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City of Pretoria

British steam merchant



Photo courtesy of Allan C. Green Collection

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant City of Pretoria.

Aboard City of Pretoria when hit on 4 Mar 1943

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NameAgeRankServed on
IndianAbdul Ghafur, , Merchant NavyGreaserCity of Pretoria +
IndianAbdul Hamid, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
IndianAbdul Malik, , Merchant NavyDeck SerangCity of Pretoria +
IndianAbdul Malik, , Merchant NavySecond TindalCity of Pretoria +
IndianAbdul Qadir, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianAbdul Samad, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianAbdul Samad, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
BritishAdamson, John Ferguson, Merchant Navy28Third Engineer OfficerCity of Pretoria +
IndianAkram Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
IndianAlavares, Santiago, Merchant NavyPantrymanCity of Pretoria +
BritishAlner, Bertram Percy, British Army28Gunner (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
IndianArfan Ullah, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
IndianAshraf Ali, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
BritishAstin, Frank Basil Duncan, Merchant Navy19Third Radio OfficerCity of Pretoria +
IndianAuliya Mian, , Merchant NavyCassabCity of Pretoria +
IndianAyash Ghazi, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianAzim Ullah, , Merchant NavyGreaserCity of Pretoria +
IndianBa Fir Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
IndianBangali, , Merchant NavyTopassCity of Pretoria +
IndianBaretto, J.S., Merchant NavyGeneral ServantCity of Pretoria +
IndianBarik Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
BritishBarrett, Harold Missildine, Merchant Navy56Passenger (DBS)City of Pretoria +
IndianBasharat Ali, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
IndianBashir Ullah, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
BritishBowman, Ernest Douglas, Merchant Navy22Eight Engineer OfficerCity of Pretoria +
BritishBoyd, David Morton, Merchant Navy20Fifth Engineer OfficerCity of Pretoria +
BritishBrotherton, James, British Army28Gunner (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishBrown, Ernest Henry, British Army28Gunner (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishBrown, George Crawford, Merchant Navy19ApprenticeCity of Pretoria +
BritishCarson, Jacob, Merchant Navy58Able Seaman and QuartermasterCity of Pretoria +
BritishCartland, Jack, RN38Petty Officer (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
IndianChand Mian, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianChand Mian, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
BritishClementson, John William, Merchant Navy24Fourth Engineer OfficerCity of Pretoria +
IndianCoutinho, Antonio, Merchant NavyGeneral ServantCity of Pretoria +
BritishCox, Alfred Vall, RN22Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
IndianD'Costa, Timoto S., Merchant NavySecond CookCity of Pretoria +
IndianD'Costa, Vincent, Merchant NavyGeneral ServantCity of Pretoria +
BritishDaniels, Norman, RN26Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishDavis, Richard Sidney, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishDean, Kenneth William, Merchant Navy23Passenger (DBS)City of Pretoria +
BritishDeighton, Frank, Merchant Navy42MasterCity of Pretoria +
IndianDil Chand, , Merchant NavyTopassCity of Pretoria +
IndianDourado, P., Merchant NavyGeneral ServantCity of Pretoria +
BritishDunn, James Covell, British Army34Gunner (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishEdwards, John Tudor, Merchant Navy30Able Seaman and QuartermasterCity of Pretoria +
BritishEke, Desmond John, Merchant Navy18CadetCity of Pretoria +
BritishEvans, Robert Myrddin, RN26Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishEvans, Thomas Edward, British Army29Gunner (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
IndianFaiz Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
IndianFernandes, Francis, Merchant NavyThird CookCity of Pretoria +
IndianFernandes, J., Merchant NavyGeneral ServantCity of Pretoria +
IndianFernandes, Phillip, Merchant NavyGeneral ServantCity of Pretoria +
IndianFernandes, Rozario, Merchant NavySaloon TopassCity of Pretoria +
IndianFernandes, Xavier, Merchant NavyChief CookCity of Pretoria +
CanadianFisher, John, Merchant Navy29Second Engineer OfficerCity of Pretoria +
IrishGarvey, John Henry, Merchant Navy21ApprenticeCity of Pretoria +
IndianGomes, J., Merchant NavySecond CookCity of Pretoria +
BritishGray, William Charles George, British Army22Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishGrogan, Michael Joseph, British Army35Gunner (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
IndianGulfan, , Merchant NavySaloon TopassCity of Pretoria +
IndianHabib Ullah, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
IndianHashim Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
IndianHashmat Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
BritishHawkins, Edward Alfred Richard, British Army25Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishHooper, Harold, British Army26Gunner (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishHowes, Alec Jack, RN29Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
IndianIfor Ullah, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
IndianImtiyaz Ullah, , Merchant NavyThird TindalCity of Pretoria +
IndianJabal Haq, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianJasir Ali, , Merchant NavyGreaserCity of Pretoria +
