Empire Statesman

British motor merchant

Empire Statesman under her former name Ansaldo VIII. Photo courtesy of State Library of New South Wales

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

Aboard Empire Statesman when hit on 11 Dec 1940

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Name	Age	Rank	Served on
Anderson, John, Merchant Navy	48	Chief Officer	Empire Statesman +
Blance, Peter, Merchant Navy	19	Fifth Engineer Officer	Empire Statesman +
Brown, James, Merchant Navy	34	Master	Empire Statesman +
Brown, James, Merchant Navy	20	Third Officer	Empire Statesman +
Butchart, John, Merchant Navy	20	Second Radio Officer	Empire Statesman +
Cairns, William Ingram, Merchant Navy	37	Steward	Empire Statesman +
Carr, John Henry, Merchant Navy	44	Able Seaman	Empire Statesman +
Chapman, James, Merchant Navy	56	Able Seaman	Empire Statesman +
Cosgrow, Barney Albert, Merchant Navy	27	Third Engineer Officer	Empire Statesman +
Couldrey, Robert William, RNR	31	Seaman (DEMS gunner)	Empire Statesman +
Davis, Thomas, Merchant Navy	31	Able Seaman	Empire Statesman +
Gibson, John Spark, Merchant Navy	20	Cook	Empire Statesman +
Gray, Gifford Thomas, Merchant Navy	19	Ordinary Seaman	Empire Statesman +
Gray, Peter, Merchant Navy	20	Ordinary Seaman	Empire Statesman +
Harrison, Cyril, Merchant Navy	33	Second Engineer Officer	Empire Statesman +
Henderson, Magnus Leith, Merchant Navy	34	Sailor	Empire Statesman +
Hunnam, William John Flockhart, Merchant Navy	23	Ordinary Seaman	Empire Statesman +
Hunter, Alfred Tulloch, Merchant Navy	43	Carpenter	Empire Statesman +
Madden, John Wilson, Merchant Navy	29	Second Officer	Empire Statesman +
Mann, Peter John Gilbert, Merchant Navy	20	Ordinary Seaman	Empire Statesman +
Morgan, Mark John, Merchant Navy	23	Fourth Engineer Officer	Empire Statesman +
Nicol, Norman William Gordon, Merchant Navy	27	Greaser	Empire Statesman +
Nicol, Walter King, Merchant Navy	36	Greaser	Empire Statesman +
O'Donnell, Samuel, Merchant Navy	17	Galley Boy	Empire Statesman +
Orr, Peter, Merchant Navy	47	Donkeyman	Empire Statesman +
Price, Wilfred, Merchant Navy	21	Sailor	Empire Statesman +
Roberts, Hugh, Merchant Navy	52	Chief Steward	Empire Statesman +
Robertson, Peter James, Merchant Navy	20	Able Seaman	Empire Statesman +
Russell, William Fraser, Merchant Navy	39	Boatswain (Bosun)	Empire Statesman +
Troup, James, Merchant Navy	16	Cabin Boy	Empire Statesman +
Turnill, Willoughby Robert, Merchant Navy	44	First Radio Officer	Empire Statesman +
Whitehead, Frederick, Merchant Navy	55	Chief Engineer Officer	Empire Statesman +

32 persons found.

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Empire Statesman

British motor merchant

Aboard Empire Statesman when hit on 11 Dec 1940