Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Empire Star
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 Star.
Aboard Empire Star when hit on 23 Oct 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Balestrini, Luigi Angelo, Merchant Navy | 26 | Chief Cook | Empire Star + | |
|  | Benson, Albert, Merchant Navy | 43 | Greaser | Empire Star |
| Bryde, Richard Henry, Merchant Navy | 34 | Greaser | Empire Star + | |
| Buddell, Norman Cleave, Merchant Navy | 20 | Fourth Officer | Empire Star + | |
| Burgess, Leonard Henry, Merchant Navy | 18 | Greaser | Empire Star | |
| Calloway, William Robert, RN | 21 | Leading Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Star + | |
| Capon, Selwyn Norman, Merchant Navy | 52 | Master | Empire Star + | |
| Carton, William Edward, Merchant Navy | 17 | Third Radio Officer | Empire Star + | |
| Costello, Patrick, Merchant Navy | 35 | Assistant Steward | Empire Star + | |
| Craig, , Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | Empire Star | ||
| Dewey, Ivor Temple, Merchant Navy | 38 | Baker | Empire Star + | |
| Donaldson, James Henry, Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | Empire Star | ||
| Dudgeon, Ernest, Merchant Navy | 29 | First Electrician | Empire Star + | |
| Dunmall, Cecil James, Merchant Navy | 17 | Steward's Boy | Empire Star + | |
| Dutton, Thomas, British Army | 32 | Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner) | Empire Star + | |
| Francis, Richard Frederick, Merchant Navy | 48 | Chief Engineer Officer | Empire Star + | |
| Gain, Alfred, Merchant Navy | 43 | Cook | Empire Star + | |
| Glavin, Edwin, Merchant Navy | 29 | Storekeeper | Empire Star + | |
| Gogarty, James, Merchant Navy | 36 | Able Seaman | Empire Star + | |
| Grayston, Derek Hollingsworth, Merchant Navy | 20 | Second Radio Officer | Empire Star + | |
| Hague, William, Merchant Navy | 30 | Able Seaman | Empire Star + | |
| Hickman, , Merchant Navy | Junior Fourth Engineer Officer | Empire Star | ||
| Hodges, John Sidney, RN | 21 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Star + | |
| Holleron, Michael, Merchant Navy | 32 | Greaser | Empire Star + | |
| Houston, , Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | Empire Star | ||
| Hughes, Thomas Stanley, Merchant Navy | 34 | Second Steward | Empire Star + | |
| Kemp, John Frederick William, RN | 23 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Star + | |
| Leakey, Fred Alexander, Merchant Navy | 25 | Assistant Steward | Empire Star + | |
| Lewis, Alfred Idris, Merchant Navy | 18 | Deck Boy | Empire Star + | |
 | Martienssen, Gisela Dorothea, Civilian | 27 | Passenger | Empire Star + | |
| Martienssen, Julie, Civilian | 63 | Passenger | Empire Star + | |
| Mercer, Leslie, Merchant Navy | 16 | Kitchen Boy | Empire Star + | |
| Millward, Harry, British Army | 28 | Gunner | Empire Star + | |
| Moon, James Francis, Merchant Navy | 21 | Junior Engineer Officer | Empire Star + | |
| Morgan, Ronald, Merchant Navy | 16 | Steward's Boy | Empire Star + | |
| Moscrop-Young, Roland, Merchant Navy | Third Officer | Empire Star | ||
| Munro, Alexander Barry, Merchant Navy | 27 | Third Engineer Officer | Empire Star + | |
| Nash, Reginald, Merchant Navy | 22 | Assistant Steward | Empire Star + | |
| O'Connor, John, RN | 29 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Star + | |
| Partington, William, Merchant Navy | 29 | Able Seaman | Empire Star | |
| Philpott, Annie, Civilian | 46 | Passenger | Empire Star + | |
| Philpott, John William, Civilian | 9 | Passenger | Empire Star + | |
| Philpott, Kenneth George, Civilian | 12 | Passenger | Empire Star + | |
| Plummer, John Edward, Merchant Navy | 51 | Assistant Cook | Empire Star + | |
| Power, William, Merchant Navy | 42 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Empire Star + | |
| Quigley, John Joseph, Merchant Navy | 41 | First Radio Officer | Empire Star + | |
| Ribbons, Charles Edward, Merchant Navy | 37 | Chief Steward | Empire Star + | |
| Roberts, Edward, Merchant Navy | 18 | Assistant Steward | Empire Star + | |
| Turnbull, Norman, Merchant Navy | 42 | Chief Refrigerator Engineer | Empire Star + | |
| Vernon, Leslie, Merchant Navy | Chief Officer | Empire Star | ||
| Young, Charles Wilfred, Civilian | 41 | Passenger | Empire Star + |
51 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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