Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Empire Drum
British motor merchant
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British motor merchant Empire Drum.
Aboard Empire Drum when hit on 24 Apr 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Almond, George, Merchant Navy | Fifth Engineer Officer | Empire Drum | ||
| Angus, Joseph, | 24 | DEMS gunner | Empire Drum | |
| Banks, Joseph Robert, Merchant Navy | 29 | Sailor | Empire Drum | |
| Black, John, Merchant Navy | 20 | Third Officer | Empire Drum | |
| Blake, William, Merchant Navy | Oiler | Empire Drum | ||
| Blakelock, Norman, Merchant Navy | Chief Engineer Officer | Empire Drum | ||
| Burns, Ronald, RN | DEMS gunner | Empire Drum | ||
| Buxton, Paul Owen, Merchant Navy | 20 | Second Radio Officer | Empire Drum | |
| Dunn, Norman, Merchant Navy | Ordinary Seaman | Empire Drum | ||
| Forster, George, Merchant Navy | Second Engineer Officer | Empire Drum | ||
| Fox, Robert, Merchant Navy | Carpenter | Empire Drum | ||
| Gay, Orlando William, Merchant Navy | Oiler | Empire Drum | ||
| Graham, James, Merchant Navy | 34 | Sailor | Empire Drum | |
| Greenless, Howard, Merchant Navy | Second Officer | Empire Drum | ||
| Hockey, Sam, Merchant Navy | Apprentice | Empire Drum | ||
| Hull, William, Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | Empire Drum | ||
| Hunter, Thomas, RN | DEMS gunner | Empire Drum | ||
| Hutchinson, Robert, Merchant Navy | 18 | Cabin Boy | Empire Drum | |
| Knowles, Frank, Merchant Navy | Cabin Boy | Empire Drum | ||
| Lee, John Arthur, Merchant Navy | Chief Officer | Empire Drum | ||
| Lucas, Reginald, RN | DEMS gunlayer | Empire Drum | ||
| McGowan, Manus Edward, Merchant Navy | Third Engineer Officer | Empire Drum | ||
| Milburn, George Allan, Merchant Navy | 18 | Assistant Steward | Empire Drum | |
| Miles, John Robert , Merchant Navy | 48 | Master | Empire Drum | |
| Newton, James Skipsy, Merchant Navy | 27 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Empire Drum | |
| Newton, John, Merchant Navy | Chief Cook | Empire Drum | ||
| O'Neil, John, Merchant Navy | Fifth Engineer Officer | Empire Drum | ||
| O'Reilly, Charles Francis, Merchant Navy | First Radio Officer | Empire Drum | ||
| Patterson, Walter Essington, Merchant Navy | 38 | Third Radio Officer | Empire Drum | |
| Piesse, Joe, Merchant Navy | Chief Steward | Empire Drum | ||
| Pollack, Frank, Merchant Navy | Assistant Cook | Empire Drum | ||
| Pratt, John, Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | Empire Drum | ||
| Reynolds, Stephen, Merchant Navy | 54 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Empire Drum | |
| Scott, Douglas, Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | Empire Drum | ||
| Smith, Albert, | 28 | DEMS gunner | Empire Drum | |
| Smith, John Aherne, Merchant Navy | 16 | Sailor | Empire Drum | |
| Towns, Robert, Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | Empire Drum | ||
| Trett, Robert, Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | Empire Drum | ||
| Waller, James, Merchant Navy | Apprentice | Empire Drum | ||
| Waters, George, Merchant Navy | Oiler | Empire Drum | ||
| Whitaker, Wilfrid, | 24 | DEMS gunner | Empire Drum |
41 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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