Vessels Lost in WW2 Recorded on the Memorial at Tower Hill
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 Day
She was a 7,242 GRT motor cargo ship that was sunk on 7 August 1944 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-198 at position 07° 06' S 42° 00' E.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Courteney | Selfe | 47 | 07/08/1944 | Chief Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 47 |
Empire Defender
She was a 5,633 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 15 November 1941 by a torpedo fired by an aircraft at a position 18 miles South of Galeta Island.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Samuel | Anderson | 64 | 16/11/1941 | Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 64 |
| Donald | Cain | 16 | 16/11/1941 | Cabin Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 16. Son of Selby Cain and of Margaret Morris Cain of Bensham Gateshead Co. Durham. |
| Calum | Mackinnon | 17 | 16/11/1941 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 17 |
| James | Mcaulay | 42 | 16/11/1941 | Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 42. Son of William and Elizabeth McAulay; husband of Roseann McAulay of Bridgeton Glasgow. |
Empire Dell
She was a 7,065 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 12 May 1942 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-124 at position 53° 00' N 29° 57' W.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John | Humphries | 55 | 11/05/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 55. Husband of Amy Humphries of Gorton Manchester. |
| Hall | Wilson | 50 | 11/05/1942 | Chief Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 50. Cross of Valour (Poland). Husband of Sarah Ann Wilson of Middlesbrough Yorkshire. |
Empire Dew
She was a 7,005 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 12 June 1941 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-48 at position 51° 09' N 30° 16' W.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William | Bray | 21 | 11/06/1941 | Third Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 21 |
| Cyril | Colledge | 32 | 11/06/1941 | Second Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 32 |
| George Edward Legg | Don | 19 | 11/06/1941 | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 19. Son of Alexander and Margaret Lee Don of Dundee. |
| Leonard | Foster | 61 | 11/06/1941 | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 61 |
| James | Gow | 37 | 11/06/1941 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 37 |
| Thomas | Halliday | 59 | 11/06/1941 | Boatswain | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 59. Husband of Jessie Halliday of Glasgow. |
| Mitchell | Hercus | 18 | 11/06/1941 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 18. Son of William M. and Margaret Mitchell Hercus of Helensburgh Dunbartonshire. |
| Joseph Henry | Kane | 30 | 13/06/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 30 |
| Cyril Alexander | Kerr | 28 | 11/06/1941 | First Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 28. Son of Joseph Alexander Kerr and Annie Bedelia Kerr of Belfast Northern Ireland. |
| James Donald | Knowles | 43 | 11/06/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 43. Son of John and Ellen Knowles; husband of Christina Knowles. of South Shields Co. Durham. |
| Norman | Knowles | 41 | 11/06/1941 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 41. Husband of Eleanor Knowles of South Shields Co. Durham. |
| Ronald | Mackinnon | 55 | 11/06/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 55. Son of John and Catherine Mackinnon. |
| John Angus | Macphie | 22 | 11/06/1941 | Second Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 22. Son of John and Annie Macdonald of Drinnishader Isle of Harris. |
| Andrew | Mccarthy | 37 | 17/06/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 37 |
| John | Mcdade | 20 | 11/06/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20 |
| Allan | Mcfarlane | 31 | 11/06/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 31. Son of John and Katherine McFarlane. |
| Edward George | Simey | 26 | 11/06/1941 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 26. Son of George and Mary Simey; husband of Cora Ruth Simey of Hendon Sunderland Co. Durham. |
| John | Smail | 36 | 11/06/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 36. Son of John and Margaret Smail. |
| Hugh | Summers | 29 | 11/06/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 29. Son of John and Mary Summers. |
| Andrew | Thomson | 41 | 11/06/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 41. Son of Andrew and Agnes Thomson; husband of Margaret Thomson of Plantation Glasgow. |
Empire Dorado
She was a 5,527 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 20 November 1941 when under tow following a collision with Theomitor at position 57° 58' N 20° 38' W.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas | Aikman | 24 | 08/11/1940 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | North Bute Cemetery | Sec. K. Coll. grave 42-44. | Age 24. Son of Betsy Aikman Ross of Whitburn West Lothian. |
| George Moncur | Baillie | 39 | 08/11/1940 | Assistant Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 39. Son of George and Elizabeth Baillie; husband of Helen Baillie of Priesthill Ayrshire. |
| William | Docherty | 29 | 25/11/1940 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Kilchoman Cemetery, Isle Of Islay | Grave 67. | Age 29. Son of William and Euphemia Docherty. |
