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ss CITY OF CAIRO

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  1 User Online                        The Ellerman Hall vessel ss CITY OF CAIRO torpedoed on 6th November 1942

The Final Crew List (1)

Below is the final crew list of Europeans (49) from the ss CITY OF CAIRO. The information is from the National Archives, Kew, London, from file BT381/1828.


Please see the next page Lascars for the crew list of Asiatic seamen.




Final Crew List (Europeans) (49), ss CITY OF CAIRO, 1942
Name Age Position Birthplace Remarks
Those highlighted were discharged ashore before the sinking
Rogerson W.A. 48 Master Liverpool Signed on 28/5/1942 at Glasgow
Britt S.E.D. 41 Chief Officer Bournemouth do
Boundy L. 43 Second Officer Liverpool 29/5/1942 at Glasgow
Whyte J.A. 24 Third Officer Erith 28/5/1942 at Glasgow
Stubbs W. 34 Fourth Officer W. Hartlepool do
Quantrill D. 25 Surgeon Litchfield do
Peever H. 49 Chief Radio Officer Birkenhead do
Humphreys T.A.V. 25 Second Radio Officer Aberaman do
Friel J. 16 Third Radio Officer Glasgow do
Ritchie W.B. 19 Cadet Aberdeen 27/5/1942 at Glasgow
Campbell M.C. 47 Carpenter Tiree 28/5/1942 at Glasgow
McKelvie R.C. 48 Quartermaster Wexford do
Ironside R.J. 29 Quartermaster Paisley do
Campbell M. 41 Quartermaster Glasgow do
MacLean M. 20 Quartermaster Isle of Barra do
MacNeil P. 19 Quartermaster Dumfries do
MacDonald A.W.D. 29 Quartermaster Errol do
Faulds R.A. 59 Chief Engineer Tilliecoultry do
Gerner R.H. 42 Second Engineer Blyth do
Griffin W.B. 53 Third Engineer Hull 12/7/42 Discharged at Cape Town
Broomby H.D. 22 Fourth Engineer Liverpool 28/5/42 Glasgow...4th Eng Promoted 3rd Eng
Pirrie W.T. 27 Fifth Engineer Arbroath do...5th Eng Promoted to 4th Eng
Noble D.D. 23 Sixth Engineer Cruden Bay do...6th Eng Promoted to 5th Eng
Mountain L. 21 Assistant Engineer Newport do
Dick D. 23 Assistant Engineer Govan do
Scott J.A. 32 Electrician Bothwell do
Stobbart F. 26 Engine Rm Storeman Wallasey do
McQuone F.B. 49 Chief Steward/Purser Derby do
Williams C.N. 30 Second Steward Liverpool do
Edmead J.C. 37 Third Steward Levershulme do
Couch A. 64 Stewardess Liverpool do
Dyer J. 32 Assistant Steward Rochdale 17/9/42, Bombay, to ss CITY OF LONDON
Morton G. ?? Steward ?? 17/9/42, Bombay, from ss CITY OF LONDON
Dobson A.R.C. 48 Quartermaster Middlesbrough 17/9/42, Bombay, from ss CITY OF LONDON
Nuttall J. 28 Butcher Liverpool 17/9/42, Bombay, from ss CITY OF LONDON
McGregor W. 27 Supernumery 3rd Eng Leith 22/10/42, Durban, from ss LEONARDO DA VINCI
Barnes S.H. 45 Supernumery 2nd Stewd Hendon 22/10/42, Durban, from ss CITY OF LONDON
Cullinane J. 27 Assistant Steward Liverpool 22/10/42, Durban, from ss CITY OF LONDON
Codling L.T. 23 Barman London 22/10/42, Durban, from ss CITY OF LONDON
McKechnie C. ?? Baker Helensburgh 22/10/42, Durban, from ss CITY OF LONDON
Taggart A. 50 Stewardess Montrose 22/10/42, Durban, from ss CITY OF EXETER
Murphy J. 26 Deck Hand Dover 28/5/1942 at Glasgow D.E.M.S. Gunner
Skinner D. 33 Deck Hand Wick do   D.E.M.S. Gunner
Morris J.V. 19 Deck Hand West Derby do   D.E.M.S. Gunner
MacLennan K. 28 Deck Hand Aultbea do   D.E.M.S. Gunner
Martin J. 18 Deck Hand Stranraer do   D.E.M.S. Gunner
Porterfield H.M. 20 Deck Hand Clydebank do   D.E.M.S. Gunner
Jones J.H. 34 Deck Hand South Wales do   D.E.M.S. Gunner
Kerr B. 30 Deck Hand Glasgow do   D.E.M.S. Gunner
Cockill A. 33 Deck Hand Hull do   D.E.M.S. Gunner
Edward W.A. 41 Deck Hand London do   D.E.M.S. Gunner



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