Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Heath

British steam merchant



Photo courtesy of the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, P22329

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

Aboard Empire Heath when hit on 11 May 1944

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishBarton, William, British Army32Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Heath +
BritishBeadnell, Robert, Merchant Navy16ApprenticeEmpire Heath +
BritishBell, Harry, Merchant Navy31Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Heath +
South AfricanBennett, Zindela, Merchant Navy38Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Heath +
BritishBenton, Ronald, Merchant Navy19Assistant StewardEmpire Heath +
BritishBond, Thomas Taylor, Merchant Navy30Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Heath +
BritishBowley, William Stanley, Merchant Navy21Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Heath +
BritishBrown, William Thompson, Merchant Navy45MasterEmpire Heath +
BritishBurgess, Frank, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Heath +
BritishBurnett, Samuel Bennett, Merchant Navy19Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Heath +
BritishByrne, Leo, Merchant Navy18Deck BoyEmpire Heath +
BritishCarter, Leonard Stanley, British Army28Lance Bombardier (DEMS gunner)Empire Heath +
BritishColeman, Edward Allan, Merchant Navy19First Radio OfficerEmpire Heath +
BritishCowan, Peter, Merchant Navy29Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Heath +
BritishCraig, John, Merchant Navy58Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Heath +
BritishCredland, Stanley, Merchant Navy19Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Heath +
BritishDennis, Robert William, Merchant Navy16ApprenticeEmpire Heath +
BritishFelgate, Harold Thompson, Merchant Navy20CookEmpire Heath +
BritishFleet, Arthur Richard, Merchant Navy22Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Heath +
BritishFrank, Fred, Merchant Navy32Second Cook and BakerEmpire Heath +
BritishGargett, Joseph, Merchant Navy23Able SeamanEmpire Heath +
BritishGavin, Eric, Merchant Navy28CarpenterEmpire Heath +
BritishGriffin, Martin John, RN22Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Heath +
BritishGrunson, Clarence, Merchant Navy48Chief OfficerEmpire Heath +
BritishGull, William Ranger, Merchant Navy16Deck BoyEmpire Heath +
BritishHardy, Ronald Charles, Merchant Navy28Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Heath +
BritishHarrison, Richard, Merchant Navy42Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Heath +
BritishHarrison, Tom Porritt, Merchant Navy33Able SeamanEmpire Heath +
BritishHeld, Alan George, Merchant Navy21Second OfficerEmpire Heath +
BritishHodgson, George Alan, Merchant Navy18Assistant StewardEmpire Heath +
BritishJackson, John Osmond, Merchant Navy18Junior Ordinary SeamanEmpire Heath +
BritishJohnson, Desmond Vane, Merchant Navy17Second Radio OfficerEmpire Heath +
BritishKennady, Wilfred, Merchant Navy28Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Heath +
BritishLaverick, James Thomas, Merchant Navy20Senior Ordinary SeamanEmpire Heath +
BritishLongster, Leslie, Merchant Navy30Able SeamanEmpire Heath +
BritishLonsdale, Richard Grozier, Merchant Navy61Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Heath +
BritishLownie, David Gibb, Merchant Navy17Third Radio OfficerEmpire Heath +
BritishMcGregor, James Adam, Merchant Navy31Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Heath +
BritishMcKernan, Bernard Joseph, British Army28Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Heath +
BritishMiller, Andrew, Merchant Navy22Passenger (DBS)Empire Heath +
BritishNoble, George, Merchant Navy22Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Heath +
BritishNoys, Albert Leslie, British Army23Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Heath +
BritishO'Neill, John, Merchant Navy33Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Heath +
BritishParker, Maurice, Merchant Navy17Cabin BoyEmpire Heath +
BritishPickering, Walter, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Heath +
BritishPilling, Ronald, RN19Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Heath +
BritishRennie, Thomas, Merchant Navy22Fifth Engineer OfficerEmpire Heath +
BritishRichardson, John, Merchant Navy37Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Heath +
BritishShields, Vincent Vernon, Merchant Navy20Senior Ordinary SeamanEmpire Heath +
BritishShields, Walter, Merchant Navy19Junior Ordinary SeamanEmpire Heath +
BritishStafford, John William, Merchant Navy29Third OfficerEmpire Heath +
BritishTaylor, William, RN32Leading Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Heath +
BritishThomson, Douglas, Merchant Navy18Galley BoyEmpire Heath +
BritishVerrill, Burton, Merchant Navy25Able SeamanEmpire Heath +
BritishWakeham, Frederick, Merchant Navy26Chief StewardEmpire Heath
BritishWard, William, Merchant Navy32Able SeamanEmpire Heath +
BritishWatson, James McLean, Merchant Navy17ApprenticeEmpire Heath +
BritishWilson, William, Merchant Navy41Donkeyman and GreaserEmpire Heath +

58 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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