This page includes basic information about the ships and how they were lost, a photo of the relevant panel(s) of the Tower Hill Memorial and information about those that lost their lives extracted from the CWGC database. In the table I have included information about those who served on the ships but who had a normal burial as this seems appropriate to me. In some cases further family information about the individuals may be available on the CWGC website [7].
Empire Clough
She was a 6,147 GRT motor cargo ship that was sunk on 10 June 1942 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-94 at position 51° 50' N 35° 00' W. She was sunk on her maiden voyage.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdool Awang Ben | 15/06/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | |||
| Manuel | Alvarez | 50 | 24/06/1942 | Storekeeper | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 50. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Alvarez of San Vincent Cape Verde; husband of Marie Alvarez of Liverpool. |
| Joseph Gerald | Naya | 31 | 09/06/1942 | Carpenter | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 31. Son of Jacinto and Maria Naya; husband of Margaret Naya of Liverpool. |
| Andrew | Van Staden | 28 | 13/06/1942 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 28 |
Empire Comet
She was a 6,194 GRT motor cargo ship that was sunk on 17 February 1942 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-136 at position 58° 15' N 17° 10' W.
There were no survivors
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert William | Anderson | 22 | 19/02/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 22. Son of James and Harriet M. Anderson of Eshaness Lerwick Zetland. |
| James Thomas Arthur | Balfour | 20 | 19/02/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20 |
| Richard Douglas | Brook | 16 | 19/02/1942 | Apprentice | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 16 |
| Alexander Gartshore | Christie | 24 | 19/02/1942 | Junior Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 24 |
| Russell Douglas | Clarke | 23 | 19/02/1942 | Chief Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 23. Son of Frederick William Benjamin Clarke M.B.E. and Doris Rebecca Clarke of Forest Gate Essex. His brother Walter Denis perished with him. |
| Walter Denis | Clarke | 18 | 19/02/1942 | Assistant Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 18. Son of Frederick William Benjamin Clarke M.B.E. and Doris Rebecca Clarke of Forest Gate Essex. His brother Russell Douglas perished with him. |
| William | Davies | 19 | 19/02/1942 | Cabin Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 19. Son of Frederick C. and Gertrude Davies of Newport Monmouthshire. |
| Edward Albert | Dearson | 41 | 19/02/1942 | Boatswain | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 41. Son of Edward Dearson and of Hannah Frances Dearson of Forest Gate Essex. |
| Maurice Ernest | Diggle | 20 | 19/02/1942 | Junior Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20. Son of Ernest and Mary Agnes Diggle of Urmston Lancashire. |
| James | Donnelly | 19/02/1942 | Assistant Steward | Canadian Merchant Navy | Canada | Halifax Memorial | Panel 21. | ||
| Joseph | Frodsham | 33 | 19/02/1942 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 33. Son of Richard and Sarah Ellen Frodsham; husband of Edith Frodsham of Birkenhead. |
| Robert Alfred | Garrick | 24 | 19/02/1942 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 24 |
| William Hugh | Grange | 27 | 19/02/1942 | Junior Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 27. Son of William Hugh and Rebecca Grange. |
| Charles Christie | Grierson | 27 | 19/02/1942 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 27. Son of Margaret Currie Grierson of Greenock Renfrewshire. |
| Wilfred Donald Mowat | Halcrow | 21 | 19/02/1942 | Carpenter | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 21. Son of Andrew and Margaret Halcrow of Hamnavoe Zetland. |
| David | Herd | 28 | 19/02/1942 | Donkeyman and Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 28 |
| William Weir | Lindsay | 20 | 19/02/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20. Son of Charles and Helen Lindsay of Portsoy Banffshire. |
| Murdo | Macdonald | 20 | 19/02/1942 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20. Son of Donald Macdonald and Christina Macdonald (nee Maciver) of Stornoway Isle of Lewis. |
| James William | Melvin | 29 | 19/02/1942 | Second Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 29 |
| John Alexander | Milne | 24 | 19/02/1942 | Third Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 24 |
