Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Bison

British steam merchant


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

Aboard Empire Bison when hit on 1 Nov 1940

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAllison, Joseph, Merchant Navy16Cabin BoyEmpire Bison +
BritishBissett, John, Merchant Navy19Mess Room BoyEmpire Bison +
CanadianBryant, Samuel, Merchant Navy55Able SeamanEmpire Bison +
BritishCarlton, J.B., Merchant NavySecond OfficerEmpire Bison
BritishCook, Frederick, Merchant Navy45FiremanEmpire Bison +
BritishCosway, Maurice Roy, RN30Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Bison +
CanadianCurtis, George, Merchant Navy39Able SeamanEmpire Bison +
BritishGeorge, Stanley Alan, RN33Passenger (Petty Officer)Empire Bison +
BritishHall, John William, Merchant Navy25CookEmpire Bison +
BritishHarland, William Herbert, Merchant Navy46MasterEmpire Bison +
BritishHodgson, John Frederick, Merchant Navy15Galley BoyEmpire Bison +
BritishIsaacs, Marcus, Merchant Navy39First Radio OfficerEmpire Bison +
CanadianKing, Richard, Merchant Navy29Able SeamanEmpire Bison +
BritishLiddell, Thomas, Merchant Navy49GreaserEmpire Bison +
BritishMayfield, Philip Leetham, Merchant Navy17Second Radio OfficerEmpire Bison +
BritishNecy, Peter, Merchant Navy63DonkeymanEmpire Bison +
BritishParsons, Richard, Merchant Navy44Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Bison +
CanadianPicco, Ralph, Merchant Navy46Able SeamanEmpire Bison +
CanadianPlowman, Israel, Merchant Navy39Able SeamanEmpire Bison +
BritishRedmond, George Edward, Merchant Navy64Third OfficerEmpire Bison +
BritishRobinson, Albert Edward, Merchant Navy52Chief OfficerEmpire Bison +
BritishShaw, Henry, Merchant Navy23GreaserEmpire Bison +
CanadianSmith, Michael L., Merchant NavyAble SeamanEmpire Bison +
CanadianSpracklin, Ralph, Merchant Navy36Able SeamanEmpire Bison +
CanadianSquires, Richard A., Merchant NavyAble SeamanEmpire Bison +
BritishThomas, Ivor, Merchant Navy23FiremanEmpire Bison +
BritishWhyte, Alfred William, Merchant Navy60Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Bison +
BritishWilkinson, William Chard, Merchant Navy50FiremanEmpire Bison +
BritishWilson, George, Merchant Navy28StewardEmpire Bison +
BritishWilyman, Robert, Merchant Navy61CarpenterEmpire Bison +
BritishWood, Adam Anthony, Merchant Navy30Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Bison +
BritishWood, Frederick Henry, Merchant Navy52Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Bison +
CanadianYard, Stephen, Merchant NavyAble SeamanEmpire Bison +

33 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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