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Somme

British steam merchant

Photo courtesy of the Allen Collection

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

Aboard Somme when hit on 18 Feb 1942

You can click on any of the names for possible additional information

		Name	Age	Rank	Served on
		Alderson, Frederick Ivor Jack, Merchant Navy	20	Third Radio Officer	Somme +
		Allinger, Eric, Merchant Navy	25	Able Seaman	Somme +
		Anson, Edward Ernest, RN	31	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Somme +
		Arrowsmith, George Alfred, British Army	22	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Somme +
		Bailey, Thomas, Merchant Navy	53	Fireman and Trimmer	Somme +
		Bennett, Abraham Alphonso, Merchant Navy	36	Second Cook and Baker	Somme +
		Bowden, Charles, Merchant Navy	51	Carpenter	Somme +
		Bowie, John Ronald, Merchant Navy	32	Second Officer	Somme +
		Boyd, Bert Robert, Merchant Navy	20	Sailor	Somme +
		Brew, John, Merchant Navy	30	Able Seaman	Somme +
		Brooks, Stephen Pratt, Merchant Navy	36	Able Seaman	Somme +
		Burke, James, Merchant Navy	49	Fireman and Trimmer	Somme +
		Byfield, Ferrel Gladstone, Merchant Navy	35	Trimmer	Somme +
		Coker, John Fitz Davis, Merchant Navy	25	Trimmer	Somme +
		Coulson, George, RN	24	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Somme +
		Coupland, Dennis Frank, British Army	19	Bombardier (DEMS gunner)	Somme +
		Cox, Stanley, Merchant Navy	16	Steward’s Boy	Somme +
		Deason, Charles Gordon, Merchant Navy	25	Sailor	Somme +
		Docherty, Peter, British Army	22	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Somme +
		Duff, George Riddell Simpson, RN	29	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Somme +
		Ellis, Edward Peter, Merchant Navy	18	Apprentice	Somme +
		Fletcher, John William Arnold, British Army	35	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Somme +
		Gregory, Cecil, Merchant Navy	53	Fireman and Trimmer	Somme +
		Haynes, Thomas William, British Army	31	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Somme +
		Hill, Henry Arthur, Merchant Navy	26	Assistant Steward	Somme +
		Holland, Frank Alfred, Merchant Navy	24	Master’s Clerk	Somme +
		Howell, Albert Edward Ernest, Merchant Navy	36	Boatswain (Bosun)	Somme +
		Hyde, William, British Army	31	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Somme +
		Jacks, William Henry, Merchant Navy	40	Fireman and Trimmer	Somme +
		James, David Burton Hinckley, Merchant Navy	21	Third Officer	Somme +
		Jeatt, Douglas John Westmacott, Merchant Navy	49	Second Engineer Officer	Somme +
		Johnson, Lionel, Merchant Navy	43	Fireman and Trimmer	Somme +
		Joseph, Hubert, Merchant Navy	46	Greaser	Somme +
		Karram, Albert Thomas, Merchant Navy	29	Fireman and Trimmer	Somme +
		Keech, Edgar William Thomas, Merchant Navy	49	Able Seaman	Somme +
		Kerry, Arthur, RN	21	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Somme +
		King, Archibald Ruthven, Merchant Navy	29	Greaser	Somme +
		Low, Cecil Stanley, Merchant Navy	21	Second Radio Officer	Somme +
		Lynch, Henry, Merchant Navy	19	Trimmer	Somme +
		Lynch, Walter, Merchant Navy	50	Fireman and Trimmer	Somme +
		McCabe, Charles Begley, Merchant Navy	26	Fourth Engineer Officer	Somme +
		Owen, Robert Goronwy, Merchant Navy	44	Chief Officer	Somme +
		Page, Charles Alfred, Merchant Navy	23	Able Seaman	Somme +
		Page, Eric, Merchant Navy	20	Sailor	Somme +
		Philip, Joseph Thomas, Merchant Navy	25	Third Engineer Officer	Somme +
		Pile, Fitzgerald, Merchant Navy	47	Fireman and Trimmer	Somme +
		Pitter, Charles, Merchant Navy	30	Fireman and Trimmer	Somme +
		Pooke, Anthony, Merchant Navy	17	Assistant Steward	Somme +
		Prosser, Clarence Cornish, Merchant Navy	47	Master	Somme +
		Robinson, James, Merchant Navy	46	Greaser	Somme +
		Sutcliffe, John, Merchant Navy	23	Able Seaman	Somme +
		Thomas, Arthur, Merchant Navy	30	Chief Cook	Somme +
		Till, William Charles, Merchant Navy	42	First Radio Officer	Somme +
		Toft, Ronald F., Merchant Navy	17	Steward’s Boy	Somme +
		Trant, Clifford, Merchant Navy	18	Apprentice	Somme +
		Walker, Richard, Merchant Navy	20	Trimmer	Somme +
		Whitlock, William, Merchant Navy	45	Chief Steward	Somme +
		Willis, William, Merchant Navy	59	Chief Engineer Officer	Somme +

58 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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