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Alex van Opstal

Belgian motor merchant




This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the Belgian motor merchant Alex van Opstal.

Aboard Alex van Opstal when hit on 15 Sep 1939

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NameAgeRankServed on
EstonianAntonsson, Haakon, Merchant NavyCarpenterAlex van Opstal
BelgianBeelen, Henri, Merchant NavyAssistant StewardAlex van Opstal
BelgianBiront, Frans, Merchant NavyAssistant StewardAlex van Opstal
BelgianBreugelmans, Louis, Merchant NavyJunior Third Engineer OfficerAlex van Opstal
BelgianCelis, Henri, Merchant NavyThird Engineer OfficerAlex van Opstal
BelgianCrynen, Andre, Merchant NavyMess Room BoyAlex van Opstal
BelgianDe Boeck, Evarist, Merchant NavyFourth OfficerAlex van Opstal
BelgianDe Clerck, Joris, Merchant NavyLivestock AttendantAlex van Opstal
BelgianDegels, Florent, Merchant NavyLivestock AttendantAlex van Opstal
BelgianDelgoffe, Vital, Merchant NavyMasterAlex van Opstal
BelgianDemesmaeker, Fernand, Merchant NavySecond Engineer OfficerAlex van Opstal
BelgianErpelding, René, Merchant NavyChief CookAlex van Opstal
BelgianFlies, Felix, Merchant NavyBoatswain (Bosun)Alex van Opstal
BelgianGallaey, Pieter, Merchant NavyAble SeamanAlex van Opstal
BelgianGielen, Roger, Merchant NavyRadio OfficerAlex van Opstal
BelgianGillis, Louis, Merchant NavyStewardAlex van Opstal
BelgianGoidts, Karel, Merchant NavyRepatriated Seaman (Fireman)Alex van Opstal
BelgianGrond, Henri, Merchant NavyCadetAlex van Opstal
BelgianJans, René, Merchant NavyAble SeamanAlex van Opstal
BelgianJennaert, Gustaaf, Merchant NavyWiperAlex van Opstal
BelgianJourneaux, André, Merchant NavyJunior Second OfficerAlex van Opstal
BelgianLauwereins, Karel, Merchant NavyChief OfficerAlex van Opstal, Emile Francqui +
BelgianLeplat, Roland, Merchant NavyCadetAlex van Opstal
BelgianLeysen, Gustaaf, Merchant NavyElectricianAlex van Opstal
BelgianLienaux, Karel, Merchant NavyFourth Engineer OfficerAlex van Opstal
BelgianMinne, Maurits, Merchant NavySecond Cook and BakerAlex van Opstal
BelgianOffenberg, Gérard, Merchant NavyOrdinary SeamanAlex van Opstal
BelgianPattyn, Richard, Merchant NavyAble SeamanAlex van Opstal
BelgianProost, Louis, Merchant NavyChief Engineer OfficerAlex van Opstal
BelgianQuerin, Georges, Merchant NavyCadetAlex van Opstal
BelgianQuerriau, Georges, Merchant NavyAssistant EngineerAlex van Opstal
BelgianRassart, Raymond, Merchant NavyAble SeamanAlex van Opstal
BelgianSchaeps, Karel, Merchant NavyAssistant StewardAlex van Opstal
BelgianSchwartz, Karel, Merchant NavyStorekeeperAlex van Opstal
BelgianStockmans, Jozef, Merchant NavyAssistant EngineerAlex van Opstal
BelgianTheunen, Antoon, Merchant NavyCadetAlex van Opstal
BelgianThorne, Alfred, Merchant NavyAssistant EngineerAlex van Opstal
BelgianThys, Victor, Merchant NavyAble SeamanAlex van Opstal
BelgianVan Battel, Paul, Merchant NavyCadetAlex van Opstal
BelgianVan De Merlen, Eugeen, Merchant NavyMess Room StewardAlex van Opstal
DutchVan Den Bulck, Fernand, Merchant NavyCadetAlex van Opstal
BelgianVan Driessche, Albert, Merchant NavyAble SeamanAlex van Opstal
BelgianVan Geert, Fernand, Merchant NavySecond OfficerAlex van Opstal, Mercier, Belgian Airman
DutchVan Tongel, Jacobus, Merchant NavyAssistant EngineerAlex van Opstal
BelgianVerbraecken, Gabriel, Merchant NavyAble SeamanAlex van Opstal
DutchVerbruggen, Antoine, Merchant NavyMess Room StewardAlex van Opstal
BelgianVervecken, Karel, Merchant NavyAssistant EngineerAlex van Opstal
BelgianWillems, Lodewijk, Merchant NavyCabin BoyAlex van Opstal
BelgianWynants, Jozef, Merchant NavyGalley BoyAlex van Opstal
BelgianYsenbaert, Jan, Merchant NavyWiperAlex van Opstal

50 persons found.

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