Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Lancer

British steam merchant



Photo courtesy of Paul Johnson Collection

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

Aboard Empire Lancer when hit on 16 Aug 1944

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishBarker, Peter William, Merchant Navy20ApprenticeEmpire Lancer +
BritishBenn, John Harold, Merchant Navy17ApprenticeEmpire Lancer +
ChineseChow Huan Sae, , Merchant Navy30TrimmerEmpire Lancer +
ChineseChu Wen Chun, , Merchant Navy22No. 4 FiremanEmpire Lancer +
ChineseChu Wen Pu, , Merchant Navy24FiremanEmpire Lancer +
ChineseChung Yun Cheong, , Merchant Navy28CarpenterEmpire Lancer +
BritishCook, George, Merchant Navy29Extra Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Lancer +
BritishCooper, Raymond, Merchant Navy23Assistant EngineerEmpire Lancer +
BritishCox, Arthur Earle, Merchant Navy18Third Radio OfficerEmpire Lancer +
BritishDavies, Cecil James Prescott, Merchant Navy41Third OfficerEmpire Lancer +
BritishDevlin, Patrick Joseph, RN21Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Lancer +
BritishEdwards, Vivian Llewelyn, Merchant Navy35Chief OfficerEmpire Lancer +
ChineseFoo Sue Pao, , Merchant Navy37Assistant StewardEmpire Lancer +
BritishFurzer, Marcus William, RN19Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Lancer +
BritishGibbs, Ernest Frank, RN31Leading Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Lancer +
BritishGreen, George Leonard, British Army29Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Lancer +
ChineseHan Shing Yue, , Merchant Navy24GreaserEmpire Lancer +
ChineseHiu Ah Ken, , Merchant Navy22TrimmerEmpire Lancer +
ChineseHsu Chang Chun, , Merchant Navy28FiremanEmpire Lancer +
ChineseHu Sik Yan, , Merchant Navy33QuatermasterEmpire Lancer
BritishJollivet, Maxime, Merchant Navy54MasterEmpire Lancer +
ChineseKho Bub Siok, , Merchant Navy38QuartermasterEmpire Lancer +
BritishKing, George Alfred, Merchant Navy18ApprenticeEmpire Lancer +
ChineseLam Hoh Eon, , Merchant Navy27Fireman’s CookEmpire Lancer +
ChineseLan Hung Pin, , Merchant Navy29StorekeeperEmpire Lancer +
ChineseLiu Chin Pu, , Merchant Navy22FiremanEmpire Lancer +
ChineseLiu Tsze Hsin, , Merchant Navy25TrimmerEmpire Lancer +
ChineseLoh Ah Hoo, , Merchant Navy33FiremanEmpire Lancer +
BritishMaddrick, Percy James, Merchant Navy44First Radio OfficerEmpire Lancer +
ChineseNing Wen Shin, , Merchant Navy52Fireman’s BoyEmpire Lancer +
ChineseNung Sze Cheong, , Merchant Navy27SailorEmpire Lancer +
BritishOliver, George Henry, British Army35Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Lancer +
BritishOvens, James Paterson, Merchant Navy37Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Lancer +
BritishPocock, Roger Tom, Merchant Navy22Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Lancer
BritishSeabrook, Peter Davenport, Merchant Navy20Second Radio OfficerEmpire Lancer +
BritishSmith, Alexander Anderson, Merchant Navy30Second OfficerEmpire Lancer +
ChineseSu Shao Chuan, , Merchant Navy35FiremanEmpire Lancer +
ChineseTan Chai Low, , Merchant Navy31SailorEmpire Lancer +
BritishTrowsdale, Frederick William, Merchant Navy17ApprenticeEmpire Lancer +
ChineseTshai Pan Chang, , Merchant Navy24FiremanEmpire Lancer
BritishWilkieson, Angus, Merchant NavyChief Engineer OfficerEmpire Lancer
ChineseWong King Chae, , Merchant Navy38Assistant StewardEmpire Lancer +
ChineseWong Shon San, , Merchant Navy24No. 3 FiremanEmpire Lancer +
ChineseWong Yuen Lee, , Merchant Navy37FiremanEmpire Lancer +
ChineseYu Chi Lin, , Merchant Navy32FiremanEmpire Lancer +

45 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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