Ships hit by U-boats

Crew lists from ships hit by U-boats

Har Zion

British steam merchant



Har Zion under her former name St. Jan. Photo courtesy of Danish Maritime Museum, Elsinore

This is a listing of people associated with this ship.
We also have a detailed page on the British steam merchant Har Zion.

Aboard Har Zion when hit on 31 Aug 1940

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NameAgeRankServed on
BritishAbbott, Alan, Merchant Navy19Ordinary SeamanHar Zion +
PalestinianAbramovitch, Kalman, Merchant Navy21Ordinary SeamanHar Zion +
BritishAdem, Osman, Merchant NavySeamanHar Zion
New ZealandBeighton, John N., Merchant Navy63MasterHar Zion +
PalestinianBein, Konrad, Merchant Navy18Able SeamanHar Zion +
PalestinianBerghausen, Herbert, Merchant Navy19FiremanHar Zion +
PalestinianBienenstok, Yitshag A., Merchant Navy26GreaserHar Zion +
BritishBrooker, Charles Alfred Frederick, Merchant Navy21SailorHar Zion +
BritishCritcher, William Francis Joseph, RN33Able Seaman (DEMS gunner)Har Zion +
BritishDay, Arthur Francis, Merchant Navy49Second OfficerHar Zion +
BritishDuncan, Lyall Alec, Merchant Navy24Radio OfficerHar Zion +
PolishEllinson, Paul, Merchant Navy22SailorHar Zion +
PalestinianErmann, Ernst, Merchant Navy37FiremanHar Zion +
BritishGallagher, Thomas, Merchant Navy32Assistant StewardHar Zion +
BritishGorton, Charles Edward, Merchant Navy64Chief StewardHar Zion +
BritishGrace, Norman, Merchant Navy17Mess Room BoyHar Zion +
PalestinianHeilbron, Menyhert, Merchant Navy25Fourth Engineer OfficerHar Zion +
PalestinianKlinger, Rudolf, Merchant Navy19Able SeamanHar Zion +
PalestinianLubnitzki, Jacob, Merchant Navy15Deck BoyHar Zion +
PalestinianLubthenscy, Benjamin, Merchant NavyGreaserHar Zion +
PalestinianLuss, Robert, Merchant Navy36Second CookHar Zion +
BritishMiller, Samuel, Merchant Navy50Chief Engineer OfficerHar Zion +
BritishNicholson, John, Merchant Navy36Chief CookHar Zion +
BritishNicholson, Thomas, Merchant Navy35Boatswain (Bosun)Har Zion +
BritishO'Hare, Joseph Vincent, Merchant Navy22Second Radio OfficerHar Zion +
PalestinianPinette, Mark Solomon, Merchant Navy17Ordinary SeamanHar Zion +
BritishPotts, John Henry, Merchant Navy28CarpenterHar Zion +
BritishRawlins, Louis Roger, Merchant Navy28Chief OfficerHar Zion +
BritishRoberts, George Archibald, Merchant Navy21SailorHar Zion +
PalestinianSangursky, Moshe Jacob, Merchant Navy32PurserHar Zion +
RomanianSvart, Srul, Merchant Navy18GreaserHar Zion +
CanadianTaylor, John Yuill Henderson, Merchant Navy56Second Engineer OfficerHar Zion +
PalestinianWhittlin, Salo, Merchant Navy26FiremanHar Zion +
BritishWilliams, Geoffrey, Merchant Navy19Ordinary SeamanHar Zion +
PalestinianWolf, Carl, Merchant Navy33Third Engineer OfficerHar Zion +
BritishWyatt, Francis Henry, Merchant Navy38Assistant StewardHar Zion +
PolishZuckerbrodt, Simon, Merchant Navy28Third OfficerHar Zion +

37 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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