| William John | Morrow | 38 | 19/02/1942 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 38. Son of William John and Edith Ellen Morrow; husband of Maud Elsie Morrow of Glengormley Co. Antrim Northern Ireland. |
| James Terence | Mullen | 20 | 19/02/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20. Son of Thomas Joseph and Bridget Mullen of Birkenhead. |
| Bernard | Mcentaggart | 30 | 19/02/1942 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 30. Son of Patrick John and Anne Marie McEntaggart; husband of Mary Josephine McEntaggart of Plaistow Essex. |
| Sidney Alexander | Mcilroy | 26 | 19/02/1942 | Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 26 |
| James Arthur | Nicolson | 25 | 19/02/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 25. Son of James A. and Ellen Nicolson. His brother Andrew Bruce Nicolson also fell. |
| Albert Leslie | Putz | 19 | 19/02/1942 | Second Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 19. Son of Albert Edgar and Margaret Jane Putz of Burry Port Carmarthenshire. |
| Ernest | Richardson | 20 | 19/02/1942 | Third Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20 |
| Angus Bannerman | Robertson | 16 | 19/02/1942 | Apprentice | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 16. Son of John J. and Mary Robertson of Inverurie Aberdeenshire. |
| Edward | Scott | 22 | 19/02/1942 | Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 22. Son of Edward and Susan Scott; nephew of Agnes M. Suffern of Carnmoney Co. Antrim Northern Ireland. |
| John | Simm | 41 | 19/02/1942 | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 41. Son of Arthur and Mary Ann Simm; husband of Bertha Simm of Sidcup Kent. |
| William | Tierney | 23 | 19/02/1942 | Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 23. Son of Patrick and Mary Tierney of Belfast Northern Ireland. |
| John Anderson | Tulloch | 27 | 19/02/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 27. Son of Robert and Gilbertha Tulloch of Scalloway Zetland. His brother Robert William perished with him. |
| Robert William | Tulloch | 25 | 19/02/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 25. Son of Robert and Gilbertha Tulloch of Scalloway Zetland. His brother John Anderson Tulloch perished with him. |
| Charles | Watson | 28 | 19/02/1942 | First Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 28. Son of Charles and Catherine Watson; husband of Janet Watson of Greenock Renfrewshire. |
| Hector Rayment | Willis | 40 | 19/02/1942 | Master | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 40. Son of William Rayment Willis and Ada Dent Willis; husband of Ethel Irene Willis of Sunderland Co. Durham. |
| Norman Spence | Winthorpe | 20 | 19/02/1942 | Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20. Son of John Spence Winthorpe and Eleanor Ann Winthorpe of Birkenhead. |
| Harry | Wood | 19 | 19/02/1942 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 19. Son of John H. and Grace D. Wood of Roe Brae Zetland. |
Empire Conveyor
She was a 5,896 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 20 June 1940 by a torpedo fired by German submarine, believed to have been U-122, at position 56° 16' N 08° 10' W.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Cook | 53 | 20/06/1940 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 53. Son of Alexander and Elizabeth Cook. |
| Richard | Huzzey | 34 | 20/06/1940 | Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 34. Husband of F. M. Huzzey of Port Tennant Swansea. |
| Finlay B. | Macintyre | 49 | 20/06/1940 | Master | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 49. Son of William and Mary Macintyre; husband of Hilda M. Macintyre of Glasgow. |
Empire Corporal
She was a 6,972 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 14 August 1942 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-598 at position 21° 45' N 76° 10' W.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | Evans | 21 | 14/08/1942 | Fifth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 21. Son of Aaron and Ellen Evans of Barrow-in-Furness Lancashire. |
| William | Hardy | 27 | 14/08/1942 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 27 |
| R S | James | 30 | 14/08/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 30 |
| Robert Alexander Cameron | Macintyre | 56 | 14/08/1942 | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 56. Twice awarded Kings Commendation for Brave Conduct. Merchant Navy. Son of A. and Catherine Macintyre; husband of Fernande M. Macintyre of Southampton. |
| William | Manson | 58 | 14/08/1942 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 58 |
Empire Cowper
