Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Empire Spring

British catapult armed merchant


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

Aboard Empire Spring when hit on 14 Feb 1942

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAndrew, Robert, Merchant Navy25Third Engineer OfficerEmpire Spring +
BritishArmstrong, James, Merchant Navy52Chief CookEmpire Spring +
IrishAustin, William, Merchant Navy55Boatswain (Bosun)Empire Spring +
New ZealandBlithe, Jack Vernon, Merchant Navy23Greaser and FiremanEmpire Spring +
BritishBrearley, Alan Eastwood, Merchant Navy20Fireman and TrimmerEmpire Spring +
BritishBrown, John, Merchant Navy56Greaser and FiremanEmpire Spring +
BritishBrown, Walter Thomas, RN24Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Spring +
BritishBuchan, Robert, Merchant Navy18CadetEmpire Spring +
IrishCarey, Richard, Merchant Navy39Greaser and FiremanEmpire Spring +
BritishChapman, Charles Orlando, RN22Ordinary TelegraphistEmpire Spring +
BritishChilton, Ronald, Merchant Navy19Fifth Engineer OfficerEmpire Spring +
BritishClerk, Donald, Merchant Navy36Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Spring +
BritishCobb, Arthur, Merchant Navy33Ordinary SeamanEmpire Spring +
BritishCox, Albert Ernest George, RN24Convoy SignalmanEmpire Spring +
IrishCullen, Denis, Merchant Navy28Able SeamanEmpire Spring +
BritishDibben, Arthur Douglas Harry, RNR54Commodore 2nd Class (Captain)Empire Spring +
BritishDrysdale, Ian MacIntosh, Merchant Navy37Greaser and FiremanEmpire Spring +
BritishGifford, Alfred, British Army33Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Spring +
BritishGillespie, Archibald, Merchant Navy24Sixth Engineer OfficerEmpire Spring +
CanadianGillett, Arthur William, Merchant Navy30Third OfficerEsmond, Empire Spring +
BritishHalstead, Douglas, Merchant Navy19Third Radio OfficerEmpire Spring +
BritishHammond, Arthur Alfred, Merchant Navy21Mess Room StewardEmpire Spring +
BritishHarrison, Arthur, RN35Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Spring +
BritishHayles, Alfred Bester, Merchant Navy35First Radio OfficerEmpire Spring +
AustralianHendry, James, Merchant Navy36Second CookEmpire Spring +
BritishHollis, Robert James, Merchant Navy52Able SeamanEmpire Spring +
BritishHughes, Henry, Merchant Navy28Ordinary SeamanEmpire Spring +
BritishJeffs, Alexandre Guilmont, RNConvoy SignalmanEmpire Spring +
BritishMacWalter, David, Merchant Navy35Second StewardEmpire Spring +
BritishMartin, William McCowan, Merchant Navy53StorekeeperEmpire Spring +
BritishMay, Eric Watt Smith, Merchant Navy16CadetEmpire Spring +
BritishMcCready, James, Merchant Navy23SailorEmpire Spring +
BritishMcKechan, Alexander, Merchant Navy43MasterEmpire Spring +
BritishMcNaughton, John Pendreigh, Merchant Navy29Chief OfficerEmpire Spring +
CanadianMcWade, Cuthbert Austin, Merchant Navy41Able SeamanEmpire Spring +
BritishMiller, Temple Frederick, Merchant Navy38Second OfficerEmpire Spring +
BritishMoffat, John Hutchison, Merchant Navy19Able SeamanEmpire Spring +
BritishMurray, Allan McLean, Merchant Navy16Cabin BoyEmpire Spring +
BritishMurray, Donald Mackenzie, Merchant Navy19SailorEmpire Spring +
BritishPatterson, Alexander William, Merchant Navy29Able SeamanEmpire Spring +
BritishPorteous, Francis, Merchant Navy22Fourth Engineer OfficerEmpire Spring +
BritishReid, Alexander Sellar, Merchant Navy48Chief Engineer OfficerEmpire Spring +
BritishReid, John Grant, Merchant Navy20Able SeamanEmpire Spring +
BritishRoss, Angus, Merchant Navy32Junior Second Engineer OfficerEmpire Spring +
BritishSmale, Cyril Sydney, Merchant Navy29Second Radio OfficerEmpire Spring +
BritishSpeirs, Thomas Ernest, Merchant Navy42Greaser and FiremanEmpire Spring +
BritishStarkey, Herbert John, RN22Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Empire Spring +
BritishStrachan, David Richard, Merchant Navy52Chief StewardEsmond, Empire Spring +
BritishThompson, Robert, RNLeading SignalmanEmpire Spring +
BritishThurogood, Thomas, Merchant Navy32Greaser and FiremanEmpire Spring +
CanadianTobin, Martin Joseph, Merchant Navy24Able SeamanEmpire Spring +
BritishWakefield, Charles Albert, RN42Convoy Yeoman of SignalsEmpire Spring +
BritishWalsh, Patrick, Merchant Navy28CarpenterEmpire Spring +
BritishWatson, Lewis Turnbull, RN20Convoy SignalmanEmpire Spring +
BritishYates, Jesse, British Army33Gunner (DEMS gunner)Empire Spring +

55 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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