Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Empire Prairie
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 Prairie.
Aboard Empire Prairie when hit on 10 Apr 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Abdi Ahmed Saleh, , Merchant Navy | 45 | Donkeyman | Empire Prairie + | |
| Ahmed Ali, , Merchant Navy | 46 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
 | Bax Mola, , Merchant Navy | 27 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Beaton, Joseph Thomas, Merchant Navy | 36 | Second Engineer Officer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Cassells, John, Merchant Navy | 19 | Ordinary Seaman | Empire Prairie + | |
| Coggs, James Main, Merchant Navy | 35 | Able Seaman | Empire Prairie + | |
| Coggs, Robert Main, Merchant Navy | 33 | Able Seaman | Empire Prairie + | |
| Cook, Henry Alexander, Merchant Navy | 16 | Third Radio Officer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Courtenay, Arthur Claremont, Merchant Navy | 33 | First Radio Officer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Davies, Arthur Morgan, Merchant Navy | 30 | Chief Officer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Davies, John Uda, Merchant Navy | 20 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Douglas, John, RN | 28 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Prairie + | |
| Figes, Charles Henry, RN | 30 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Prairie + | |
| Finlayson, Donald, Merchant Navy | 31 | Able Seaman | Empire Prairie + | |
 | Fitzgerald, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 17 | Assistant Cook | Empire Prairie + | |
| Gillan, Denis, Merchant Navy | 18 | Second Radio Officer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Hampson, James, Merchant Navy | 51 | Chief Engineer Officer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Hassan Harossa, , Merchant Navy | 41 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Hassan Mohamed, , Merchant Navy | 40 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Hassan Yosouf, , Merchant Navy | 47 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Hendry, C., Merchant Navy | 21 | Cabin Boy | Empire Prairie + | |
| Hepburn, William Renton, Merchant Navy | 28 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Irving, John Charles, Merchant Navy | 18 | Able Seaman | Empire Prairie + | |
| Ismail Mohamed, , Merchant Navy | 43 | Greaser | Empire Prairie + | |
| King, Arthur Laurence, RN | 31 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Prairie + | |
| Laing, Norman Clark, Merchant Navy | 19 | Mess Room Boy | Empire Prairie + | |
| Leake, Hugh Francis, Merchant Navy | 50 | Carpenter | Empire Prairie + | |
| Mahmood Adam, , Merchant Navy | 48 | Greaser | Empire Prairie + | |
| Mahmood Ali, , Merchant Navy | 42 | Greaser | Empire Prairie + | |
| Mathieu, Pierre Andre Guy, Merchant Navy | 29 | Second Officer | Empire Prairie + | |
| McEveley, David, RN | 28 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Prairie + | |
| McKibbins, David Charles, Merchant Navy | 34 | Cook | Empire Prairie + | |
| McLachlan, Dougal, Merchant Navy | 36 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Empire Prairie + | |
| Mohamed Ismail Soleiman, , Merchant Navy | 35 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Mohomed Omar, , Merchant Navy | 38 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Odey Abdillahi, , Merchant Navy | 32 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Payne, Richard Townsend, Merchant Navy | 37 | Master | Marina, Empire Prairie + | |
| Power, Frederick, Merchant Navy | 22 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Rankin, Robert Alexander, Merchant Navy | 21 | Sailor | Empire Prairie + | |
| Rigney, William, Merchant Navy | 59 | Chief Steward | Empire Prairie + | |
| Robertson, Charles, Merchant Navy | 18 | Cabin Boy | Empire Prairie + | |
| Robertson, George, Merchant Navy | 22 | Third Engineer Officer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Robson, Derek George, Merchant Navy | 21 | Third Officer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Rogers, Matthew, RN | 28 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Prairie + | |
| Sharp, James Todd, Merchant Navy | 21 | Sailor | Empire Prairie + | |
| Shirdeh Yosef, , Merchant Navy | 35 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Wark, Arnold, Merchant Navy | 18 | Ordinary Seaman | Empire Prairie + | |
| Warsama Saleh, , Merchant Navy | 34 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Prairie + | |
| Webster, William, Merchant Navy | 17 | Ordinary Seaman | Empire Prairie + |
49 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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