Swansea Merchant Navy - Second World War

August 11, 2020

Swansea Merchant Navy - Second World War

Below are the names of those men who served with the Merchant navy during the Second World War and lost their lives. The sea remains their grave. Their names are commemorated on the Swansea Merchant Navy Memorial, located in SA1

Surname	Christian Names	Rank	Ship/Vessel	Date of Death	Age
A’hearne	Laurence	Cabin Boy	MV Austard	30^th January 1941	15
Ali	Mohamed	Donkeyman	SS Bellerock	15^th July 1940	49
Anderson	Henry Hedley	Able Seaman	SS Penrose	3^rd September 1942	25
Anderson	Michael Vincent	Able Seaman	SS Shed Mead	27^th May 1940	16
Ayers	Stanley	Carpenter’s Mate	HMS Dasher	27^th March 1943	22
Baker	Sidney	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Holystone	15^th February 1941	41
Barry	Richard James	Senior Radio Officer	MV Cornish City	28^th July 1943	20
Bestow	Jack	Storekeeper	MV San Emiliano	9^th August 1942	26
Benson	J
Benson	John Samuel	Third Officer	SS Empire Tiger	27^th February 1941	30
Betel	Ernest Bennett	Cook	SS Toronto City	2^nd July 1941	49
Bevan	George Edmund	Ordinary Seaman	SS Canford Chine	10^th February 1941	20
Bevan	William Edward	Assistant Steward	MV Canadian Star	18^th March 1943	19
Beynon	James Frederick	Chief Steward	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	38
Biddler	Albert Edward	Storekeeper	SS Empire Wagtail	28^th December 1942	32
Blake	Alfred Herbert	Boiler Attendant	SS Aviemore	16^th September 1939	37
Blake	Herbert John	Chief Officer	SS Penolver	19^th October 1943	30
Bowen DSC	Walter Henry	Chief Engineer	SS Parracombe	2^nd May 1941	65
Branegan	Christopher	Able Seaman	SS Fort-A-La-Corne	30^th March 1943	66
Bridgeman	C
Brittain	A. J.
Brophy	Bernard	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Baron Carnegie	11^th June 1941	34
Brophy	Patrick Walter	Able Seaman	SS Brinkburn	21^st June 1943	22
Budd	John Austice	Third Officer	MV Silverpine	5^th December 1940	27
Bullen	Alfred Verdun	Deck Hand	SS Castlemoor	25^th February 1940	23
Burgess	Walter Harcourt	Skipper	HM Trawler Stella Dorado	1^st June 1940	34
Burns	John	Deck Boy	SS Empire Tiger	27^th February 1941	17
Byrne	Matthew Kevin	Sailor	SS Sheaf Mead	27^th May 1940	29
Caithness	Ronald	Sailor	SS Empire Tiger	27^th February 1941	21
Canipane	Frank	Second Officer	SS Sarastone	11^th December 1944	50
Caplin	John Charles	Steward	MV San Emiliano	9^th August 1942	23
Carrington	Courthrope	Chief Steward	MV British Petrol	13^th June 1940	31
Carter	Frederick Ledger	Chief Steward	MV British Security	20^th May 1941	35
Cawood	Sidney G.	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Baltallinn	20^th September 1941	29
Cody	J	Boiler Attendant	SS Aviemore	16^th September 1939	26
Cole	James Cecil	Deck Hand	FV Caerphilly Castle	27^th January 1941	31
Colebrook	Edgar John	Sailor	SS Empire Tiger	27^th February 1941	25
Coode	Edward Higgison	Chief Steward	SS Empire Gull	12^th December 1942	41
Cottle	Leslie	Ordinary Seaman	SS Beaverdale	2^nd April 1941	18
Cottle	Thomas Edward	Able Seaman	SS Mill Hill	30^th August 1940	36
Cunningham	William	Fireman and Timmer	SS Roxby	7^th November 1942	34
Cunningham	William	Able Seaman	SS British Harmony	31^st December 1946	43
Dadds	James Alexander	Third Engineer	SS Ocean Crusader	26^th November 1942	26
Dahl	Peter Michael	Able Seaman	SS Empire Amethyst	13^th April 1942	46
Daley	Alfred James	Greaser	SS Ocean Crusader	26^th November 1942	24
Daley	John	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Holystone	15^th February 1941	20
Dalton	Alan Francis	Third Officer	SS Empire Springbuck	10^th September 1941	22
Daniselsen	Olaf Anthony	Cook	SS Brinburn	21^st June 1943	23
Davies	Brynmore Edgar	Cadet	SS Hartington	2^nd November 1942	18
Davies	Edwin	Fireman and Trimmer	SS British Premier	24^th December 1940	44
Davies	Evan Basil	Able Seaman	SS Empire Wagtail	28^th December 1942	25