| John | Doyle | 20 | 11/11/1940 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Coedgwilym Cemetery | Sec. I. Grave 196. | Age 20. Son of James and Kathleen Doyle of Ynysmudwy Pontardawe. |
| Thomas | Gillies | 56 | 08/11/1940 | Chief Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 56 |
| Andrew | Hillon | 28 | 08/11/1940 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | North Bute Cemetery | Sec. K. Coll. grave 42-44. | Age 28. Son of Stephen Hillon and of Annie Hillon of Partick Glasgow. |
| John | Macleod | 23 | 08/11/1940 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 23. Son of John and Jessie Ann Macleod of Glasgow. |
| Richard Patrick | Mchugh | 48 | 08/11/1940 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | North Bute Cemetery | Sec. K. Coll. grave 4-44. | Age 48 |
| Stewart | Singer | 28 | 08/11/1940 | Boatswain | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | North Bute Cemetery | Sec. K. Coll. grave 42-44. | Age 28 |
| Ross | Tait | 28 | 08/11/1940 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | North Bute Cemetery | Sec. K. Coll. grave 42-44. | Age 28. Son of Donald Angus and Fanny Tait of Glasgow. |
Empire Dryden
She was a 7,164 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 20 April 1942 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-572 at position 34° 12' N 69° 00' W. Twenty-five survivors in boats landed at Bermuda on 8 May 1942.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angus | Anderson | 41 | 23/04/1942 | Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 41. Son of Mr. and Mrs. William Anderson. |
| Joseph | Armstrong | 22 | 23/04/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 22. Son of Joseph Armstrong and of Mary Jane Armstrong of Hendon Sunderland Co. Durham. |
| James | Barnes | 25 | 23/04/1942 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 25. Son of Arthur and Maria Barnes. |
| Norman | Beddell | 27 | 23/04/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 27. Son of William and Ann Beddell. |
| Patrick | Connor | 18 | 23/04/1942 | Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 18 |
| Walter | Farrer | 23 | 23/04/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 23 |
| John Colin | Garrigan | 19 | 23/04/1942 | Galley Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 19. Son of Robert and Isabella Garrigan of Houghton-le-Spring Co. Durham. |
| Ernest | Gibson | 35 | 23/04/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 35. Son of David and Margaret Gibson; husband of Emma Gibson of Sunderland Co. Durham. |
| Thomas | Hanlon | 19 | 23/04/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 19 |
| William George | Johnson | 41 | 23/04/1942 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 41. Husband of Ada Isabela Johnson of Sunderland Co. Durham. |
| George Richard | Loader | 22 | 23/04/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 22. Son of George Richard and Alice Loader of Jarrow Co. Durham. |
| Victor Leonard | Longley | 19 | 23/04/1942 | Third Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 19. Son of Arthur T. and Sarah Ann Longley of Edgware Middlesex. |
| John | Mason | 19 | 23/04/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 19 |
| Thomas William | Money | 26 | 23/04/1942 | Third Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 26. Son of Jason William and Maria Money of Heaton Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
| Patrick | Mccutcheon | 50 | 23/04/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 50 |
| Thomas | Painter | 32 | 23/04/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 32. Son of Duke Robertshaw Painter and Catherine Painter of Coxhoe Co. Durham. |
| Robert | Powley | 35 | 23/04/1942 | Master | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 35. Son of Wilfred and Mary Powley; husband of Mary Powley of Sunderland Co. Durham. |
| George Waite Steel | Sellars | 52 | 23/04/1942 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 52. Son of George Waite Steel Sellars and Mary Jane Sellars; husband of Elizabeth Ann Sellars of Sunderland Co. Durham. |
| Ralph Frederick | Smith | 24 | 23/04/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 24. Son of Robert James Smith and Sara Nesbit Smith of Tynemouth North Shields Northumberland. |
| Ralph Huggup | Stabler | 26 | 23/04/1942 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 26 |
| John Thomas | Wrathmall | 21 | 23/04/1942 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 21 |
| Charles William | Wright | 25 | 23/04/1942 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 25. Son of Charles William and Hannah Wright; husband of Frances Irene Wright of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Raymond | Zammit | 44 | 23/04/1942 | Chief Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 44. Son of Paul and Elizabeth Zammitt; husband of Mary Victoria Zammit of Sunderland Co. Durham. |
Empire Dunstan
She was a 2,887 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 18 November 1943 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-81 at position 39° 24' N 17° 40' E.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald | Collins | 30 | 18/11/1943 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 30. Son of Henry and Elizabeth Mary Collins. |
| Edward | Lewis | 22 | 18/11/1943 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 22. Son of Samuel and Elizabeth Lewis of Everton Lancashire. |
Empire Eland
She was a 5,620 GRT steam cargo ship that was sunk on 15 September 1941 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-94 at position 51° 09' N 30° 16' W.
