Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Wayfarer

British steam merchant



Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection

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

Aboard Wayfarer when hit on 19 Aug 1944

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAbbott, Henry Kitchener, Merchant Navy29Able SeamanWayfarer +
BritishAinsworth, Jack, Merchant Navy20Senior Ordinary SeamanWayfarer +
BritishAppleby, Percy Clarke, Merchant Navy56Chief StewardWayfarer
BritishApps, Arthur, Merchant NavyBoatswain (Bosun)Wayfarer
BritishAshbourne, Richard Thomas, Merchant Navy51Able SeamanWayfarer +
BritishBerquest, John, Merchant Navy40Greaser and FiremanWayfarer +
BritishCanham, Donald Arthur, Merchant Navy22Third Radio OfficerWayfarer +
BritishCatterall, Robert Adair, Merchant Navy30Second Engineer OfficerWayfarer +
BritishCave, William Robert, Merchant Navy31Lamp Trimmer and Able SeamanWayfarer +
BritishConnor, Hugh John, Merchant Navy37Mess Room StewardWayfarer +
BritishCourt, Cyril, Merchant Navy34Able SeamanWayfarer +
BritishDavies, Thomas, Merchant Navy45First Radio OfficerWayfarer +
BritishDollah, Joseph, Merchant Navy26Able SeamanWayfarer +
CanadianEbsary, John Walter, Merchant Navy22Junior Ordinary SeamanWayfarer +
BritishEvans, Albert Edward, British Army29Gunner (DEMS gunner)Wayfarer +
BritishFarley, Harry Herbert George, RN37Petty Officer (DEMS gunner)Wayfarer +
BritishFoulds, Norman, Merchant Navy29Fourth Engineer OfficerWayfarer +
BritishFrost, Leslie, Merchant Navy32Second OfficerWayfarer +
IrishGillin, James, Merchant Navy55Able SeamanWayfarer +
BritishGoldham, Albert, Merchant Navy56Able SeamanWayfarer +
BritishGrafton, Sydney Herbert, Merchant Navy20Senior Ordinary SeamanWayfarer +
BritishHancock, Thomas Anthony, Merchant Navy30Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer +
BritishHefferman, John, Merchant Navy35Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer +
BritishHopkinson, Ronald, Merchant Navy17Galley BoyWayfarer +
BritishHughes, William Handel, Merchant Navy27Second Radio OfficerWayfarer +
BritishJenkins, Robert Victor, Merchant Navy18Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer +
BritishMackenzie, Kenneth John, Merchant Navy49Passenger (DBS)Wayfarer +
BritishMalone, James Patrick, Merchant Navy22Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer +
BritishMcCaffrey, Edward, Merchant Navy25Able SeamanWayfarer +
BritishMcCoy, Henry, Merchant Navy35Donkeyman and GreaserWayfarer +
BritishMcCutcheon, John, Merchant Navy39Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer +
BritishMcNicholas, Joseph Peter, Merchant Navy28Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer +
BritishMetcalf, Edward James, Merchant Navy21Second CookWayfarer +
BritishMetcalf, Herbert Edward, Merchant Navy50Chief CookWayfarer +
BritishMoffat, Leslie James, Merchant Navy19CadetWayfarer +
BritishNolan, J., Merchant Navy18Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer
BritishOthen, Wilfred, Merchant Navy34Second StewardWayfarer +
BritishPink, William Ernest, Merchant Navy18CadetWayfarer +
BritishPotter, Fred William, Merchant Navy20Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer +
BritishPowell, Idris Morgan, RN22Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Wayfarer +
BritishQuillan, William, Merchant Navy19Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer +
BritishRoberts, Richard, Merchant Navy39Storekeeper and GreaserWayfarer +
BritishRogers, Albert Ernest, Merchant Navy39Chief OfficerWayfarer +
BritishSheridan, Thomas, Merchant Navy42Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer +
BritishSimpson, Leo Lawrence, Merchant Navy17Junior Ordinary SeamanWayfarer +
BritishStevenson, James Lees, Merchant Navy55Chief Engineer OfficerWayfarer +
IrishSullivan, John, Merchant Navy22Able SeamanWayfarer +
BritishSwift, Robert Derek, Merchant Navy18Officers’ BoyWayfarer +
BritishSwindells, Jack, RN19Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Wayfarer +
BritishTalent, J., Merchant Navy21Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer
BritishTaylor, George Henry, British Army37Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)Wayfarer +
BritishTharratt, Frederick, Merchant Navy28Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer +
BritishWales, John, Merchant Navy55MasterWayfarer +
BritishWalter, Stanley Ian Conrad, Merchant Navy42Fireman and TrimmerWayfarer +
IrishWarren, James Thomas, Merchant Navy22Third OfficerWayfarer +

55 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?
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