Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Silverbeech
British motor merchant
Photo from City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2689
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British motor merchant Silverbeech.
Aboard Silverbeech when hit on 28 Mar 1943
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| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bell, John Michael Oswald, Merchant Navy | 18 | Cadet | Silverbeech + | |
| Carr, Lawrence, Merchant Navy | 18 | Third Radio Officer | Silverbeech + | |
 | Chan Kong, , Merchant Navy | 47 | Assistant Steward | Silverbeech + | |
| Chan Kwong, , Merchant Navy | 29 | First Boy | Silverbeech + | |
| Chan Sing, , Merchant Navy | 51 | Quartermaster | Silverbeech + | |
| Chan Yin, , Merchant Navy | 38 | Greaser | Silverbeech + | |
| Chan Yuen, , Merchant Navy | 28 | Sailor | Silverbeech + | |
| Cheong So, , Merchant Navy | 48 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Silverbeech + | |
| Cherry, William Robert, Merchant Navy | 39 | Chief Officer | Silverbelle, Silverbeech + | |
| Cheung Mok, , Merchant Navy | 54 | Chief Cook | Silverbeech + | |
| Chiew Lum, , Merchant Navy | 29 | Greaser | Silverbeech + | |
| Ching Lui, , Merchant Navy | 42 | Carpenter | Silverbeech + | |
| Chow Wing, , Merchant Navy | 38 | Fireman’s Cook | Silverbeech + | |
| Clipsom, James, RN | 24 | Petty Officer (DEMS gunner) | Silverbeech + | |
| Dutch, Michael Robert, Merchant Navy | 18 | Apprentice | Silverbeech + | |
| Fan Sing, , Merchant Navy | 44 | Fitter | Silverbeech + | |
| Fisher, Frank Churchill, RNR | 32 | Passenger (Paymaster Lieutenant) | Silverbeech + | |
| Foh Sing, , Merchant Navy | 44 | Sailor | Silverbeech + | |
| Fung Yeung, , Merchant Navy | 27 | Assistant Steward | Silverbeech + | |
| Gandy, Arthur Norman, Merchant Navy | 34 | Second Engineer Officer | Silverbeech + | |
| Gourlay, James, Civilian | 30 | Passenger | Silverbeech + | |
| Groves, Francis Lister Arnold, Civilian | 29 | Passenger | Silverbeech + | |
 | Hart, Michael Joseph, Merchant Navy | 27 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Silverbeech + | |
| Harvey, Stanley, Merchant Navy | 41 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Silverbeech + | |
| Herbertson, Andrew Malcolm, Merchant Navy | 25 | Second Officer | Silverbeech + | |
| Ho Chuen, , Merchant Navy | 35 | Sailor | Silverbeech + | |
| Hyem, Thomas George, Merchant Navy | 38 | Master | Silverbeech + | |
| Irwin, James, Merchant Navy | 31 | First Radio Officer | Silverbeech + | |
| Kemball, Arthur Leslie, Merchant Navy | 35 | Electrician | Silverbeech + | |
| Kenderdine, Sidney, Merchant Navy | 20 | Fifth Engineer Officer | Silverbeech + | |
| Kwak Sui Kan, , Merchant Navy | 42 | Leading Fitter | Silverbeech + | |
| Kwan King, , Merchant Navy | 30 | Sailor’s Cook | Silverbeech + | |
| Kwok Kau, , Merchant Navy | 30 | Second Cook | Silverbeech + | |
| Kwok Tai, , Merchant Navy | 36 | Sailor | Silverbeech + | |
| Lai Fook, , Merchant Navy | 50 | Sailor | Silverbeech + | |
| Lau Fat, , Merchant Navy | 41 | Fitter | Silverbeech + | |
| Lee Man, , Merchant Navy | 30 | Galley Boy | Silverbeech + | |
| Leung Shing, , Merchant Navy | 40 | Sailor | Silverbeech + | |
| Leung Tai, , Merchant Navy | 47 | Quartermaster | Silverbeech + | |
| Li Dow, , Merchant Navy | 46 | Sailor | Silverbeech + | |
| Li Fook, , Merchant Navy | 56 | Sailor | Silverbeech + | |
| Li Shon, , Merchant Navy | 48 | Assistant Steward | Silverbeech + | |
| Ma Hee, , Merchant Navy | 43 | Sailor | Silverbeech + | |
| Mak Bing, , Merchant Navy | 43 | Greaser | Silverbeech + | |
| Matkin, Robert Geoffrey Swift, Merchant Navy | 24 | Third Officer | Silverbeech + | |
| Matthews, John Harry, Civilian | 36 | Passenger | Silverbeech + | |
| Metcalf, Ernest Gordon, Merchant Navy | 17 | Apprentice | Silverbeech + | |
| Morris, William Ward, Merchant Navy | 30 | Senior Third Engineer Officer | Silverbeech + | |
| Rourke, Wilfred, Merchant Navy | 37 | Chief Engineer Officer | Silverbeech + | |
| Schofield, William Roy, Merchant Navy | 18 | Second Radio Officer | Silverbeech + | |
| Simmonds, H.A., Merchant Navy | Junior Third Engineer | Silverbeech | ||
| Sung Hon, , Merchant Navy | 36 | Assistant Steward | Silverbeech + | |
| Taylor, George, British Army | 19 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Silverbeech + | |
| Thompson, William Arnold, Merchant Navy | 38 | Chief Steward | Silverbeech + | |
| Tong Ko, , Merchant Navy | 32 | Second Boatswain | Silverbeech + | |
| Wan Fook, , Merchant Navy | 42 | Greaser | Silverbeech + | |
| Weller, Frederick Robert, British Army | 25 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Silverbeech + | |
| Wilkinson, Robert Newby, Merchant Navy | 19 | Apprentice | Silverbeech + | |
| Wong Yin, , Merchant Navy | 44 | Greaser | Silverbeech + | |
| Yendoll, Tom Bohannah, RNVR | 35 | Passenger (Lieutenant (E)) | Silverbeech + |
60 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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