Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Abbotsford
British steam merchant

Abbotsford under her former name Cyrille Danneels. Photo courtesy of Yorkshire Waterways Museum
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant Abbotsford.
Aboard Abbotsford when hit on 9 Mar 1940
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
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![]() | Black, William, Merchant Navy | 21 | Assistant Steward | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Fowell, Robert Candland, Merchant Navy | 33 | Fireman | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Hayes, Arthur Samuel, Merchant Navy | 49 | Chief Engineer Officer | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Horne, Thomas Hunnam, Merchant Navy | 23 | Ordinary Seaman | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Irvine, John Dick, Merchant Navy | 28 | Able Seaman | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Johanson, Stanley Harle, RNVR | 18 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Johnson, Peter, Merchant Navy | 39 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Johnston, George, Merchant Navy | 46 | Second Engineer Officer | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Machen, Frederick Charles, Merchant Navy | 25 | Ordinary Seaman | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Nicol, James Rutherford, Merchant Navy | 42 | Donkeyman | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Peterson, Laurence, Merchant Navy | 38 | Chief Officer | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Seaton, William Liddle, Merchant Navy | 45 | Second Officer | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Sinclair, William, Merchant Navy | 69 | Fireman | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Smith, Francis Dominic Dunn, Merchant Navy | 24 | Fireman | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Smith, Hugh, Merchant Navy | 59 | Fireman | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Smith, Patrick James Dunn, Merchant Navy | 17 | Able Seaman | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Sutherland, John William, Merchant Navy | 39 | Steward | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Watson, Alexander John, Merchant Navy | 59 | Master | Abbotsford + | |
![]() | Whitson, Alexander, Merchant Navy | 33 | Able Seaman | Abbotsford + |
19 persons found.
Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.
People missing from this listing? Or perhaps additional information?
If you wish to add a crewmember to the listing we would need most of this information: ship name, nationality, name, dob, place of birth, service (merchant marine, ...), rank or job on board. We have place for a photo as well if provided. You can e-mail us the information here.