She was a 7,161 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 11 April 1942 as a result of aircraft bombing at position 71° 01' N 36° 00' E.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank | Davies | 25 | 11/04/1942 | Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 25 |
| Peter Edward | Fraser | 36 | 11/04/1942 | Boatswain | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 36. Son of James Edward and Elizabeth Cheyne Fraser of South Shields Co. Durham. |
| William | Hearn | 56 | 14/04/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 56 |
| Edmond Ambrose | Horsfield | 26 | 11/04/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 26. Kings Commendation for Brave Conduct. Son of Edmund and Edith Windsor Horsfield; husband of Gertie Horsfield of Hull. |
| Bernard | Kristiansen | 63 | 11/04/1942 | Carpenter | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 63. Son of Kristian Olsen Kristiansen and Anna Kristiansen; husband of Mary H. Kristiansen. |
| Stewart | Mulligan | 37 | 11/04/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 37. Son of John and Elizabeth Mulligan. |
| Thomas Bolton | Patterson | 58 | 11/04/1942 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 58. Husband of Rachel Patterson of North Shields Northumberland. |
| John | Sherry | 34 | 11/04/1942 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 34. Son of Louis and Catherine Sherry; nephew of Christina Murray of Waternish Isle of Skye. |
| John | Tulloch | 33 | 11/04/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 33. Son of Laurence and Catherine Tulloch. |
Empire Cromwell
She was a 5,970 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 28 November 1942 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-508 at position 09° 00' N 58° 30' W.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Hassan | 31 | 28/11/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 31 | |
| Ali Taher | 28/11/1942 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | |||
| Ali Yaz | 31 | 28/11/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 31 | |
| Karl | Anderson | 18 | 28/11/1942 | Mess Room Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 18. Son of Elsie May Anderson of Cardiff. |
| Thomas George | Brayley | 25 | 28/11/1942 | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 25 |
| Charles | Burton | 23 | 28/11/1942 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 23. Son of William and Elisabeth Burton of Taffs Well Glamorgan. |
| Philip | Dent | 39 | 28/11/1942 | Master | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 39. Husband of Mary Elizabeth Dent of Lochleys South Australia. |
| Gaffoor Abdul | 25 | 28/11/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 25 | |
| Iorweth | Griffiths | 23 | 28/11/1942 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 23. Son of John and Sarah Ann Griffiths of Llangennech Carmarthenshire. |
| William | Ham | 25 | 28/11/1942 | Assistant Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 25. Son of Joseph and A. Ham of Ely Cardiff. |
| Peter | Johansen | 65 | 28/11/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 65 |
| William Stacey | Leach | 40 | 28/11/1942 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 40. Son of William Stacey Leach and Esther Leach; husband of Margaret Nora Leach of Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
| Ernest Roy | Lupton | 24 | 28/11/1942 | Second Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 24. Kings Commendation for Brave Conduct. Son of Mrs. L. M. Lupton of Gillingham Kent. Lloyds Medal for bravery. |
| David | Nathan | 51 | 28/11/1942 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 51 |
| Noor Abdul | 26 | 28/11/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 26 | |
| John Harold | Reed | 45 | 28/11/1942 | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 45 |
| John | Ritchie | 30 | 28/11/1942 | Chief Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 30 |
| Rossan Mohamed | 25 | 28/11/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 25 | |
| Suma Elmi | Samman | 38 | 28/11/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 38. Husband of Doris Samman of Cardiff. |
| Arthur Charles | Shellard | 24 | 28/11/1942 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 24. Son of Henry and Mary Shellard; husband of Iris Shellard of Pontnewydd Monmouthshire. |
| Ullah Sona | 28 | 28/11/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 28 |
Empire Crossbill
She was a 5,462 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 11 September 1941 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-82 at position 63° 14' N 37° 12' W.
