Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

HMS Hurst Castle (K 416)

British corvette



HMS Hurst Castle underway in the Firth of Tay on completion. Photo from Imperial War Museum (IWM), FL-10264

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British corvette HMS Hurst Castle (K 416).

Aboard HMS Hurst Castle (K 416) when hit on 1 Sep 1944

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishArbuckle, George, RN23Leading SeamanHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishAsh, William Ernest, RN19Able SeamanHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishBennett, Donald Lionel, RN16Ordinary SeamanHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishBird, James Albert Jutland, RN19Ordinary SeamanHMS Hurst Castle (K 416)
BritishByner, Albert Leonard, RN35Stoker 1st ClassHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishChesterman, Harold Geeves, RNRLieutenantHMS Hurst Castle (K 416)
BritishDarby, Alfred, RNStoker 2nd ClassHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishDuffy, Michael, RN21Engine Room Artificer 4th ClassHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishEarl, Sidney Albert, RN20Stoker 1st ClassHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishEllis, Samuel Joseph, RN21Able SeamanHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishFaulknall, John, RN18Crew memberHMS Hurst Castle (K 416)
BritishHarper, Peter John, RN18Able SeamanHMS Hurst Castle (K 416)
BritishKelly, James Hann, RN28Leading Cook (S)HMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishLinklater, William Wright, RN36Canteen ManagerHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishLucas, Maurice Edward, RN21Able SeamanHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishNaylor, Robert Maddocks, RN34Chief StokerHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishRoff, Leonard, RN19Ordinary SeamanHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishSavidge, Stanley Ernest, RN18Ordinary SeamanHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishTurner, Sidney George, RN30Leading StokerHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishWares, John Henry, RN19Ordinary SeamanHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +
BritishWright, William, RN19Ordinary SeamanHMS Hurst Castle (K 416) +

21 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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