There were no survivors
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Austin | Ayre | 47 | 15/09/1941 | Chief Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 47. Son of James and Maud Marion Ayre; husband of Edith Gwendoline Ayre of Newport Monmouthshire. |
| Alexander William | Bell | 39 | 15/09/1941 | Boatswain | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 39 |
| Thornton Martin | Campbell | 34 | 15/09/1941 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 34. Son of Laughlan and Lillian Ida Campbell; husband of Lena Campbell of Hulme Manchester. |
| Leonard | Davies | 17 | 15/09/1941 | Galley Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 17. Son of Frederick and Mary Agnes Davies of Cobridge Stoke-on-Trent. |
| Jesse Telynog | Evans | 25 | 15/09/1941 | Third Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 25. Son of Benjamin and Edith Louisa Evans. |
| Ernest Edward | Farrel | 29 | 15/09/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 29. Son of Edward and Ethel Maud Farrel of Newport Monmouthshire. |
| Harold Leslie | Fletcher | 27 | 15/09/1941 | Carpenter | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 27. Son of Harold and Jane Fletcher of Birkenhead. |
| Harry | Fowler | 22 | 15/09/1941 | Second Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 22. Son of Henry Thomas Fowler and Annie Fowler; husband of Catherine Fowler of Cardiff. |
| Wilfred | Griffiths | 42 | 15/09/1941 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 42 |
| John | Haworth | 24 | 15/09/1941 | Second Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 24. Son of Mary Alice Haworth of Darwen Lancashire. |
| Edward Gabriel | Howley | 24 | 15/09/1941 | First Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 24. Son of William F. Howley and of Monica Mary Howley of Sligo Irish Republic. |
| Martin | Hutchison | 36 | 15/09/1941 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 36. Son of John McLaren Hutchison and Jane Hutchison. |
| John | Jordan | 56 | 15/09/1941 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 56. Son of Patrick and Catherine Jordan. |
| Ward | Kennedy | 15/09/1941 | Ordinary Seaman | Canadian Merchant Navy | Canada | Halifax Memorial | Panel 18. | ||
| Walter | Kenney | 15/09/1941 | Ordinary Seaman | Canadian Merchant Navy | Canada | Halifax Memorial | Panel 18. | ||
| Bert Bartholomew | Landers | 34 | 15/09/1941 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 34. Son of James and Martha Landers. |
| Albert Douglas | Leurs | 19 | 15/09/1941 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 19. Son of Albert and Christina Christie Leurs of Edinburgh. |
| Laurence Derek | Mellor | 18 | 15/09/1941 | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 18. Son of John Davis Mellor and Nancy Mellor. |
| Alexander | Minnis | 36 | 15/09/1941 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 36. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Minnis. |
| Alexander | Macleod | 41 | 15/09/1941 | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 41. Son of John and Annie MacLeod; husband of Isabella MacLeod of Stornoway Isle of Lewis. |
| Carl Roy | Nickerson | 15/09/1941 | Able Seaman | Canadian Merchant Navy | Canada | Halifax Memorial | Panel 19. | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Nickerson of Seal Island Nova Scotia. His brother Lovitt Edward perished with him. | |
| Lovitt Edward | Nickerson | 15/09/1941 | Able Seaman | Canadian Merchant Navy | Canada | Halifax Memorial | Panel 19. | Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Nickerson of Seal Island Nova Scotia. His brother Carl Roy perished with him. | |
| Andrew | Nimmo | 20 | 15/09/1941 | Third Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20. Son of Andrew and Margaret Rae Watson Nimmo of Falkirk Stirlingshire. |
| James | Petrie | 33 | 15/09/1941 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 33. Son of William and Sarah Petrie; husband of Mary Petrie of Moss Side Manchester. |
| George | Reveley | 26 | 15/09/1941 | Chief Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 26 |
| Donald Campbell. | Sinclair | 38 | 15/09/1941 | Master | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 38. Son of John and Catherine Sinclair; husband of Marion Sinclair of Glasgow. |
| Douglas Albert Henry | Smith | 20 | 15/09/1941 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20. Son of Henry William and Florence Agnes Smith of Chatham. |
| Robie | Symonds | 15/09/1941 | Sailor | Canadian Merchant Navy | Canada | Halifax Memorial | Panel 19. | Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Symonds of Clarkes Harbour Nova Scotia. | |
| Glyn | Thomas | 26 | 15/09/1941 | Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 26. Son of John and Elizabeth Ann Thomas. |
| William | Warburton | 44 | 15/09/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 44 |
| Thomas Albert | Wright | 27 | 15/09/1941 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 27. Son of Charles and Maria Wright. |
| Zukemura Chiren | 49 | 15/09/1941 | Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 49 |
Empire Endurance
She was a 8,514 GRT steam passenger/ cargo ship that was sunk on 20 April 1941 by torpedoes fired by German submarine U-73 at position 53° 05 N 23° 14' W - 500 miles West of Ireland. A boat containing 20 of the crew and 4 passengers was picked up the next day but another boat known to have got away was found empty on 10 May 250 miles from the Orkney Islands.
