Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
East Wales
British steam merchant
Photo courtesy of Richard Cox Collection
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant East Wales.
Aboard East Wales when hit on 16 Dec 1942
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Appleton, Leslie William, Merchant Navy | 36 | Third Engineer Officer | East Wales + | |
| Beales, Edward, Merchant Navy | 38 | Chief Steward | East Wales + | |
| Clifford, John James, British Army | 28 | Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner) | East Wales + | |
| Collier, Henry Alfred Newman, Merchant Navy | 37 | Second Engineer Officer | East Wales + | |
| Daville, George Henry, Merchant Navy | 18 | Ordinary Seaman | East Wales + | |
| Dunn, Andrew Fell, Merchant Navy | Second Officer | East Wales | ||
| Fardell, William John Lewis, Merchant Navy | 32 | Fireman and Trimmer | East Wales + | |
| Grogan, John Patrick, Merchant Navy | 22 | Third Officer | East Wales + | |
| Harraway, Herbert Allan, Merchant Navy | 46 | Donkeyman | East Wales + | |
| Johnson, John William Lyth, Merchant Navy | 52 | Carpenter | East Wales + | |
| Langley, Walter, RN | 19 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | East Wales + | |
| London, Cecil Roy, Merchant Navy | 44 | Chief Officer | East Wales + | |
| Milton, John Albert, Merchant Navy | Shipwrecked | Teesbank, East Wales | ||
| Owen, James Joseph, Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | East Wales | ||
| Riley, Sydney, Merchant Navy | 39 | First Radio Officer | East Wales + | |
| Roberts, Reginald, RN | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | East Wales + | ||
| Rowland, Stephen Archibald, Merchant Navy | 47 | Master | East Wales + | |
| Stephenson, Cyril, RN | 19 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | East Wales + | |
| Todd, George, British Army | 22 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | East Wales + | |
| Wilkinson, Walter John Charles, Merchant Navy | 25 | Fireman and Trimmer | East Wales + |
20 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?
If you wish to add a crewmember to the listing we would need most of this information: ship name, nationality, name, dob, place of birth, service (merchant marine, ...), rank or job on board. We have place for a photo as well if provided. You can e-mail us the information here.