There were no survivors
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Todd | Anderson | 18 | 11/09/1941 | Third Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 18. Son of George and Prudence Bennett Anderson of Cockerton Darlington Co. Durham. |
| Winsor | Banks | 31 | 11/09/1941 | Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 31. Son of Edward and Rosa Banks of Cardiff; husband of Winifred Mary Banks of Barry Glamorgan. |
| Ernest | Bergman | 20 | 11/09/1941 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20 |
| James | Biddle | 20 | 11/09/1941 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20. Son of Edward James Biddle and Lydia Emma Biddle of Alperton Wembley Middlesex. |
| James Lewis | Bolton | 28 | 11/09/1941 | Carpenter | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 28. Son of Samuel John and Helen Gertrude Bolton; husband of Mary Elizabeth Bolton of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Frederick Charles | Bowman | 25 | 11/09/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 25. Son of Frederick Byers Bowman and of Mary Bowman of West Hartlepool Co. Durham; husband of Mary Ann Bowman of West Hartlepool. |
| Archibald | Brackstone | 26 | 11/09/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 26 |
| Ian Stephenson | Calder | 24 | 11/09/1941 | Second Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 24. Son of Robert and Mary Calder of Crawcrook Ryton Co. Durham. |
| Sydney | Carroll, B E M and Bar | 19 | 11/09/1941 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 19. Son of Philip and Charlotte Annie Carroll of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Ronald Victor | Castle | 22 | 11/09/1941 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Castle of River Dover. |
| George Robert | Collinson | 22 | 11/09/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 22. Son of George Robert Collinson and of Mary Jane Collinson of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Emerson Clarke | Davies | 11/09/1941 | Second Radio Officer | Canadian Merchant Navy | Canada | Halifax Memorial | Panel 17. | Son of Grace Kidd Davies of Scott Saskatchewan. | |
| Harold | Dunn | 16 | 11/09/1941 | Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 16 |
| John James | Dunn | 55 | 11/09/1941 | Water Tender | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 55. Husband of Hannah Dunn of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Edmund Albert | Gough | 20 | 11/09/1941 | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20 |
| Sigvard | Gronhaug | 45 | 11/09/1941 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 45. Son of Sigvard Nicholas Gronhaug and Marie Gronhaug. |
| Reginald Sidney Colvin | Heraghty | 21 | 11/09/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 21. Son of Captain Colvin Heraghty and Mrs. E. H. Heraghty of Valletta Malta G.C. |
| Reginald | Hodgson | 43 | 11/09/1941 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 43. Husband of Charlotte Hodgson of Stocksfield Northumberland. |
| Herbert | Jeffreys | 19 | 11/09/1941 | Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 19 |
| Martin Albert | Jonnild | 46 | 11/09/1941 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 46. Son of Ferdinand and Loiuse Pederson; husband of Eleanora K. Jonnild of Copenhagen Denmark. |
| George Henry | Liddle | 20 | 11/09/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20. Son of Henry and Annie Liddle of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Thomas | Linighan | 17 | 11/09/1941 | Deck Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 17. Son of John Linighan M.M. and Priscilla Linighan of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Frederick Philip | Mallon | 26 | 11/09/1941 | First Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 26. Son of Frederick and Gertrude Mallon. |
| Michael | Macdougall | 11/09/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Canadian Merchant Navy | Canada | Halifax Memorial | Panel 19. | Husband of Catherine E. MacDougall of Sydney Mines Nova Scotia. | |
| Fraser | Macleod | 11/09/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Canadian Merchant Navy | Canada | Halifax Memorial | Panel 19. | ||
| George William | Mcintosh | 49 | 11/09/1941 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 49. Husband of Louisa Hume McIntosh of North Shields Northumberland. |
| Henry Ronald | Oliver | 30 | 11/09/1941 | Chief Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 30. Son of Arthur Henry Oliver and of Ellen Oliver of Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