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward | Avis | 58 | 28/04/1941 | Fireman and Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 58. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Avis; husband of Elizabeth Avis of Liverpool. |
| Harold | Beckett | 48 | 20/04/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 48. Son of John William and Ellen Beckett. |
| Malcolm Mcdermid | Beveridge | 27 | 30/04/1941 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 27. Son of James and Isobella Beveridge of Glasgow. |
| James | Bird | 34 | 20/04/1941 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 34 |
| Eric Charles | Brookfield | 23 | 20/04/1941 | Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 23 |
| Peter Brown | Brough | 19 | 20/04/1941 | Third Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 19. Son of William and Helen Brough of Glasgow. |
| John Hugh | Brown | 31 | 20/04/1941 | Lamp Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 31. Son of Capt. John Brown and of Mary Ann Brown. of Liverpool. |
| Thomas | Buchanan | 20/04/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | ||
| William | Callister | 17 | 04/05/1941 | Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 17. Son of William and Blodwen Callister of Anfield Liverpool. |
| Paul | Collins | 57 | 03/05/1941 | Chief Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 57. Son of James and Harriet Collins; husband of Mary Ellen Collins of Rathmines Dublin Irish Republic. |
| John James | Dooker | 26 | 20/04/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 26. Son of John and Mary Alice Dooker. |
| John Thomas | Duggan | 52 | 20/04/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 52 |
| Jack Osbourne | Durling | 35 | 20/04/1941 | First Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 35. Son of Edward and Lucy Osbourne Durling; husband of Ellen Margaret Durling of Mountain Ash Glamorgan. |
| John Joseph | Edwards | 19 | 01/05/1941 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 19. Son of John George and Laura Maud Edwards of Newport Monmouthshire. |
| George | Forsyth | 22 | 09/05/1941 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 22 |
| George John | Gibbons | 20 | 06/05/1941 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20. Son of Henry Charles and Catherine Gibbons of Liverpool. |
| John Joseph | Harper | 31 | 20/04/1941 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 31. Husband of Jane Harper of Holyhead Anglesey. |
| Edward | Henderson | 30 | 20/04/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 30. Son of Mary Ellen Henderson husband of Margaret Henderson of Liverpool. |
| John Hugh Kenneth | Hey | 17 | 29/04/1941 | Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 17 |
| Robert George | Hill | 20 | 07/05/1941 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20. Son of Mrs. I. M. Hill of Wimbledon Surrey. |
| Alexander Thomson | Johnstone, Mentioned in Despatches and Bar | 55 | 03/05/1941 | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 55. Son of Walter and Adaline Sime Thomson Johnstone of Bootle Lancashire. 1914-1918 War. |
| Frank | Jones | 35 | 20/04/1941 | Second Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 35 |
| Clifford | Lawrence | 21 | 20/04/1941 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 21. Son of John and Annetta Lawrence; husband of Ellen Winifred Lawrence of Bebington Cheshire. |
| Herbert | Lea | 27 | 20/04/1941 | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 27. Son of Henry and Martha Lea. |
| Reginald George Alfred | Leaf | 31 | 06/05/1941 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 31. Husband of Margaret Leaf of Liverpool. |
| Sidney | Mitchell | 21 | 03/05/1941 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 21. Son of Alexander William and Florence Mitchell of Shiregreen Sheffield. |
| Owen | Mccarthy | 23 | 20/04/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 23 |
| Herbert | Mcinerney | 38 | 20/04/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 38. Husband of Mary Jane McInerney of Liverpool. |