IndianJoban Ali, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
IndianKala Mian, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
IndianKala Mian, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
IndianKazi Ahmad Ullah, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IrishLong, Leo Joseph, Merchant Navy42First Radio OfficerCity of Pretoria +
BritishLongworth, John, British Army36Gunner (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishLovell, William Alfred, Merchant Navy21Second Radio OfficerCity of Pretoria +
IndianMafur Ullah, , Merchant NavyGreaserCity of Pretoria +
BritishMcGrogan, James, British Army24Gunner (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishMcMillan, William Alexander, Merchant Navy29Second OfficerCity of Pretoria +
IndianMendes, Paiziao, Merchant NavyGeneral ServantCity of Pretoria +
BritishMidlen, John Gundry, Merchant Navy36Chief OfficerCity of Pretoria +
BritishMitchell, Donald James Macfarlane, RN29Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
IndianMoklesh Rahman, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianMuhammad Batir, , Merchant NavyGreaserCity of Pretoria +
IndianMuhammad Mian, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianMuhib Ali, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
IndianMukram Ali, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianMuqaddas, , Merchant NavyBhandary’s MateCity of Pretoria +
IndianMurshid Mian, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianMusharraf Ullah, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
IndianNawab Ali, , Merchant NavyDeck CassabCity of Pretoria +
IndianNazir Ahmad, , Merchant NavyFirst TindalCity of Pretoria +
BritishNuttall, Raymond Arthur, British Army30Serjeant (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishO'Neill, Terence, Merchant Navy21ApprenticeCity of Pretoria +
IndianOmda Mian, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianOstar Ali, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
IndianOzoo Mian, , Merchant NavyFirst TindalCity of Pretoria +
BritishPocock, Leslie William James, Merchant Navy39CarpenterCity of Pretoria +
IndianQurban Ali, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianRahman Ullah, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
IndianRais Mian, , Merchant NavyGreaserCity of Pretoria +
IndianRais Mian, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
BritishRamsey, Thomas, Merchant Navy27QuartermasterCity of Pretoria +
IndianRashid Ali, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
IndianRashid-Ud-Din, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianRath Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
BritishRish, Bernard, Merchant Navy19Passenger (DBS)City of Bombay, City of Pretoria +
South AfricanRobertson, William Lewis Thornton, Merchant Navy22Third OfficerCity of Pretoria +
IndianRoshan Ali, , Merchant NavyDonkeymanCity of Pretoria +
IndianSalamat Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
BritishSalt, William, Merchant Navy55Passenger (DBS)City of Bombay, City of Pretoria +
IndianSami Ullah, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
BritishSayers, Albert George, RN20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
IndianSayid Ullah, , Merchant NavyTrimmerCity of Pretoria +
IndianSazid Ullah, , Merchant NavyBhandaryCity of Pretoria +
IndianSheraz-Ul-Haq, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianSheraz-Ul-Haq, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianSheraz-Ul-Haq, , Merchant NavyLascarCity of Pretoria +
IndianSidiq Ali, , Merchant NavyGreaserCity of Pretoria +
IndianSikandar, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
IndianSikandar Mian, , Merchant NavySecond TindalCity of Pretoria +
BritishSilveira, William Russell Peter Tuxford, Merchant Navy21ApprenticeCity of Pretoria +
BritishSisterson, Gilbert, Merchant Navy42Chief Engineer OfficerCity of Pretoria +
BritishSmith, William George, RN33Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
IndianSona Mian, , Merchant NavyDonkeymanCity of Pretoria +
IndianSona Mian, , Merchant NavyFireman’s SerangCity of Pretoria +
BritishStephenson, Walter Farquharson, Merchant Navy19Passenger (DBS)Baron Dechmont, City of Pretoria +
IndianSuroz Ullah, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
BritishThomas, Richard Alan, Merchant Navy19ApprenticeCity of Pretoria +
BritishThyne, William, Merchant Navy51SurgeonCity of Pretoria +
BritishTornblom, James Arjum, Merchant Navy19ApprenticeCity of Pretoria +
BritishTowell, Frederick Arthur, RN29Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishWalker, Antony Keith, Merchant Navy19Fourth OfficerCity of Pretoria +
BritishWare, Maurice John, Merchant Navy36Chief StewardCity of Pretoria +
BritishWarrent, Harold William, Merchant Navy41Able Seaman and QuartermasterCity of Pretoria +
BritishWatson, Herbert Edward, Merchant Navy20Seventh Engineer OfficerCity of Pretoria +
BritishWatts, John Philip, RN20Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
BritishWhyte, James Alister, Merchant Navy25Passenger (DBS)City of Cairo, City of Pretoria +
BritishWild, Ronald, Merchant Navy21Sixth Engineer OfficerCity of Pretoria +
BritishWilliams, Frank, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)City of Pretoria +
IndianYaqub Mian, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +
IndianYusuf, , Merchant NavyBhandaryCity of Pretoria +
IndianZohad Ali, , Merchant NavyFiremanCity of Pretoria +

145 persons found.

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