Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Benlawers
British steam merchant
Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant Benlawers.
Aboard Benlawers when hit on 6 Oct 1940
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Allan, John Craig, Merchant Navy | 22 | Sailor | Benlawers + | |
| Burnett, James, Merchant Navy | 16 | Cadet | Benlawers + | |
 | Chan Hing, , Merchant Navy | 27 | Painter | Benlawers + | |
| Chau Choy Sang, , Merchant Navy | 32 | Fireman | Benlawers + | |
| Cheuk Kee, , Merchant Navy | 21 | Fireman | Benlawers + | |
| Cheung Ah Foo, , Merchant Navy | 24 | Fireman | Benlawers + | |
| Esslemont, William Thomson, Merchant Navy | 27 | Second Engineer Officer | Benlawers + | |
| Finlayson, Roderick, Merchant Navy | 19 | Cadet | Benlawers + | |
| Grocock, Harry, RN | 33 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Benlawers + | |
| Heard, Francis, Merchant Navy | 29 | Able Seaman | Benlawers + | |
| Hui Kwan, , Merchant Navy | 20 | Steward | Benlawers + | |
| Hui Po Choi, , Merchant Navy | 40 | Donkeyman | Benlawers + | |
| Hui Sang, , Merchant Navy | 30 | Steward | Benlawers + | |
| Hung Yue Sing, , Merchant Navy | 25 | Steward | Benlawers + | |
| Ip Shui Wai, , Merchant Navy | 35 | Fireman | Benlawers + | |
| Lee Soo, , Merchant Navy | 46 | Donkeyman | Benlawers + | |
| Ling Choy, , Merchant Navy | 23 | Fireman | Benlawers + | |
| Loon Tak Chiu, , Merchant Navy | 22 | Fireman | Benlawers + | |
| Nicoll, John Cant, Merchant Navy | 26 | Chief Officer | Benlawers + | |
| Robertson, James Tyndall, Merchant Navy | 23 | Third Engineer Officer | Benlawers + | |
| Scott-Campbell, W.G., Merchant Navy | Master | Benlawers | ||
| Smith, Adam, Merchant Navy | 29 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Benlawers + | |
| Wong Po Tak, , Merchant Navy | 26 | Fireman | Benlawers + | |
| Wong Tak Hing, , Merchant Navy | 42 | Fireman | Benlawers + | |
| Wong Yuk, , Merchant Navy | 25 | Fireman | Benlawers + |
25 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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