| Martin | Mciver | 56 | 30/04/1941 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 56. Son of John and Anne McIver. |
| John | Mcloughlin | 51 | 20/04/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 51 |
| John | Mcnally | 20 | 09/05/1941 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20 |
| Thomas Joseph | Oshea | 41 | 20/04/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 41. Son of William and Mary Oshea of Liverpool. |
| Edward | Patterson | 20 | 20/04/1941 | Fifth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20. Son of Joseph and Mary Patterson of Liverpool. |
| James Woods | Powe | 28 | 04/05/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 28. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Powe; husband of Elizabeth Jane Powe of Liverpool. |
| James | Preston | 34 | 09/05/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 34. Son of Robert and Catherine Preston; husband of Margaret Preston of Liverpool. |
| Thomas | Quinn | 28 | 20/04/1941 | Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 28 |
| Edwin | Radmore | 18 | 30/04/1941 | Mess Room Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 18. Son of Colin and Florrie Radmore of Brantford Ontario Canada. |
| William | Riley | 17 | 28/04/1941 | Saloon Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 17. Son of John and Annie Riley. |
| Thomas | Roach | 51 | 20/04/1941 | Fireman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 51 |
| Patrick | Rooney | 26 | 20/04/1941 | Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 26 |
| John Joseph | Rowan | 20 | 20/04/1941 | Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20. Son of John Joseph and Mary Rowan of Liverpool. |
| John Henry | Simmons | 40 | 15/05/1941 | Chief Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Huyton (St. Michael) Churchyard Extension | Grave 82. | Age 40. Son of Henry and Margaret Simmons; husband of Isabel Simmons of Huyton. |
| John | Stewart | 52 | 20/04/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 52. Husband of Anne Stewart of Liverpool. |
| Evan William | Sweeney | 27 | 04/05/1941 | Baker | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 27. Son of Robert and Anne Jane Sweeney. |
| David Haigh | Taylor | 43 | 05/05/1941 | Boatswain | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 43. Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Haigh Taylor of Oldham Lancashire; husband of Dollie May Taylor (nee Simmions) of Hamilton. Bermuda. |
| William Ralph | Taylor | 48 | 20/04/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 48. Husband of Elizabeth May Taylor of Liverpool. |
| Randall Frederick | Thomas | 18 | 20/04/1941 | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 18. Son of William Bertram and Agnes Thomas of Mumbles Glamorgan. |
| Robert Dunstan | Thomas | 36 | 20/04/1941 | Second Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 36. Son of Robert and Minnie Thomas; husband of Teresa Thomas of Liverpool. |
| Philip | Tocque | 47 | 10/05/1941 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 47. Kings Commendation for Brave Conduct. Son of Capt. Philip Tocque and A. Tocque; husband of Laura Tocque of West Wickham Kent. |
| William Willis | Torkington, R D and Bar | 55 | 09/05/1941 | Master | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 55. Son of William and Ada Torkington; husband of Ethel Jane Torkington of Cressington Liverpool. |
| Charles Edgar | Tunstall | 33 | 20/04/1941 | Assistant Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 33. Husband of Daphne Tunstall of Wallasey Cheshire. |
| Herbert | Warren | 28 | 20/04/1941 | Electrician | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 28 |
| John | Warren | 29 | 20/04/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 29. Son of Captain John Charles Warren M.N. and Mrs. Warren; husband of Violet Warren of Egremont Wallasey Cheshire. |
| Bernard | Woodcock | 20 | 05/05/1941 | Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20. Son of Percy and Grace Woodcock. |
Empire Engineer
She was a 5,493 GRT steam refrigerated cargo ship that was sunk on 2 February 1941 by a torpedo fired by German submarine U-123 at position 54° 00' N 34° 00' W.
