Empire Sky

British steam merchant

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Aboard Empire Sky when hit on 6 Nov 1942

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Name	Age	Rank	Served on
Appleby, Eric, Merchant Navy	21	Third Officer	Empire Sky +
Browne, Thomas Joseph, British Army	27	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Burgess, Stanley Frederick, RN	20	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Bushen, Edgar William, Merchant Navy	27	Chief Officer	Dayrose, Empire Sky +
Butler, Arthur, Merchant Navy	31	Sailor	Empire Sky +
Butler, John George, Merchant Navy	32	Donkeyman and Greaser	Empire Sky +
Carr, James, Merchant Navy	39	Fireman	Empire Sky +
Chatfield, Ernest, Merchant Navy	16	Galley Boy	Empire Sky +
Conn, Terence, Merchant Navy	27	Second Steward	Empire Sky +
Donner, Charles Henry, Merchant Navy	63	Donkeyman and Greaser	Empire Sky +
Ellams, Douglas Francis, British Army	23	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Emeny, Heston Jack, RN	20	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Finkle, Charles Henry, Merchant Navy	23	Second Radio Officer	Empire Sky +
Foster, Leonard, Merchant Navy	43	Boatswain (Bosun)	Empire Sky +
Gant, Gordon William, Merchant Navy	22	Second Cook and Baker	Empire Sky +
Girdley, Herbert, Merchant Navy	33	Able Seaman	Empire Sky +
Glossop, Reginald David, RN	19	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Gowshall, James Henry, Merchant Navy	28	Able Seaman	Empire Sky +
Gravell, Clifford Newton, Merchant Navy	27	Second Officer	Empire Sky +
Green, Edward Leslie, Merchant Navy	42	Able Seaman	Empire Sky +
Hales, Phillip, Merchant Navy	16	Mess Room Boy	Empire Sky +
Hall, Robert, Merchant Navy	46	Fireman	Empire Sky +
Hayes, John, British Army	29	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Henchcliffe, Leonard William, RN	23	Petty Officer (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Hodges, Percy Vivian Charles, Merchant Navy	31	Fireman and Trimmer	Empire Sky +
Jarvis, Robert Frank, RN	19	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Jones, Alexander, Merchant Navy	39	Ordinary Seaman	Empire Sky +
Jones, William McConnell, Merchant Navy	53	Second Engineer Officer	Empire Sky +
Leneghan, Daniel, British Army	33	Bombardier (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Mariner, Alfred, RN	21	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Mason, Alan, Merchant Navy	16	Cabin Boy	Empire Sky +
McInally, Charles, RN	25	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
McNeil, Ignatius, Merchant Navy	34	Fireman and Trimmer	Empire Sky +
Moat, Roy, Merchant Navy	39	Ordinary Seaman	Empire Sky +
Morley, Thomas, Merchant Navy	51	Master	Empire Sky +
Murray, John, Merchant Navy	24	Fireman	Empire Sky +
Newman, Leslie, Merchant Navy	33	Carpenter	Empire Sky +
O'Neill, Patrick, RN	21	Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Osborne, Arthur Stanley, British Army	26	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Parkinson, Walter Overton, Merchant Navy	64	Donkeyman and Greaser	Empire Sky +
Phillips, George William, Merchant Navy	32	Chief Cook	Empire Sky +
Read, George Fulcher, Merchant Navy	33	Chief Steward	Empire Sky +
Redgrave, Eddie, Merchant Navy	28	Fireman and Trimmer	Empire Sky +
Redshaw, Tom, Merchant Navy	27	Third Engineer Officer	Empire Sky +
Rhodes, George, Merchant Navy	17	Cabin Boy	Empire Sky +
Rushton, John Hartley, Merchant Navy	21	Third Radio Officer	Empire Sky +
Russell, John, RN	24	Leading Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Sheppard, Jack Donald, Merchant Navy	24	Fireman and Trimmer	Empire Sky +
Stevenson, Gibbon William Gordon, Merchant Navy	34	Fireman and Trimmer	Empire Sky +
Stoackley, Edgar Edmund, British Army	30	Serjeant (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Taylor, Charles Brown, Merchant Navy	31	Fireman and Trimmer	Empire Sky +
Trott, Charles Henry, Merchant Navy	34	Able Seaman	Empire Sky +
Turner, John Snowden, Merchant Navy	24	First Radio Officer	Empire Sky +
Vaughan, Stephen, Merchant Navy	51	Able Seaman	Empire Sky +
Wear, Edward, Merchant Navy	33	Fireman and Trimmer	Empire Sky +
White, Albert, Merchant Navy	49	Chief Engineer Officer	Empire Sky +
Whyles, Edward, Merchant Navy	28	Able Seaman	Empire Sky +
Wilcock, Henry Charles, British Army	21	Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Williams, William, British Army	42	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +
Willis, Sidney Vernon, British Army	20	Gunner (DEMS gunner)	Empire Sky +

60 persons found.

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Empire Sky

British steam merchant

Aboard Empire Sky when hit on 6 Nov 1942