Empire Attendant

British steam merchant

Photo Courtesy of Library of Contemporary History, Stuttgart.

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
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Aboard Empire Attendant when hit on 15 Jul 1942

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Name	Age	Rank	Served on
Barcas, William Henry, Merchant Navy	26	Greaser	Empire Attendant +
Beaton, Thomas, Merchant Navy	28	Third Officer	Empire Attendant +
Bowles, George, Merchant Navy	19	Able Seaman	Empire Attendant +
Bowley, Charles, RN	25	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Attendant +
Bradley, Thomas, Merchant Navy	16	Cabin Boy	Empire Attendant +
Brown, James, Merchant Navy	28	Chief Engineer Officer	Empire Attendant +
Burns, William Henry, Merchant Navy	18	Sailor	Empire Attendant +
Cairns, James Malcolm, Merchant Navy	20	Cook	Empire Attendant +
Carr, John Benedict, Merchant Navy	20	Steward	Empire Attendant +
Catney, Lawrence Patrick, Merchant Navy	19	Ordinary Seaman	Empire Attendant +
Clarke, William, Merchant Navy	25	Able Seaman	Empire Attendant +
Crawford, Daniel, Merchant Navy	27	Greaser	Empire Attendant +
Dalton, John, Merchant Navy	25	Third Engineer Officer (Senior)	Empire Attendant +
Davidson, James Limond, Merchant Navy	35	Third Radio Officer	Empire Attendant +
Dilworth, Charles, Merchant Navy	34	Greaser	Empire Attendant +
Downey, Richard, British Army	37	Gunner	Empire Attendant +
Emmerson, Robert Hector, Merchant Navy	33	Donkeyman	Empire Attendant +
Foster, John Halifax, Merchant Navy	24	Second Officer	Empire Attendant +
Gale, William Arthur, RN	25	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Attendant +
Gibson, Patrick Joseph, Merchant Navy	30	Sailor	Empire Attendant +
Grady, Charles, Merchant Navy	18	Assistant Steward	Empire Attendant +
Grundy, Thomas, Merchant Navy	43	Master	Empire Attendant +
Harvey, Jack, British Army	35	Gunner	Empire Attendant +
Hawkes, John Harold, Merchant Navy	38	Cook	Empire Attendant +
Houston, Frederick, Merchant Navy	33	Greaser	Empire Attendant +
Houston, Thomas, Merchant Navy	20	Fifth Engineer Officer (Senior)	Empire Attendant +
Huxley, Edward Joseph, Merchant Navy	21	Greaser	Empire Attendant +
Johnstone, Thomas, Merchant Navy	21	Fifth Engineer Officer	Empire Attendant +
Kelly, Edward, Merchant Navy	29	Able Seaman	Empire Attendant +
Kennedy, John Joseph, Merchant Navy	32	Able Seaman	Empire Attendant +
Law, Johnston, Merchant Navy	21	Sailor	Empire Attendant +
Leonard, James, Merchant Navy	20	Third Engineer Officer	Empire Attendant +
Lindsay, John, Merchant Navy	44	Greaser	Empire Attendant +
Lynch, Thomas, Merchant Navy	24	Fourth Engineer Officer (Senior)	Empire Attendant +
Malcolmson, William Cecil, Merchant Navy	21	Second Radio Officer	Empire Attendant +
McDowell, William, Merchant Navy	25	Electrician	Empire Attendant +
McKeown, Patrick Joseph, Merchant Navy	48	Able Seaman	Empire Attendant +
McVeigh, Hugh, Merchant Navy	25	Boatswain (Bosun)	Empire Attendant +
Minnis, John, Merchant Navy	58	Storekeeper	Empire Attendant +
Oliver, James Ernest, British Army	32	Gunner	Empire Attendant +
Pace, Sidney Gordon, Merchant Navy	25	Greaser	Empire Attendant +
Page, Walter, RN	27	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Attendant +
Palmer, William Boyd, Merchant Navy	22	Carpenter	Empire Attendant +
Prosser, William James Ettrick, Merchant Navy	29	Chief Officer	Empire Attendant +
Quate, William James, Merchant Navy	17	Mess Room Boy	Empire Attendant +
Reid, Hugh, Merchant Navy	24	Sailor	Empire Attendant +
Ricketts, Harold Frank, British Army		Gunner	Empire Attendant +
Riddle, Stanley Hunter, Merchant Navy	37	Second Engineer Officer	Empire Attendant +
Ritchie, Robert William, Merchant Navy	22	Fourth Engineer Officer	Empire Attendant +
Roach, Albert Edward, British Army		Gunner	Empire Attendant +
Robinson, Henry, Merchant Navy	21	First Electrician	Empire Attendant +
Searcey, Horace, British Army	34	Bombardier (DEMS gunner)	Empire Attendant +
Taylor, Dugald McDougal Wirral, Merchant Navy	33	Second Engineer Officer (Senior)	Empire Attendant +
Veevers, Percy James, Merchant Navy	23	Greaser	Empire Attendant +
Wade, William Robert, Merchant Navy	18	Ordinary Seaman	Empire Attendant +
Ward, Charles William, Merchant Navy	53	Donkeyman	Empire Attendant +
Wilson, George Joy, Merchant Navy	42	First Radio Officer	Empire Attendant +
Winstanley, Thomas, Merchant Navy	19	Galley Boy	Empire Attendant +
Yallop, Frederick Edward, Merchant Navy	35	Chief Steward	Empire Attendant +

59 persons found.

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Empire Attendant

British steam merchant

Aboard Empire Attendant when hit on 15 Jul 1942