Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Avila Star
British steam passenger ship
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam passenger ship Avila Star.
Aboard Avila Star when hit on 6 Jul 1942
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Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
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Anson, John Leslie, Merchant Navy | Second Officer | Avila Star | |||
Armstrong, John Bolton, Merchant Navy | 58 | Bedroom Steward | Avila Star + | ||
Beere, John Francis, Civilian | 34 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Bell, Gordon Irving, Merchant Navy | 30 | Senior Assistant Engineer | Avila Star | ||
Benbow, Gladys Mary, Merchant Navy | 36 | Shop Attendant | Avila Star + | ||
Black, Donald, Merchant Navy | 16 | Steward’s Boy | Avila Star + | ||
Botham, Dorothy, Civilian | 34 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Brandie, William, Merchant Navy | 39 | Chief Refrigerator Engineer | Avila Star + | ||
Brown, Richard, Merchant Navy | 17 | Cooks Boy | Avila Star + | ||
Callaway, Robert, Merchant Navy | 30 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | ||
Campbell, John, Merchant Navy | 23 | Quartermaster | Avila Star + | ||
Cartwright, James, Merchant Navy | 27 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | ||
Clarke, Richard Thomas, Merchant Navy | Third Officer | Avila Star | |||
Clarke, William Boroston, Merchant Navy | 28 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | ||
Connor, Sydney James, Merchant Navy | 17 | Steward’s Boy | Avila Star + | ||
Cunningham, Henry, Merchant Navy | 43 | Fireman | Avila Star + | ||
Currell, James Walter, Merchant Navy | 28 | Able Seaman | Avila Star + | ||
Cushing, Francis Habelt, Civilian | 50 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Dods, Amelia Florence, Civilian | 63 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Dowdall, Henry, Merchant Navy | 27 | Donkeyman and Greaser | Avila Star + | ||
Duggin, George, Merchant Navy | 34 | Able Seaman | Avila Star + | ||
Eaton, James, Merchant Navy | 17 | Cooks Boy | Avila Star + | ||
Ellis, Charles Peter, Merchant Navy | 52 | Donkeyman | Avila Star + | ||
Ferguson, Maria Elizabeth, Civilian | 19 | Passenger | Avila Star | ||
Fisher, John, Merchant Navy | 61 | Master | Avila Star + | ||
Fitzsimmons, James, Merchant Navy | 28 | Fireman | Avila Star + | ||
Florence, James, Civilian | 37 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Frazer, Ronald, Civilian | 32 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Frazer, Thelma Norah, Civilian | 23 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Gahan, Lawrence Francis, Civilian | 27 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Gibson, Alice Amelia, Civilian | 74 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Girdler, Raymond Ernest, Merchant Navy | 19 | Assistant Engineer | Avila Star + | ||
Gray, John Andrew, Merchant Navy | Boatswain (Bosun) | Avila Star | |||
Greig, John Philip, Civilian | 31 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Hardy, Joseph, Merchant Navy | Boatswain’s Mate | Avila Star | |||
Harrison, John Walter, Merchant Navy | 19 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | ||
Henderson, John Henry, Civilian | 30 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Hughes, John, RN | DEMS gunner | Avila Star | |||
Ingham, Ronald James, Merchant Navy | 19 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | ||
Jackson, Richard H., Merchant Navy | 54 | Engine Room Storekeeper | Avila Star + | ||
Jones, William Howell, Merchant Navy | 30 | Able Seaman | Avila Star | ||
Jordan, Iris Mabel, Civilian | 23 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Low, Charles Stuart, Merchant Navy | Passenger (DBS) | Avila Star | |||
Massouda, Habid Joseph, Merchant Navy | 29 | Junior Fourth Engineer Officer | Avila Star + | ||
Maulini, Pietro, Merchant Navy | 44 | Chief Cook | Avila Star + | ||
McIndoe, Donald, Merchant Navy | 21 | Assistant Cook | Avila Star + | ||
Monod, Ernest, Merchant Navy | 31 | Assistant Steward | Avila Star + | ||
Moorhead, John James, Merchant Navy | 43 | Fireman | Avila Star + | ||
North, Arthur, Merchant Navy | 55 | Steward and Silverman | Avila Star + | ||
Norton, Richard Henry, Merchant Navy | 24 | Carpenter’s Mate | Avila Star + | ||
Owen, John Richard, Merchant Navy | 20 | Assistant Engineer | Avila Star + | ||
Patterson, William Robert Duncan, Civilian | 29 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Pearce, Eric Reginald, Merchant Navy | Chief Officer | Avila Star | |||
Pemberton, Francis Joseph, Merchant Navy | 15 | Cook’s Boy | Avila Star | ||
Reid, Robert, Merchant Navy | 27 | Passenger (DBS) | Avila Star + | ||
Richardson, Henry Peter, RM | 44 | Corporal (DEMS gunner) | Avila Star + | ||
Roache, Patrick John, Merchant Navy | 21 | Fireman | Avila Star + | ||
Rowan, Mary Elizabeth, Merchant Navy | 50 | Stewardess | Avila Star + | ||
Sharkey, Edward, Merchant Navy | 39 | Greaser | Avila Star + | ||
Stanley, Frederick John, Merchant Navy | 29 | Bedroom Steward | Avila Star + | ||
Steen, Herbert, RN | DEMS gunner | Avila Star | |||
Sutherland, Alexander Robertson, Merchant Navy | Carpenter | Avila Star | |||
Sutton, Phyllis Edith, Civilian | 34 | Passenger | Avila Star + | ||
Tallack, Michael Bernard Millington, Merchant Navy | Chief Officer | Avila Star | |||
Teaney, Mons, Merchant Navy | 27 | Greaser | Avila Star + | ||
Timmis, Wilfred, Merchant Navy | 17 | Assistant Laundryman | Avila Star + | ||
Turton, Roy, Merchant Navy | 31 | Quartermaster | Avila Star + | ||
Vennils, Sidney, Merchant Navy | 44 | Lounge Steward | Avila Star + | ||
Vine, Ernest Leonard, Merchant Navy | 27 | Boatswain’s Mate | Avila Star + | ||
Walton, Frank Joseph, Merchant Navy | 53 | Printer | Avila Star + | ||
Watts, Clyde Alexander, Merchant Navy | 18 | Cadet | Avila Star + | ||
Weston, Harold Edward Price, Merchant Navy | 25 | Purser | Avila Star + |
72 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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