Empire Light + | |
| Barber, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 43 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | |
| Beirne, James Edward, Merchant Navy | 25 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | |
| Braddock, George, Merchant Navy | 19 | Junior Engineer | Empire Light + | |
| Bretland, Donald Robertson, Merchant Navy | 20 | Junior Engineer | Empire Light + | |
| Brocklehurst, Francis Charles, Merchant Navy | 51 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | |
| Brownlie, John Archibald, Merchant Navy | 26 | Junior Third Engineer Officer | Empire Light + | |
 | Caligari, Anthony, Merchant Navy | 19 | Ordinary Seaman | Empire Light + | |
| Cleaver, Thomas, RN | 21 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Light + | |
| Coates, Arthur Edward, Merchant Navy | 41 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | |
| Crabtree, John Alexander, Merchant Navy | 21 | Junior Engineer | Empire Light + | |
| Donaldson, Walter Stewart, Merchant Navy | 35 | Greaser and Cleaner | Empire Light + | |
| Edwards, Chris Howell, Merchant Navy | 43 | Greaser and Cleaner | Empire Light + | |
| Fortune, Frederick, Merchant Navy | 22 | Second Cook | Empire Light + | |
| Gefael, Lawrence, Merchant Navy | 45 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Empire Light + | |
| Gray, John Matthew, Merchant Navy | 16 | Assistant Steward | Empire Light + | |
| Griffiths, Arthur Mathias, Merchant Navy | 19 | Fireman and Greaser | Empire Light + | |
 | Hall, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 36 | Donkeyman | Empire Light + | |
| Hopkins, James, Merchant Navy | 22 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | |
| Hough, John Danvers, Merchant Navy | 36 | Second Officer | Empire Light + | |
| Hudd, Henry John, Merchant Navy | 24 | Senior Third Engineer Officer | Empire Light + | |
| Ingram, Thomas, RN | 21 | Leading Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Light + | |
| Jennings, Noel Patrick, Merchant Navy | 41 | Second Engineer Officer | Empire Light + | |
|  | Lees, James, Merchant Navy | 25 | Mess Room Steward | Empire Light + |
| Lewis, A.L., Merchant Navy | Master | Empire Light | ||
| Lockwood, Wilfred, RN | 20 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Light + | |
| McCarthy, John, Merchant Navy | 23 | Pumpman | Empire Light + | |
| McLachlan, Robert, Merchant Navy | 41 | Chief Cook | Empire Light + | |
| O'Riordan, Cornelius, Merchant Navy | 20 | Third Radio Officer | Empire Light + | |
| Rawlings, Sidney George, Merchant Navy | 17 | Galley Boy | Empire Light + | |
| Rawlinson, Harold Brookfield, Merchant Navy | 54 | Chief Steward | Empire Light + | |
| Redfern, Leonard, Merchant Navy | 19 | Cabin Boy | Empire Light + | |
| Reece, Richard George, Merchant Navy | 19 | Fireman and Cleaner | Empire Light + | |
| Renney, Ronald, Merchant Navy | 25 | Third Officer | Empire Light + | |
| Rogers, Gerald Rigby, Merchant Navy | 53 | Chief Engineer Officer | Empire Light + | |
| Savage, William, Merchant Navy | 20 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | |
| Shaw, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 26 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | |
| Smith, Jamieson, Merchant Navy | 22 | Fireman and Greaser | Empire Light + | |
| Spilman, John Robert, Merchant Navy | 20 | Assistant Steward | Empire Light + | |
| Stewart, Henry Joseph, Merchant Navy | 20 | Ordinary Seaman | Empire Light + | |
| Warren, William, Merchant Navy | 32 | Carpenter | Empire Light + | |
| Watts, John, RN | 20 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Light + | |
| West, James, Merchant Navy | 20 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | |
| Wilson, Leonard, Merchant Navy | 18 | Junior Engineer | Empire Light + |
44 persons found - for all attacks on this ship (2).
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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