Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
San Demetrio
British motor tanker
Photo courtesy of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, P14592
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British motor tanker San Demetrio.
Aboard San Demetrio when hit on 17 Mar 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Atkinson, James, Merchant Navy | 22 | Fourth Engineer Officer | San Demetrio + | |
| Beckett, Eric, Merchant Navy | 18 | Third Steward | San Demetrio | |
| Black, Isaac, Merchant Navy | 20 | Apprentice | San Demetrio | |
| Black, John Magnus, Merchant Navy | 42 | Chief Engineer Officer | San Demetrio + | |
| Boyd, John Jones, Merchant Navy | 21 | Second Radio Officer | San Demetrio | |
| Clark, John, Merchant Navy | 32 | Third Engineer Officer | San Demetrio + | |
| Coates, Robert, Merchant Navy | 19 | Cadet | San Demetrio | |
| Cranham, Arthur Charles, Merchant Navy | 32 | Second Steward | San Demetrio | |
 | Cridland, Dennis, Merchant Navy | 31 | Able Seaman | San Demetrio | |
| Davidson, William McKenzie, Merchant Navy | 22 | Third Officer | San Demetrio | |
 | Donohoe, Laurence, Merchant Navy | 49 | Greaser and Fireman | San Demetrio + | |
| Emmerson, George Howard, Merchant Navy | 26 | Second Officer | San Demetrio + | |
| Finnis, William Henry Dearlove, Merchant Navy | 45 | Boatswain (Bosun) | San Demetrio | |
| Fowler, Ronald, Merchant Navy | 24 | Sailor | San Demetrio + | |
| Georgeson, James Henry, Merchant Navy | 27 | Carpenter | San Demetrio | |
| Gibbs, Reginald, Merchant Navy | 22 | Sixth Engineer Officer | San Demetrio | |
| Glanville, Frederick, Merchant Navy | 44 | Able Seaman | San Demetrio | |
| Gouldson, John Thomas, Merchant Navy | 35 | Storekeeper | San Demetrio | |
| Haggett, Joseph, | 20 | DEMS gunner | San Demetrio | |
| Hill, Richard Henry, Merchant Navy | 17 | Ordinary Seaman | San Demetrio + | |
| Holroyd, Fred, Merchant Navy | 54 | Able Seaman | San Demetrio | |
| Hopkins, James, Merchant Navy | 32 | Pumpman | San Demetrio | |
| Hyatt, George James, Merchant Navy | 37 | Able Seaman | San Demetrio + | |
| Jennings, George William, Merchant Navy | 29 | Chief Radio Officer | San Demetrio | |
| Johnson, Joseph, | 26 | DEMS gunner | San Demetrio | |
| Kavanagh, Peter E., Merchant Navy | 29 | Able Seaman | San Demetrio | |
| Kelly, Cornelius, Merchant Navy | 43 | Fireman | San Demetrio + | |
| Kennerley, Leslie, Merchant Navy | 36 | Chief Steward | San Demetrio | |
|  | Knott, George Arthur Henry, Merchant Navy | 38 | Chief Officer | San Demetrio, San Alvaro |
| Ludlow, Bramwel Charles, British Army | 28 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | San Demetrio + | |
| Macdonald, Archibald, Merchant Navy | 52 | Greaser and Fireman | San Demetrio + | |
| Madden, William Leonard, RN | 43 | Leading Seaman (DEMS gunner) | San Demetrio + | |
| Manion, Peter, Merchant Navy | 37 | Fireman | San Demetrio + | |
| McGuire, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 25 | Able Seaman | San Demetrio | |
| O'Connor, Martin, British Army | 23 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | San Demetrio + | |
| O’Shea, John, Merchant Navy | 26 | Junior Engineer Officer | San Demetrio | |
| Patterson, John George, Merchant Navy | 25 | Second Cook | San Demetrio + | |
| | Patterson, Norman, Merchant Navy | 33 | Cook | San Demetrio + |
| Pearce, Gilbert R., | 24 | DEMS gunner | San Demetrio | |
| Percival, Eric, | 27 | DEMS gunner | San Demetrio | |
| Pilson, William, Merchant Navy | 43 | Able Seaman | San Demetrio | |
| Potter, Alfred John, | 31 | DEMS gunner | San Demetrio | |
| Priest, Norman, Merchant Navy | 19 | Third Radio Officer | San Demetrio | |
| Prince, Ronald, Merchant Navy | 19 | Mess Room Boy | San Demetrio | |
| Redmond, Benjamin, Merchant Navy | 20 | Ordinary Seaman | San Demetrio + | |
| Sagar, Cecil, Merchant Navy | 33 | Second Engineer Officer | San Demetrio | |
| Silcock, Samuel Watson, Merchant Navy | 17 | Mess Room Steward | San Demetrio | |
| Smyth, Edward Foster, Merchant Navy | 24 | Junior Engineer Officer | San Demetrio + | |
| Stavely, Norman, British Army | 32 | DEMS gunner | San Demetrio | |
| Vidot, Conrad, Merchant Navy | Master | San Demetrio | ||
| Ward, Robert, | 20 | DEMS gunner | San Demetrio | |
| Watson, Robert, Merchant Navy | 44 | Pumpman | San Demetrio | |
| Westbury, Frederick Lennon, Merchant Navy | 27 | Greaser and Fireman | San Demetrio + |
53 persons found.
Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.
People missing from this listing? Or perhaps additional information?
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