Davies	Gerald Glyndwr	Able Seaman	SS Empire Gold	18^th April 1945	20
Davies	Idris	Second Officer	SS Barberrys	26^th November 1942	29
Davies	Ivor Gordon	Third Radio Officer	SS Montreal City	21^st December 1942	17
Davies	Noel Gordon	Second Engineer	SS Stone Street	13^th April 1942	32
Davies	Percival Richard Llewelyn	Fireman	SS Empire wagtail	28^th December 1942	23
Davies	Simon	Sailor	SS Empire Emethyst	14^th April 1942	24
Davies	Thomas George	Mess Room Boy	SS Bjornvik	29^th January 1942	16
Davies	William David	Able Seaman	SS Bibury	31^st August 1940	40
Dempster	John Anderson	Second Engineer	FV Caerphilly Castle	27^th January 1941	38
Dodd	Henry Edward	Skipper Lieutenant	HMT Lord Wakefield	28^th July 1944	49
Dyer	George Henry	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Roxby	7^th November 1942	26
Eaton	Albert John	Second Engineer	SS Brinkburn	21^st June 1943	54
Edwards	Vivian Llewellyn	Chief Officer	SS Empir Lancer	16^th August 1944	35
Eley	Albert	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Anglo Saxon	21^stAugust 1940	26
Etheridge	John MacDonald	Chief Officer	SS Capito	15^th September 1943
Evans	Albert Leslie	Galley Boy	SS Euphorbia	14^th December 1940	16
Evans	John William	Fireman	SS Oswestry Grange	12^th February 1941	35
Evans	Kenneth Francis George	Sailor	SS Empire Wagtail	28^th December 1942	19
Evans	Leslie	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Matina	24^th October 1940	28
Evans	Leslie Charles	Ordinary Seaman	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	17
Evans	William Evan	Bosun	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	37
Evans	William Robert	Ordinary Seaman	SS Nova Scotia	28^th November 1942	21
Featherbe	Charles George	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Fort Confidence	16^th July 1943	20
Finch	Wilma	Master	MC Chinese Prince	12^th June 1941	53
Fitzgerald	Thomas John	Able Seaman	SS Brinkburn	21^st June 1943	22
Flitt	Frederick James	Sailor	SS Mill Hill	30^th August 1940	31
Forbes	John Alexander	Second Refrigeration Engineer	MV Canadian Star	18^th March 1943	31
Fox	Stanley	Assistant Steward	SS Brandenburg	10^th February 1941	20
French	Rees Arthur	Steward	SS Ulea	28^th October 1941	43
Gaffney	B.
Gallivan	Denis	Fireman	SS Fort Gibraltar	24^th May 1943	52
Garton	John Joseph	Able Seaman	SS Brittany	29^th October 1942	40
Gerned	Edward Fogh	Chief Engineer	SS Corabella	30^th April 1942	60
Goss	Thomas Henry	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Fort Mumford	20^th March 1943	39
Griffiths	Arthur John	Able Seaman	SS Empire Wagtail	28^th December 1942	23
Griffiths	Ernest Arthur	Greaser	MV British Liberty	6^th January 1940	32
Griffiths	Wilfred	Greaser	SS Empire Eland	15^th September 1941	42
Haddow	Samuel Norman Batson	Apprentice	SS British Monarch	19^th June 1940	18
Hall	Samuel	Able Seaman	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	31
Hancock	Cyril	Assistant Steward	MV San Emiliano	9^th August 1942	20
Hancock	John James	Deck Boy	MV British Liberty	6^th January 1940	16
Hare	Leonard William	Assistant Steward	SS Aracataca	29^th November 1940	22
Harries	William Richards	Master	SS Norman Prince	28^th May 1942	42
Harris	Richard John	Donkeyman	SS Empire Tiger	27^th February 1941	57
Harvey	Hedley George	Steward	SS Baron Kelvin	19^th October 1941	37
Haywood	Ernest John	Assistant Steward	Ss British General	6^th October 1940	16
Haywood	Frederick John	Fireman	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	31
Herbert	Alexander Caffry	Pumperman	MV Edwy R. Brown	17^th February 1941	50
Herbert	Thomas George	Cook/Steward	MV Gathinais	3^rd December 1942	28
Hill	Oliver John Stanley	Master	SS St. Lindsay	13^th June 1941	39
Hill	Thomas Morgan	Master	SS Fishpool	14^th November 1940	61
Hopton	Graham	Assistant Purser	SS Ceramic	26^th November 1942	35
Howard	L. G.
