Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


William Marshall Russell

Merchant Navy. British

Born   1893
Died  7 Mar 1944(51)


Photo courtesy of Rebecca Baker

Roster information listed for William Marshall Russell


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
ValeraSteam tankerMaster7 Mar 1944 (+)U-518

Personal information

Son of Thomas C. and Annie Russell; husband of Margaret Watson Russell and father of Patricia and Sheila, of Parkstone, Dorsetshire. More about his family can be found on this website.


William M. Russell at the bridge of a tanker, probably the Maracay, in the late 1930s
Photo courtesy of Willam Russell

Crew list for Ships hit by U-boats