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Napier Star

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 Napier Star.

Aboard Napier Star when hit on 18 Dec 1940

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAustin, William Gordon, Merchant Navy26Third Engineer OfficerNapier Star +
BritishBerry, Winston, Civilian28PassengerNapier Star +
BritishBrewer, Alan, Merchant Navy45QuartermasterNapier Star +
BritishBrown, Alexander, Merchant Navy19FiremanNapier Star +
AustralianBryan, Neil Harold, RAN21Passenger (Paymaster Midshipman)Napier Star +
BritishByrne, Peter, Merchant Navy54DonkeymanNapier Star +
BritishCawthorn, Ralph, Merchant Navy54DonkeymanNapier Star +
BritishCheers, Arthur Edward, Merchant Navy35Able SeamanNapier Star +
BritishClark, C.J.F., Civilian33PassengerNapier Star +
BritishCocks, William Henry, Merchant Navy49BakerNapier Star +
AustralianCodlin, George Charles, Civilian57PassengerNapier Star +
AustralianCodlin, Margaret, Civilian59PassengerNapier Star +
BritishCohen, Hyman, Civilian25PassengerNapier Star +
BritishCrossman, Thomas, Merchant Navy45GreaserNapier Star +
IrishCummins, Martin, Merchant Navy44CarpenterNapier Star +
BritishDickinson, Ralph, Merchant Navy31DonkeymanNapier Star +
BritishEllen, Benjamin, Merchant Navy27QuartermasterNapier Star +
BritishGall, Arthur Alexander Harris, Merchant Navy45Second Engineer OfficerNapier Star +
BritishGerrard, Michael, Merchant Navy27FiremanNapier Star +
BritishGill, Ronald William, Merchant Navy41Chief OfficerNapier Star +
BritishGodfrey, James Joseph, Merchant Navy20Junior Engineer OfficerNapier Star +
BritishGraham, Thomas, Merchant Navy31FiremanNapier Star +
BritishHenshaw, Stanley, Merchant Navy35Third Engineer OfficerNapier Star +
BritishHollings, Frank Holdsworth, Merchant Navy28Third Radio OfficerNapier Star +
BritishHough, Thomas James, Merchant Navy20QuartermasterNapier Star +
BritishJackson, Peter, Merchant Navy16CadetNapier Star +
BritishJarman, Kenneth George, Merchant Navy23SailorNapier Star +
BritishJohnson, Dennis, Merchant Navy17Kitchen BoyNapier Star +
BritishJones, Robert John, Merchant Navy14Steward's BoyNapier Star +
BritishKane, Joseph P., Merchant Navy33Able SeamanNapier Star +
BritishKowaski, Cecil, Merchant Navy18Deck BoyNapier Star +
BritishLarkin, John, Merchant Navy19FiremanNapier Star +
New ZealandLarsen, Clifford Neil, Merchant Navy23Junior Engineer OfficerNapier Star +
AustralianLast, Dr. R.J., CivilianPassengerNapier Star
AustralianLast, Mrs., CivilianPassengerNapier Star
BritishLawrence, Joan Marjory Durban, Civilian29PassengerNapier Star +
BritishLeuchars, William Shade, Merchant Navy40First Radio OfficerNapier Star +
BritishMackillican, Sydney Archibald, Merchant Navy28Third OfficerNapier Star +
BritishMann, John Edward, Merchant Navy19Assistant StewardNapier Star +
BritishMarshall, Thomas Haw, Merchant Navy24Fourth OfficerNapier Star +
BritishMatthews, Ronald Sydney, Merchant Navy23SailorNapier Star +
BritishMcArdle, Peter, Merchant Navy22FiremanNapier Star +
BritishMunson, James Arthur, Merchant Navy45Able SeamanNapier Star +
BritishNewman, Thomas, Merchant Navy22Junior Engineer OfficerNapier Star +
BritishParker, Edward Ernest, Merchant Navy23Able SeamanNapier Star +
BritishPebody, Jack Ethelbert, RAF32Passenger (Flight Lieutenant)Napier Star +
BritishPendleton, William, Merchant Navy46FiremanNapier Star +
BritishPercival, William, Merchant Navy18Assistant StewardNapier Star +
BritishPittuck, Ernest George, Merchant Navy32Chief CookNapier Star +
BritishRafferty, Francis, Merchant Navy29FiremanNapier Star +
BritishRansom, Laurence, Merchant Navy25Able SeamanNapier Star +
BritishRoberts, Laurence Frederick, Merchant Navy23Assistant StewardNapier Star +
CanadianRoberts, Thomas, Merchant NavyRefrigerator GreaserNapier Star +
BritishRowland, Alfred, Merchant Navy20Second Radio OfficerNapier Star +
BritishRyan, Joseph, Merchant Navy17Steward's BoyNapier Star +
BritishSchofield, Charles, Merchant Navy27GreaserNapier Star +
BritishSmith, Norman Lennard, Merchant Navy19Deck BoyNapier Star +
BritishSpeedy, Peter Graham, Merchant Navy27FiremanNapier Star +
BritishStewart, Alan Duncan John, Merchant Navy34Boatswain (Bosun)Napier Star +
BritishTaylor, Leslie Granville James, Civilian26PassengerNapier Star +
BritishThomson, Clelland, Merchant Navy51Chief Refrigerator EngineerNapier Star +
BritishThoseby, John Rosevear, Merchant Navy20CadetNapier Star +
BritishTinton, Bert Joseph, Merchant Navy23Ordinary SeamanNapier Star +
New ZealandTye, Desmond Gladwyn, Merchant Navy24Fourth Engineer OfficerNapier Star +
IrishWalsh, William, Merchant Navy49MasterNapier Star +
BritishWaterson, David Henry, Merchant Navy47Chief StewardNapier Star +
BritishWaugh, Robert, Merchant Navy27GreaserNapier Star +
BritishWebster, George, Merchant Navy28Fourth Engineer OfficerNapier Star +
BritishWhittington, Joseph, Merchant Navy30FiremanNapier Star +
BritishWilliams, Anthony, Merchant Navy28Able SeamanNapier Star +
BritishYoung, Thomas, Merchant Navy53Chief Engineer OfficerNapier Star +

71 persons found.

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