Howard	Morward	Cook	MV Nassa	11^th February 1944	23
Hudson	Charles	Seaman	SS Adolphe Urban	7^th March 1941	18
Hughes	William Handel	Second Radio Officer	SS Wayfarer	19^th August 1944	27
Huzzey	Richard	Cook	SS Empire Conveyor	20^th June 1940	34
Isaac	David Graham	Able Seaman	SS Empire Wagtail	28^th December 1942	33
Jackson	Henry Haig	Greaser	MV San Emiliano	9^th August 1942	23
James	William Leslie	Cook	SS Mabriton	25^th September 1940	29
Jenkins	Donald Trevor	Chief Steward	HMS Mainstee	24^th February 1941	30
Jenkins	John Gabriel Kenneth	Ordinary Seaman	MV Glenmoor	27^th November 1940	17
Joce	Henry Martin	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Rydal Force	24^th April 1940	32
John	Albert Henry	Able Seaman	SS Ocean Crusader	26^th November 1942	28
John	Richard William	Deckhand	FV Charmouth	14^th November 1946	29
Johns	Howard Morgan	Greaser	MV Pizarro	31^st January 1941	44
Johns	Ronald Griffiths	Sailor	SS Empire Tiger	27^th February 1941	20
Johnson	A. W.
Jones	Benjamin Frederick	Mess Room Boy	SS Coast Wings	27^th September 1940	24
Jones	Benjamin Thomas	Cook	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	23
Jones	Henry Bruce	Steward	SS Empire Tiger	27^th February 1941	43
Jones	H. W.
Jones	John Ivor	Assistant Steward	MV Upwey Grange	8^th August 1940	31
Jones	I. J.
Jones	Llewellyn Gwyn	Chief Steward	SS Aracataca	29^th November 1940	33
Jones	Thomas Vincent	Sailor	SS Stornest	12^th October 1942	20
Jones	Trevor	Second Engineer	SS Salvus	4^th April 1941	40
Kempff	John Hendrick	Bosun	SS Stonepool	11^th September 1941	41
Kervin	James	Ordinary Seaman	MV Austvard	30^th January 1941	23
Kieft	William Samuel	Fireman	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	34
Kilonopolos	A. J.
King	P. D.
Kingdom	Trevor	Greaser	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	45
Langstaff	Cecil Desmond	Seaman	SS British Yeoman	15^th July 1942	17
Legg	John Edgar Rema	Third Officer	MV Arthur F. Corwin	13^th February 1941	23
Lewis	Davide Maurice Glyn	Third Officer	SS Amakura	25^th august 1942	21
Lewis	David Stephen	Fireman	MV Kolchis	22^nd November 1940	40
Lewis	George	Able Seaman	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	40
Lewis	Glyn Francis	Third Engineer	SS Boston	25^th September 1942	28
Lewis	H.	Fireman	MV Kolchis	22^nd November 1940
Lewis	Hyman	Cook	MV Adellen	22^nd February 1942	40
Lewis	I. J.
