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

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