Ships hit by U-boats
Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats
Diala
British motor tanker
This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British motor tanker Diala.
Aboard Diala when hit on 26 Feb 1941
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| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Burgess, Frank, Merchant Navy | 27 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Diala + |
Aboard Diala when hit on 15 Jan 1942
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| Name | Age | Rank | Served on | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ah Ching, , Merchant Navy | 23 | Pantry Boy | Diala + | |
| Ah Kay, , Merchant Navy | 37 | Mess Room Boy | Diala + | |
| Bentley, Frank Reginald, British Army | 19 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Diala + | |
| Bulbrook, Percy Owen, Merchant Navy | Fifth Engineer Officer | Diala | ||
| Carr, Benjamin Hamilton, RN | 27 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Diala + | |
| Caunce, John Victor, British Army | 27 | Bombardier (DEMS gunner) | Diala + | |
| Chan Chiu, , Merchant Navy | 26 | Sailor | Diala + | |
| Chan Lam, , Merchant Navy | 36 | Sailor | Diala + | |
| Chan Yee Kun, , Merchant Navy | 33 | Sailor | Diala + | |
| Chang Ze Ming, , Merchant Navy | 43 | Chief Steward | Diala + | |
| Cheung Sing, , Merchant Navy | 31 | Fireman | Diala + | |
| Cheung Yung, , Merchant Navy | 33 | Fireman | Diala + | |
| Chin Wah, , Merchant Navy | 20 | Sailor | Diala + | |
| Choo Seze, , Merchant Navy | Crew member | Diala | ||
| Chow Chung See, , Merchant Navy | Crew member | Diala | ||
| Chow Kow, , Merchant Navy | Crew member | Diala | ||
| Cooper, John Ronald, RN | 27 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Diala + | |
| Dean, Alan, Merchant Navy | 28 | Second Radio Officer | Diala + | |
| Dung Hong Chong, , Merchant Navy | 44 | Fireman | Diala + | |
| Evans, Roy John Burden, British Army | 20 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Diala + | |
| Exton, Walter Thomas, Merchant Navy | 38 | Chief Officer | Diala + | |
| Farrar, Ronald, Merchant Navy | 26 | First Radio Officer | Diala + | |
| Foster, Alfred, British Army | 23 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Diala + | |
| Green, Albert Edward Charles, Merchant Navy | 25 | Third Officer | Diala + | |
| Hart, Kenneth Thomas, British Army | 20 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Diala + | |
| Ho Hon, , Merchant Navy | 25 | Sailor | Diala + | |
| Ho Loo, , Merchant Navy | 29 | Sailor | Diala + | |
| Ho Wah You, , Merchant Navy | 37 | Chief Cook | Diala + | |
| Hulbert, Kenneth John, Merchant Navy | 20 | Apprentice | Diala + | |
| Kelly, Albert, Merchant Navy | 16 | Third Radio Officer | Diala + | |
| Kwok Tai, , Merchant Navy | 46 | Quartermaster | Diala + | |
| Kwok Tau, , Merchant Navy | 29 | Sailors Cook | Diala + | |
| Last, Albert Charles, British Army | 20 | Gunner (DEMS gunner) | Diala + | |
| Lee Loi, , Merchant Navy | 37 | Second Cook | Diala + | |
| Lee Yee, , Merchant Navy | 29 | Mess Room Boy | Diala + | |
| Lee Yung, , Merchant Navy | 46 | Quartermaster | Diala + | |
| Lei Wan, , Merchant Navy | 26 | Sailors Boy | Diala + | |
| Leung Moon, , Merchant Navy | 32 | Pumpman | Diala + | |
| Li Hing, , Merchant Navy | 29 | Boatswain (Bosun) | Diala + | |
| Li Yau, , Merchant Navy | 58 | No. 1 Fireman | Diala + | |
| Lo Ki, , Merchant Navy | 36 | Sailor | Diala + | |
| Lo Shing, , Merchant Navy | 46 | Quartermaster | Diala + | |
| Lung Ting How, , Merchant Navy | Crew member | Diala | ||
| Man Chu, , Merchant Navy | 27 | Fireman’s Cook | Diala + | |
| Mang Tze, , Merchant Navy | 35 | Sailor | Diala + | |
| Metcalf, William, Merchant Navy | 18 | Apprentice | Diala + | |
| Ng Bo, , Merchant Navy | 34 | No. 3 Fireman | Diala + | |
| Nok Yau, , Merchant Navy | 46 | Donkeyman | Diala + | |
| Palmer, Edgar Charles, Merchant Navy | 40 | Chief Engineer Officer | Diala + | |
| Peters, Herbert John Alder, Merchant Navy | Master | Diala, Alexia | ||
| Robinson, Richard, Merchant Navy | 23 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Diala + | |
| Sear, Thomas James, Merchant Navy | 25 | Third Engineer Officer | Diala + | |
| Streader, George Ernest, Merchant Navy | 27 | Second Officer | Diala + | |
 | Taylor, George, Merchant Navy | 19 | Fifth Engineer Officer | Diala + | |
| Tresidder, Henry James, Merchant Navy | 25 | Fifth Engineer Officer | Diala + | |
| Tugwell, Sarah Jubilee, RN | DEMS gunner | Diala | ||
| Vickers, Ernest, RN | 23 | Able Seaman (DEMS gunner) | Diala + | |
| Wai Chi, , Merchant Navy | 25 | Saloon Boy | Diala + | |
| Wai Woo, , Merchant Navy | 26 | Fireman’s Boy | Diala + | |
| Witty, Richard Edward, Merchant Navy | 29 | Second Engineer Officer | Diala + | |
| Wong Kan, , Merchant Navy | 46 | Fireman | Diala + | |
| Wong Yau, , Merchant Navy | 27 | Sailor | Diala + | |
| Wong Yeung, , Merchant Navy | 36 | Carpenter | Diala + | |
| Yip Tai Hon, , Merchant Navy | 38 | Second Steward | Diala + | |
| Yong Ling, , Merchant Navy | Crew member | Diala |
66 persons found - for all attacks on this ship (3).
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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