There were no survivors
Casualties
| Forenames | Surname & Honours | Age | D.O.D | Rank | Service | Country | Cemetery/ Memorial |
Grave Ref. | Addl. Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Abat | 50 | 02/02/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 50 | |
| Ali Nassa | 37 | 02/02/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 37 | |
| Percy | Boothroyd | 39 | 02/02/1941 | Second Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 39 |
| Derek | Comerford | 17 | 02/02/1941 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 17. Son of Peter and Mary Hannah Comerford of North Shields. Northumberland. |
| Thomas William | Dixon | 17 | 02/02/1941 | Cabin Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 17. Son of William and Bessie Amelia Dixon of South Shields Co. Durham. |
| Henry | Dowdle | 35 | 02/02/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 35. Son of Henry and Eliza Dowdle. |
| Giuseppe | Falzon | 42 | 02/02/1941 | Carpenter | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 42 |
| Hamid Ahmed | 42 | 02/02/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 42 | |
| Robert Frederick | Hardy | 36 | 02/02/1941 | Second Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 36. Son of John W. and Elizabeth Mary Hardy; husband of Dora Hardy of South Shields Co. Durham. |
| Mohamed | Hassen | 41 | 02/02/1941 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 41 |
| Janus Randolph | Kristensen | 49 | 02/02/1941 | Boatswain | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 49. Husband of Mary Kristensen of Seaham Co. Durham. |
| John Robert | Longstaff | 19 | 02/02/1941 | Deck Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 19. Son of John Thomas Longstaff and Elizabeth Frances Everal Longstaff of South Shields Co. Durham. |
| Robert Harrington | Manson | 58 | 02/02/1941 | Cook | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 58. Husband of Mary C. Manson of South Shields Co. Durham. |
| Gerald | Manton | 21 | 02/02/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 21. Son of Harry and Emily Manton of Wakefield Yorkshire. |
| Methana Musaid | 44 | 02/02/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 44 | |
| Mohamed Musid | 48 | 02/02/1941 | Greaser | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 48 | |
| Mohamid Ali | 44 | 02/02/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 44 | |
| Alan | Moore | 22 | 02/02/1941 | Sailor | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 22. Son of Frederick and Barbara Ellen Moore of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Frederick William | Morgan | 56 | 02/02/1941 | Steward | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 56 |
| Moussa Mohamed | 47 | 02/02/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 47 | |
| Joseph | Mullinger | 17 | 02/02/1941 | Galley Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 17. Son of William Davison Mullinger and Mary Alice Mullinger of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Shahat Gad | Murgan | 53 | 02/02/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 53 |
| Muttanna Saleh | 41 | 02/02/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 41 | |
| Harold | Mccreery | 53 | 02/02/1941 | Chief Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 53. Husband of Marion L. McCreery of Dumfries. |
| Nagi Hassan | 40 | 02/02/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 40 | |
| Charles Arthur Hudspith | Pettersen | 21 | 02/02/1941 | Third Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 21. Son of Charles Magnus Pettersen and of Minnie Pettersen of Sunderland Co. Durham. |
| Collar | Pharon | 49 | 02/02/1941 | Fireman and Trimmer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 49 |
| Randal | Rafferty | 24 | 02/02/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 24. Son of Herbert Oswald and Florence Rafferty; nephew of Margaret Broadhead of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| John Aboukir | Sanderson | 25 | 02/02/1941 | Third Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 25 |
| Philip Desmond | Sayles | 18 | 02/02/1941 | First Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 18. Son of John William and Agnes Ethel Sayles of Doncaster Yorkshire. |
| Stanley Vincent | Sharpe | 55 | 02/02/1941 | Chief Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 55. Husband of F. C. Sharpe of Fawden Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
| William Samuel | Sprintall | 21 | 02/02/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 21. Son of William and Allan Sprintall of West Hartlepool Co. Durham. |
| Edwin | Stott | 17 | 02/02/1941 | Mess Room Boy | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 17. Son of William Harrison Stott and Jane Elizabeth Godfrey Stott of South Shields Co. Durham. |
| Harry | Thompson | 62 | 02/02/1941 | Able Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 62 |
| Anthony Day | Watson | 20 | 02/02/1941 | Fourth Engineer Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20. Son of Claude Henry and Jennie Watson of South Shields Co. Durham. |
| Henry | Webb | 20 | 02/02/1941 | Ordinary Seaman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20. Son of Arthur and Ada Webb of South Shields Co. Durham. |
| John | Whiteley | 49 | 02/02/1941 | Master | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 49. Son of Richard H and Agnes Whiteley. |
| Yaya Mohamed | 57 | 02/02/1941 | Donkeyman | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 57 | |
| Robert Galbraith | Young | 20 | 02/02/1941 | Second Radio Officer | Merchant Navy | United Kingdom | Tower Hill Memorial | Panel 40. | Age 20. Son of James Stevenson Young and Christina Witherspoon Young of Newton Mearns Renfrewshire. |