Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Empire Tower
British steam merchant
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant Empire Tower.
Aboard Empire Tower when hit on 5 Mar 1943
You can click on any of the names for possible additional information
| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Anderson, Kenneth Wyndham, Merchant Navy | 27 | Sailor | Empire Tower + | |
| Appleton, David William, RN | 30 | DEMS gunner | Empire Tower | |
 | Barrett, Thomas Finbar, Merchant Navy | 24 | Able Seaman | Empire Tower + | |
| Best, William Aubrey, Merchant Navy | 36 | Chief Officer | Empire Tower + | |
| Brady, John Francis, Merchant Navy | 32 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Tower + | |
| Bynon, Francis J., RN | 19 | DEMS gunner | Empire Tower | |
| Bywater, Walter William Henry, Merchant Navy | 23 | First Radio Officer | Empire Tower + | |
| Clayden, Harry St. Vincent, Merchant Navy | 24 | Fireman | Empire Tower | |
| Cork, William John, Merchant Navy | 26 | Greaser | Empire Tower + | |
| Evans, Evan, Merchant Navy | 31 | Sailor | Empire Tower + | |
| Evans, William Felix Welford, Merchant Navy | 42 | Second Officer | Empire Tower + | |
| Funnell, William Edward, Merchant Navy | 43 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Tower + | |
| Gardner, Edward, Merchant Navy | 46 | Greaser | Empire Tower + | |
| George, Arthur James, Merchant Navy | 26 | Carpenter | Empire Tower + | |
| Gordon, Stanley Malaburn, Merchant Navy | 26 | Fireman | Empire Tower + | |
| Hart, William, Merchant Navy | 34 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Tower + | |
| Harvey, Walter Ronald, Merchant Navy | 22 | Sailor | Empire Tower + | |
| Haynes, William Rhys, Merchant Navy | 20 | Ordinary Seaman | Empire Tower + | |
| Holme, James, Merchant Navy | 28 | Third Engineer Officer | Empire Tower + | |
| Holway, Cyril James, Merchant Navy | 22 | Second Radio Officer | Empire Tower + | |
| Jackson, George Greville, British Army | 19 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Empire Tower + | |
| Kelly, James, Merchant Navy | 23 | Fireman | Empire Tower + | |
| Kronsberg, Louis, Merchant Navy | 64 | Chief Steward | Empire Tower + | |
| Lawson, Elsmie, Merchant Navy | 21 | Third Officer | Empire Tower + | |
| Morgan, John Richard Gethyn, Merchant Navy | 29 | Second Engineer Officer | Empire Tower + | |
| Muir, Edward Robert, Merchant Navy | 23 | Sailor | Empire Tower + | |
| Murphy, Daniel, Merchant Navy | 43 | Donkeyman | Empire Tower + | |
| Newey, John Thomas, Merchant Navy | 22 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Tower + | |
| O'Sullivan, Matthew, RN | 21 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Tower + | |
| Olsen, James Patrick, Merchant Navy | 33 | Able Seaman | Empire Tower + | |
| Reed, Frederick Horatio Atkinson, British Army | 30 | Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner) | Empire Tower + | |
 | Reid, William Dawson, Merchant Navy | 48 | Chief Engineer Officer | Empire Tower + | |
| Rydberg, Carl, Merchant Navy | Able Seaman | Empire Tower | ||
| Seagreaves, Leonard, RN | 20 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Tower + | |
| Smith, James, Merchant Navy | 35 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Empire Tower + | |
| Tickle, Frank, Merchant Navy | 17 | Assistant Cook | Empire Tower + | |
| Tucker, Reginald Charles, Merchant Navy | 18 | Third Radio Officer | Empire Tower + | |
| Verrinder, Christopher Benjamin, Merchant Navy | 24 | Cook | Empire Tower + | |
| Wade, John James, Merchant Navy | 20 | Fireman | Empire Tower + | |
| Walpole, Herbert Clifford, Merchant Navy | 20 | Mess Room Steward | Empire Tower + | |
| Williams, David John, Merchant Navy | 38 | Master | Anglo-Canadian, Empire Tower + | |
| Williams, Frank, Merchant Navy | 21 | Assistant Steward | Empire Tower + | |
| Williams, Leslie, Merchant Navy | 46 | Greaser | Empire Tower + | |
| Williams, William Picton, Merchant Navy | 23 | Fireman and Trimmer | Empire Tower + |
44 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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