Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Empire Light
British motor tanker
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British motor tanker Empire Light.
Aboard Empire Light when hit on 7 Mar 1943
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Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
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Alcock, Harry, Merchant Navy | 21 | Second Radio Officer | Empire Light + | ||
Barber, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 43 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | ||
Beirne, James Edward, Merchant Navy | 25 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | ||
Braddock, George, Merchant Navy | 19 | Junior Engineer | Empire Light + | ||
Bretland, Donald Robertson, Merchant Navy | 20 | Junior Engineer | Empire Light + | ||
Brocklehurst, Francis Charles, Merchant Navy | 51 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | ||
Brownlie, John Archibald, Merchant Navy | 26 | Junior Third Engineer Officer | Empire Light + | ||
Caligari, Anthony, Merchant Navy | 19 | Ordinary Seaman | Empire Light + | ||
Cleaver, Thomas, RN | 21 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Light + | ||
Coates, Arthur Edward, Merchant Navy | 41 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | ||
Crabtree, John Alexander, Merchant Navy | 21 | Junior Engineer | Empire Light + | ||
Donaldson, Walter Stewart, Merchant Navy | 35 | Greaser and Cleaner | Empire Light + | ||
Edwards, Chris Howell, Merchant Navy | 43 | Greaser and Cleaner | Empire Light + | ||
Fortune, Frederick, Merchant Navy | 22 | Second Cook | Empire Light + | ||
Gefael, Lawrence, Merchant Navy | 45 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Empire Light + | ||
Gray, John Matthew, Merchant Navy | 16 | Assistant Steward | Empire Light + | ||
Griffiths, Arthur Mathias, Merchant Navy | 19 | Fireman and Greaser | Empire Light + | ||
Hall, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 36 | Donkeyman | Empire Light + | ||
Hopkins, James, Merchant Navy | 22 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | ||
Hough, John Danvers, Merchant Navy | 36 | Second Officer | Empire Light + | ||
Hudd, Henry John, Merchant Navy | 24 | Senior Third Engineer Officer | Empire Light + | ||
Ingram, Thomas, RN | 21 | Leading Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Light + | ||
Jennings, Noel Patrick, Merchant Navy | 41 | Second Engineer Officer | Empire Light + | ||
Lees, James, Merchant Navy | 25 | Mess Room Steward | Empire Light + | ||
Lewis, A.L., Merchant Navy | Master | Empire Light | |||
Lockwood, Wilfred, RN | 20 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Light + | ||
McCarthy, John, Merchant Navy | 23 | Pumpman | Empire Light + | ||
McLachlan, Robert, Merchant Navy | 41 | Chief Cook | Empire Light + | ||
O'Riordan, Cornelius, Merchant Navy | 20 | Third Radio Officer | Empire Light + | ||
Rawlings, Sidney George, Merchant Navy | 17 | Galley Boy | Empire Light + | ||
Rawlinson, Harold Brookfield, Merchant Navy | 54 | Chief Steward | Empire Light + | ||
Redfern, Leonard, Merchant Navy | 19 | Cabin Boy | Empire Light + | ||
Reece, Richard George, Merchant Navy | 19 | Fireman and Cleaner | Empire Light + | ||
Renney, Ronald, Merchant Navy | 25 | Third Officer | Empire Light + | ||
Rogers, Gerald Rigby, Merchant Navy | 53 | Chief Engineer Officer | Empire Light + | ||
Savage, William, Merchant Navy | 20 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | ||
Shaw, Thomas, Merchant Navy | 26 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | ||
Smith, Jamieson, Merchant Navy | 22 | Fireman and Greaser | Empire Light + | ||
Spilman, John Robert, Merchant Navy | 20 | Assistant Steward | Empire Light + | ||
Stewart, Henry Joseph, Merchant Navy | 20 | Ordinary Seaman | Empire Light + | ||
Warren, William, Merchant Navy | 32 | Carpenter | Empire Light + | ||
Watts, John, RN | 20 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Empire Light + | ||
West, James, Merchant Navy | 20 | Able Seaman | Empire Light + | ||
Wilson, Leonard, Merchant Navy | 18 | Junior Engineer | Empire Light + |
44 persons found - for all attacks on this ship (2).
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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