| John Close | Pearson | 35 | 11/09/1941 | Boatswain | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 35. Son of Robert and Alice Pearson; husband of Ellen Jane Pearson. |
| John | Piercey | 11/09/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Canadian Merchant Navy | Canada | Halifax Memorial | Panel 19. | ||
| Clarence Stanley | Renshaw | 40 | 11/09/1941 | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 40. Son of John William and Eliza Renshaw; husband of Elsie Renshaw of Gosforth Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
| James Leonard | Roberts | 16 | 11/09/1941 | Cabin Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 16. Son of J. W. and Agnes May Roberts of West View Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Charles William James | Sexton | 46 | 11/09/1941 | Chief Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 46 |
| Bernard | Smyth | 47 | 11/09/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 47 |
| Idris James | Stevenson | 20 | 11/09/1941 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20 |
| Eric Robinson | Townend | 38 | 11/09/1941 | Master | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 38. Son of Henry C. and Clarissa Townend; husband of Edna Mary Townend of Fenham Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
| James Wilkinson | Twidale | 28 | 11/09/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 28. Son of James Wilkinson Twidale and Edith Annie Twidale; husband of Ivy Twidale of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Hans | Widman | 23 | 11/09/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 23 |
| Norman Herbert Charles | Wilcox | 23 | 11/09/1941 | Assistant Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 23. Son of Arthur John and Mabel Wilcox of Roath Park Cardiff. |
| Edward Rochester | Wilson | 58 | 11/09/1941 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 58. Husband of Martha Wilson of Gateshead Co. Durham. |
Empire Dabchick
She was a 5,874 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 3 December 1942 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-183 at position 43° 00' N 58° 17' W.
There were no survivors
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Alfred | Alexander | 19 | 03/12/1942 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Alexander of Hillingdon Middlesex. |
| Walter Reginald | Bailey | 42 | 03/12/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 42 |
| Raymond Edwin | Barber | 18 | 03/12/1942 | Third Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 18. Son of Claude A. and Mabel L. Barber of Edmonton Middlesex. |
| Philip Edmund | Birch, O B E and Bar | 31 | 03/12/1942 | Master | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 31. Son of Alfred Edmund and Minnie Catherine Birch; husband of Elizabeth Ann Birch of South Shields Co. Durham. |
| Arthur William | Black | 25 | 03/12/1942 | Second Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 25. Son of Arthur Black and of Annie March Black of North Shields Northumberland. |
| Albert Alfred | Bush | 48 | 03/12/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 48 |
| Albert Edward | Bush | 21 | 03/12/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 21 |
| James Arthur | Cameron | 24 | 03/12/1942 | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 24. Son of Samuel H. and Rosannah Cameron. |
| Alexander Corrigan | Campbell | 27 | 03/12/1942 | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 27. Husband of Bridget Campbell of Glasgow. |
| George | Campbell | 47 | 03/12/1942 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 47 |
| James | Clark | 21 | 03/12/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 21 |
| Walter | Cowley | 24 | 03/12/1942 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 24. Son of James Duff Cowley and Maria Cowley of Isle of Walney Lancashire. |
| Francis | Devlin | 21 | 03/12/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 21. Son of Francis and Annie Devlin of Greenock Renfrewshire. |
| James | Dodds | 28 | 03/12/1942 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 28 |
| Bertram | Dunderdale | 26 | 03/12/1942 | Second Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 26 |
| William Reid | Graham | 28 | 03/12/1942 | Assistant Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 28. Son of William Reid Graham and Elizabeth Graham of Dunoon Argyllshire; husband of Elizabeth Graham of Possilpark Glasgow. |
| Alexander | Griffin | 25 | 03/12/1942 | Chief Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 25. Son of Adam Griffin and of Helen Griffin of Greenock Renfrewshire. |
