Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Lytton

British steam tanker



The burning Empire Lytton

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam tanker Empire Lytton.

Aboard Empire Lytton when hit on 9 Jan 1943

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAndrews, John William, Merchant NavyMasterEmpire Lytton
IrishBaxter, Patrick Brendan, Merchant Navy24SailorDunaff Head, Inverarder, Empire Lytton +
BritishBentley, John Clarence, Merchant NavySecond Engineer OfficerEmpire Lytton
BritishCarlisle, Richard, British Army26Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)Empire Lytton +
BritishCooke, Ernest Mcarthur, Merchant Navy36CookEmpire Lytton +
BritishDe Baughn, Alfred John, Merchant Navy32Chief OfficerEmpire Lytton +
BritishDickens, William, RN19Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Lytton +
BritishDonaldson, Cyril Arnold, Merchant Navy19SailorEmpire Lytton +
BritishGraham, William Bunting, Merchant Navy26Able SeamanEmpire Lytton +
BritishKing, Basil Edward, Merchant NavyApprenticeEmpire Lytton
BritishLyttle, John, Merchant Navy46CarpenterEmpire Lytton +
GreekMathioudakis, Nicolaos, Merchant Navy46Fireman and GreaserEmpire Lytton +
BritishMeredith, James, Merchant Navy37Able SeamanVimeira, Empire Lytton
SpanishMorquina, Celedonio, Merchant Navy28Able SeamanEmpire Lytton +
BritishMurray, Henry, Merchant NavyGreaserEmpire Lytton
IrishO'Brien, Christopher, Merchant Navy20Ordinary SeamanEmpire Lytton +
BritishOutred, Charles Edward, RN32Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Lytton +
BritishParsons, Willis Henry, RM41Marine (DEMS gunner)Empire Lytton +
BritishReid, Donald Gordon, Merchant Navy23FiremanEmpire Lytton +
IrishThompson, Charles Christopher, Merchant Navy17Galley BoyEmpire Lytton +
NorwegianThorsen, Henry Alfred, Merchant Navy35Able SeamanTouraine, Empire Lytton, N.T. Nielsen-Alonso
SpanishTorres, Jose Garcia, Merchant Navy18Crew memberEmpire Lytton

22 persons found.

Served on indicates the ships we have listed for the person, some were stationed on multiple ships hit by U-boats.

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