Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Surf

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 Surf.

Aboard Empire Surf when hit on 14 Jan 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAdams, Robert James, Merchant Navy36Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Surf +
BritishBarratt, Albert Edward, British Army26Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Surf +
BritishBarrett, Patrick, Merchant Navy54Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Surf +
BritishBattersby, Vivian, Merchant Navy29Chief StewardEmpire Surf +
BritishBaxter, John Henry, Merchant Navy38Chief CookEmpire Surf +
BritishBeels, John Thomas Kirman, Merchant Navy57Able SeamanEmpire Surf +
BritishBellis, Noel, Merchant Navy29Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Surf +
IrishBolger, William, Merchant Navy25Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Surf +
BritishBrown, James, Merchant Navy42Able SeamanEmpire Surf +
BritishBurrage, Arthur Christopher, RN22Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Surf +
BritishCarhart, Windsor, British Army34Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Surf +
BritishCorbett, Sidney John Harold, RM41Corporal (DEMS gunner)Empire Surf +
BritishCorry, Herbert, Merchant Navy19Cabin BoyEmpire Surf +
BritishDavies, Leslie, Merchant Navy27CarpenterEmpire Surf +
IrishDoyle, Thomas, Merchant Navy33Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Surf +
BritishEmeney, Reginald Gordon, Merchant Navy36Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Surf +
MalteseForti, Joseph, Merchant Navy47DonkeymanEmpire Surf +
BritishFriary, Bernard, Merchant Navy43Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Surf +
IrishFurlong, William, Merchant Navy44GreaserEmpire Surf +
BritishHarper, David Henry, Merchant Navy20ApprenticeEmpire Surf +
BritishHatchard, Edward Lancaster, Merchant Navy37Able SeamanEmpire Surf +
BritishHumphry, Guy Roy, Merchant Navy20Able SeamanEmpire Surf +
BritishHurst, Arthur, British Army29Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Surf +
BritishKemp, Kenneth Leonard, Merchant Navy20Third OfficerEmpire Surf +
BritishKenyon, Arthur, Merchant Navy35Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Surf +
BritishMcCambridge, David, Merchant Navy38Able SeamanEmpire Surf +
BritishMcCormack, Thomas, British Army31Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Surf +
BritishMcRoy, Walter, Merchant Navy41Able SeamanEmpire Surf +
BritishMcShane, Patrick, Merchant Navy30Fifth Engineer OfficerEmpire Surf +
BritishMoger, Charles, Merchant Navy31Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Surf +
BritishMorrison, Charles, Merchant Navy61Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Surf +
BritishMudie, Peter, Merchant Navy47Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Surf +
BritishMurray, James Samuel, British Army25Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Surf +
MalteseMusin, Joe, Merchant Navy52Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Surf +
BritishOlarra, Louis, Merchant Navy22Second CookEmpire Surf +
BritishPaddock, Bertie, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Surf +
BritishParsons-Smith, Eric, Merchant Navy37Chief OfficerEmpire Surf +
BritishPenson, Joseph Arthur, Merchant Navy36Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Surf +
BritishRalph, Arthur Frederick, Merchant Navy30Second OfficerEmpire Surf +
BritishRuffner, Harry George, Merchant Navy26Mess Room StewardEmpire Surf +
IrishSandham, Albert, Merchant Navy49MasterEmpire Surf +
BritishSlater, Donald James, Merchant Navy22Able SeamanEmpire Surf +
BritishSmith, Rodney, British Army24Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)Empire Surf +
BritishStanley, Richard, Merchant Navy52Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Surf +
BritishWhitwell, Peter Lawrence Dann, Merchant Navy20ApprenticeEmpire Surf +
BritishWightman, Stanley, Merchant Navy17Galley BoyEmpire Surf +
BritishWilliams, Frederick George, Merchant Navy27SailorEmpire Surf +

47 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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