| Barnett | Harrison | 17 | 03/12/1942 | Galley Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 17. Son of Barnett and Adamina Harrison of Greenock Renfrewshire. |
| James | Harrison | 19 | 03/12/1942 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 19. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Harrison of Greenock Renfrewshire. |
| James Francis | Hendstock | 54 | 03/12/1942 | Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 54 |
| Thomas Pottinger | Henry | 22 | 03/12/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 22 |
| Evert | Johanson | 32 | 03/12/1942 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 32 |
| Robert | Knox | 21 | 03/12/1942 | Third Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 21 |
| Noel | Leech | 34 | 03/12/1942 | Carpenter | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 34. Husband of L. D. Leech of Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
| Joseph | Marston | 19 | 03/12/1942 | Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 19 |
| James Fox | Murray | 24 | 03/12/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 24. Son of James and Mary Murray of Greenock Renfrewshire. |
| Patrick Francis | Mccabe | 24 | 03/12/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 24. Son of Patrick and Margaret McCabe. |
| Donald Grant | Mckenzie | 32 | 03/12/1942 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 32 |
| Frank | Smith | 03/12/1942 | Boatswain | Canadian Merchant Navy | Canada | Halifax Memorial | Panel 20. | ||
| Robert Cleet | Stonehouse | 56 | 03/12/1942 | Chief Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 56. Son of David and Susannah Stonehouse; husband of Catherine Elizabeth Pinder Stonehouse of Hatfield Hertfordshire. |
| Arthur | Swaby | 23 | 03/12/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 23 |
| Kaino | Tervasmaki | 28 | 03/12/1942 | Water Tender | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 28. Son of Mrs. M. A. Tervasmaki of Pitkajarvi Viluksela Finland. |
| Robert | Toland | 47 | 03/12/1942 | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 47. Son of Samuel and Annie Toland; husband of Susan Toland of Uppermill Yorkshire. |
| Ronald Robey | Warburton | 21 | 03/12/1942 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 21. Son of Robey Warburton Master Mariner and Esther Warburton of Davyhulme Manchester. |
| Eric | Watson | 29 | 03/12/1942 | First Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 29. Kings Commendation for Brave Conduct. Son of James and Margaret Watson. |
| William | Whamond | 62 | 03/12/1942 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 62. Son of Stewart and Emily Whamond; husband of Margaret Whamond. |
| Joseph | Williams | 39 | 03/12/1942 | Storekeeper | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 39 |
Empire Dace
She was a 716 GRT steam ferry that was sunk by a mine on 1 December 1944 at the entrance to Missolonghi Channel Greece. At least 100 passengers were aboard and at least 45 lives lost.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marino | Battista | 37 | 01/12/1944 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 37. Son of Francesco and Francesca Battista; husband of Giovanna C. Battista of Buenos Aires Argentine. |
| Thomas Ernest | Black | 49 | 01/12/1944 | Mate | Merchant Navy | Greece | Phaleron War Cemetery | 20. A. 14. | Age 49. Husband of Barbara Black of Rayleigh Essex. |
| Cristoforo | Colombo | 24 | 01/12/1944 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 24. Son of Giuseppe and Antonia Colombo of Mola di Bari Italy. |
| Salvai | Donatio | 37 | 01/12/1944 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 37 |
| M | Franco | 53 | 01/12/1944 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 53 |
| Giuseppe | Gandio | 18 | 01/12/1944 | Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 18 |
| Pasquale | La Forgia | 46 | 01/12/1944 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 46. Son of Mauro and Elena La Forgia; husband of Francesca La Forgia of Molfetta Italy. |
| Gerald | Latimer | 48 | 01/12/1944 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 48. Son of Thomas Frederick and Annie Latimer. |
| Domenico | Losito | 49 | 01/12/1944 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 49. Son of Angelo and Maria Losito; husband of Altomare Rachele Losito of Molfetta Italy. |
| Arnold | Lukk | 36 | 01/12/1944 | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 36. Husband of Phyllis E. Lukk of Fawley Hampshire. |