Liddell	Alexander John	Assistant Steward	SS Matina	24^th April 1940	38
Lidgey	Frederick John	Second Engineer	SS Marcella	13^th March 1943	55
Llewellyn	Myron	Cabin Boy	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	18
Lloyd	Leo	Greaser	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	37
Long	Albert Edmund Morris	Donkeyman	SS Lancastrian Prince	11^th April 1943	18
Macdougall	James Griffith	Able Seaman	SS Baronesa	31^st January 1945	27
Macintrye	Allan	Able Seaman	SS Coast Wings	27^th September 1940	33
Mages	Harold John	Sailor	SS Erna III	22^nd September 1941	19
Maltby	Frederick Francis	Leading Seaman	HM Trawler Bedfordshire	11^th May 1942	31
Martin	Matthew Brodie	Chief Engineer	SS Cassard	24^th April 1949	69
Martin	Windsor	Second Engineer	SS Cymbeline	2^nd September 1940	38
Mason	Hugh	Able Seaman	SS Cymbeline	2^nd September 1940	68
May	George	Fireman	SS Sulaco	19^th October 1940	38
Mayo	Robert William	Sub Lieutenant	HMS Forfar	2^nd December 1940	21
Mayne	Albert Rees	Fireman	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	33
McCart	Robert	Cabin Boy	SS British Premier	24^th December 1940	16
McFarlane	William McColl	Able Seaman	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	47
McGrath	Richard	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Kellwyn	27^th July 1941	29
McKay	Donald Alfred	Steward	SS Henri Mory	26^th April 1941	29
McLean	Alexander	Master	SS Kellwyn	27^th July 1941	56
Mills	Sidney	Able Seaman	MV Pacific Coast	9^th November 1939	35
Moore	Charles Earl Noel	Assistant Cook	MV Abosso	29^th October 1942	19
Moorsla	Mahomed	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Sheaf Mead	27^th May 1940	51
Morgan	Daniel George	Cook	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	22
Morgan	James John	Fifth Engineer	MV Conus	4^th April 1941	25
Morgan	Lewis	Able Seaman	SS Sheaf Mead	27^th may 1940	48
Morgan	Ronald	Steward Boy	MV Empire Star	23^rd October 1942	16
Morgan	Thomas Pearce	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Alva	19^th August 1941	32
Moss	Ernest George Wolf	Fourth Engineer	MV Josefina THorden	6^th April 1943	22
Neagle	Harold	Chief Officer	SS Turakina	20^th August 1940	43
Newcombe	Kenneth George	Third Radio Officer	SS Ville de Tamatave	24^th January 1943	18
Nicol MBE	John	Chief Engineer	SS Glendalough	19^th April 1943	58
Nicholson	Christopher	Pumpman	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	62
Noel	Thomas Robert Edward	Chief Steward	SS British General	6^th October 1940	27
O’Dea	Michael	Fireman	SS Ocean Crusader	26^th November 1942	30
O’Neill	Daniel	Sailor	SS British Premier	24^th December 1940	20
Owens	Evan William	Master	SS St. David	24^th January 1944	49
Packer	Reginald	Fireman	SS Ocean Crusader	26^th November 1942	32
Parker	Frank	Greaser	SS Hollinside	3^rd April 1942	29
Pattison	John	Chief Engineer	FV Caerphilly Castle	27^th January 1941	50
Phillips	Alfred Hedley	Second Engineer	SS British Emperor	7^th May 1941	36
Phillips	Melville Phillip	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Fidra	5^th March 1943	19
Phillips	William	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Baron Carnegie	11^th June 1941	30
Pike	Cecil Frank William	Assistant Steward	SS Amsterdam	7^th August 1944	23
Pike	Ivor Arthur	Chief Steward	SS Blairatholl	26^th November 1942	27
Rees	Albert Enoch Thomas	Third Officer	SS Brinkburn	21^st June 1943	20
Rees	Daniel John	Greaser	SS Aracataca	29^th November 1940	49
Rees	Edward	Third Radio Officer	MV Queen Victoria	28^th June 1942	20
Rees	Iorwerth	Ordinary Seaman	SS Aviemore	16^th September 1939	17
Res	Robert Morgan	Chief Steward	MV Edwy R. Brown	18^th February 1941	65
Reese	Vincent Lloyd	Third Radio Officer	SS Kohinur	15^th November 1940	26
Rees	William	Deck Hand	FV King Richard	18^th November 1942	53
Rees	William Emlyn	Second Officer	SS Argus	12^th November 1940	32
Richards	Emlyn Edward	Second Radio Officer	SS Canford Chine	10^th February 1941	29
Richards	Peter Frank	Cabin Boy	SS Pikepool	22^nd November 1940	17
Robbins	John	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Deptford	13^th December 1939	27
Rodda	Harry George	Galley Boy	SS Brinburn	21^st June 1943	15
Rogers	Albert George	Ordinary Seaman	SS Fiscus	18^th October 1940	18