| Eugenio | Marrazzita | 32 | 01/12/1944 | Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 32 |
| Francesco | Napoli | 38 | 02/12/1944 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 38. Son of Vito Napoli and Maria Atteniese; husband of Del Re Francesca Napoli of Mola Di Bari Italy. |
| Onofrio | Panzini | 21 | 01/12/1944 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 21. Son of Domenico Panzini and of Adriana Panzini of Mola Di Bari Italy. |
| Vicenzo | Recchia | 32 | 01/12/1944 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 32. Son of Nicola and Caterina Clemente Recchia; husband of Angela Recchia of Mola Bari Italy. |
| Leonardo | Santoro | 29 | 01/12/1944 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 29 |
| Angelo | Spadavecchia | 20 | 01/12/1944 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 20. Son of Giuseppe and Raffaella Spadavecchia of Molfetta Bari Italy. |
| Harold Cecil | Thorne | 42 | 01/12/1944 | Chief Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 42 |
| Scorcia | Vito | 35 | 01/12/1944 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 35 |
| Douglas | Whitfield | 29 | 01/12/1944 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | Greece | Phaleron War Cemetery | 20. A. 15. | Age 29. Son of John and Maria Whitfield of Halstead Essex. |
| Percy Robert | Winship | 43 | 01/12/1944 | Master | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 39. | Age 43. Son of Raymond Percy and Beatrice Mercy Winship; husband of Clara Anne Winship of Bournemouth Hampshire. |
Empire Dawn
She was a 7,241 GRT motor cargo ship that was sunk on 11 September 1942 by German raider Michel at position 34° 00' S 02° 00' E.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | Brown | 24 | 03/08/1945 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | Indonesia | Jakarta War Cemetery | 5. B. 2. | Age 24 |
| Thomas Charles | Canavan | 36 | 12/09/1942 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 36. Husband of Winifred Canavan of Salford Lancashire. |
| Frank Wallace | Collins | 22 | 12/09/1942 | Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 22. Son of William Henry and Laura Ann Collins. |
| Dennis | Curran | 20 | 12/09/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20. Son of Thomas and Isabella Curran of Gateshead Co. Durham. |
| Evan John | Davies | 25 | 24/06/1944 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 25. Son of Jane Davies of Aberporth Cardiganshire. |
| William | Douglass | 29 | 12/09/1942 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 29. Son of William and Martha Douglass of Sunderland Co. Durham. Obtained a Carnegie Hero Fund Trust Award for life saving. |
| Stephen Michael Francis | Dwane | 53 | 12/09/1942 | First Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 53. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dwane of Forest Gate Essex. |
| Emanuel | Edwards | 28 | 12/09/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 28 |
| Thomas | Fawcett | 30 | 12/09/1942 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 30 |
| Arthur Clegg | Flanagan | 27 | 12/09/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 27 |
| Robert | Gordon | 20 | 14/09/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20 |
| Eric | Hughes | 24 | 12/09/1942 | Fifth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 24. Son of Spencer and Gertrude May Hughes; husband of Lavinia Jean Hughes of Intake Yorkshire. |
| George Forster | Marshall | 37 | 12/09/1942 | Third Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 37. Son of Charles William and Mabel Marshall; husband of Rose Ann Marshall of Benwell Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
| Patrick | Morris | 45 | 12/09/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 45 |
| Thomas Charles | Mccormack | 27 | 12/09/1942 | Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 27. Son of William and Jane McCormack. |
| Thomas Brooks | Partington | 36 | 12/09/1942 | Carpenter | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 36 |
| James Albert Bowie | Spalding | 21 | 12/09/1942 | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 21 |
| Alfred | Starck | 18 | 12/09/1942 | Cabin Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 18 |
| Albert Clayton | Tichener | 17 | 12/09/1942 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 17 |
| James Percy | Wright | 21 | 12/09/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 21 |
| James Thomas | Young | 44 | 18/09/1944 | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 44 |