Sago	William Charles	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Brandenburgh	10^th February 1941	20
Saunders	Harry James	Chief Steward	SS Eastmoor	31^st March 1942	50
Sayers	Joseph Bell	Chief Cook	SS British Chivalry	22^nd February 1944	33
Scale	David John	Seaman	SS Baron Carnegie	11^th June 1941	21
Scott	Herbert William	Cook	MV Hopecrown	3^rd March 1943	35
Sheldon	Ernest Henry	Section Man	SS Laconia	12^th September 1942	27
Sheppard	Melbourne	Boom Engineer	HM Boom Defence Vessel	13^th June 1943	39
Simpson DSC DSM	David William Leon	Chief Skipper	HM Trawler Thuringia	28^th May 1940	44
Small	George	Fireman	MV Seminole	27^th February 1943	44
Smith	Eric M.	Mess Room Boy	SS Milos	11^th March 1943	18
Spiller	William	Galley Boy	SS Ruperra	19^th October 1940	15
Spooner	Graham Charles	Trimmer	SS Tunisia	4^th August 1941	19
Spreadborough	Harry	Fireman	SS Registan	28^th September 1942	52
Stivala	Samuel	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Tennessee	23^rd September 1942	37
Stone	Raymond George	Able Seaman	SS Empire Wagtail	28^th December 1942	24
Sullivan	David Patrick	Donkeyman	SS Goolistan	23^rd November 1942	34
Sutherland	Robert R.	Chief Cook	SS British Primer	24^th December 1940	29
Tamlin	Stanley George	Third Officer	SS Keyeson	2^nd October 1940	41
Taylor	John Godfrey	Second Officer	MV Opawa	6^th February 1942	28
Thomas	Edwin Stanley	Bosun	FT Bianca	20^th March 1941	23
Thomas	George Russell	Chief Steward	MV Fort Richepanse	3^rd September 1941	31
Thomas	Glyn	Second Steward	SS Empire Eland	15^th September 1941	26
Thomas	John Lloyd	Deck Boy	MV Mary Slessor	7^th February 1943	17
Thomas	Percy	Steward	MV Glenmoor	27^th November 1940	17
Thomas	Randall Frederick	Assistant Steward	SS Empire Endurance	20^th April 1941	18
Thomas	Stanley Llewellyn	Chief Steward	SS W. C. Teagle	16^th October 1941	51
Thomas	Trevor George	Carpenter	SS Kafiristan	17^th September 1939	37
Thornhill	Albert Verdun	Greaser	SS Ocean Courage	15^th January 1943	26
Thornton	William Thomas	Mess Room Boy	SS British Premier	24^th December 1940	17
Tickner	Arthur	Cook	FV Respondo	10^th September 1940	50
Torrington	Harold Henry	Carpenter	SS Derrynane	12^th February 1941	33
Tovey	Sidney George	Fireman	SS Ocean Crusader	26^th November 1942	26
Towel	Phillip	Fireman	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	27
Trerise	Arthur	Second Engineer	SS Trehata	8^th August 1942	24
Tudor	John Owen	Second Engineer	SS Ruperra	19^th October 1940	52
Tunnah	William Hope	Chief Officer	SS Cadillac	1^st Mach 1941	39
Vickery	William Stanley	Ordinary Seaman	SS Aviemore	16^th September 1939	17
Vimpany	Frederick	Cook	SS Treverbyn	21^st October 1941	34
Walden	Edward	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Matina	24^th October 1940	50
Watcheman	Ivor William	Able Seaman	SS Empire Wagtail	28^th December 1942	23
Webber	Thomas James	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Ocean Traveller	23^rd April 1945	28
Wells	Andrew Joseph	Cabin Boy	MV Aldington Court	31^st October 1942	18
Wells	W. J.				18
White	Frank Charles	Greaser	SS British Premier	24^th December 1940	52
Whitty	Daniel	Fireman	MV San Emiliano	9^th August 1942	39
William	Evan	Storekeeper	MV British Dominion	10^th January 1943	42
Williams	Harold	Ordinary Seaman	SS British Premier	24^th December 1940	20
Williams	Herbert George	Sailor	SS Empire Amethyst	14^th April 1942	17
Williams	Kenneth Llewellyn	Third Officer	SS Sheaf Mead	28^th October 1942	24
Williams	Rees John	Carpenter	SS Empire Wagtail	28^th December 1942	29
Williams	Stanley	Assistant Steward	MV Canadian Star	18^th March 1943	21
Williams	Stanley	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Holystone	15^th February 1941	35
Wilson	James	Master	MV King Malcolm	31^st October 941	39
Wilson	Kenneth George	Steward	SS British Premier	24^th December 1940	19
Woollard	Ernest	Able Seaman	MV San Emiliano	9^th August 1942	21
Wraxall	William Frederick	Bosun	MV Darst Creek	3^rd July 1946	46
Wright	William Henry	Second Radio Officer	SS Hoylstone	15^th February 1941	17
Yates	Henry Charles	Able Seaman	SS Ocean Crusader	26^th November 1942	44
Yeoumans	Alfred Frank	Fireman and Trimmer	SS Baron Carnegie	11^th June 1941	32
Yeoumans	Clifford Thomas	Greaser	SS Empire Amrthyst	14^th April 1942	32

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