Casualties
LIST
OF CASUALTIES OF CREW PERSONNEL
The following names are crewmembers of the EMPRESS OF ASIA who lost their lives during the Second World War:
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|
NAME |
RATING |
NATIONALITY |
COMMEMORATION |
|
Bree, Bernard Medlicott |
Barkeeper |
British |
Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia |
|
Pantryman |
Canadian |
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore |
|
|
Hampshire, Irvine |
Deck Hand D.E.M.S. |
British |
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, United Kingdom |
|
Harkins, Patrick Leo |
Second Radio Officer |
British |
Tower Hill Memorial, London, United Kingdom |
|
Marlow, William James |
Waiter |
British |
Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia |
|
Roberts, Thomas Henry |
Waiter |
British |
Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia |
|
Smallwood, Herbert |
Kitchen Porter |
Canadian\British |
Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia |
|
Towers, James Joseph |
Deck Boy |
British |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand |
|
Worrall, H.T. |
Deck hand D.E.M.S. Able Seaman, Royal Australian Naval Reserve |
Australian |
Plymouth Naval
Memorial, Devon, United Kingdom Grave or Reference Panel Number: Panel 75,
Column 3. |
|
Yau, Tse |
Watchman |
Canadian |
Merchant Navy
Memorial, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
|
Mann, Harry Morris |
Boatswain |
Canadian\British |
Merchant Navy
Memorial, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
|
Pong, You |
Laundryman |
Chinese |
Merchant Navy
Memorial, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
LIST
OF CASUALTIES OF MILTARY PERSONNEL
The EMPRESS OF ASIA embarked 2200 troops at Bombay
and sailed for Singapore on January 23rd 1942.
On February 5th 1942, while approaching
Singapore, the EMPRESS OF ASIA sustained an aerial bombardment that ignited
fires and forced the abandonment of the ship.
The following names are military personnel who
were being transported and who lost their lives from injuries sustained during
the loss of the EMPRESS OF ASIA.
|
NAME |
RANK |
REGIMENT |
NATIONALITY |
COMMEMORATION |
|
Dixon, Richard Wickham |
Captain |
5th Battalion, The Loyal Regiment |
British |
Singapore Memorial |
|
Lawson, Arthur Hamilton |
Captain |
5th Battalion, The Loyal Regiment |
British |
Singapore Memorial |
|
Randall, Frederick
James |
Major |
5th Battalion, The Loyal Regiment |
British |
Singapore Civil Hospital Grave Memorial |
|
Regan, Patrick |
Private |
Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
British |
Singapore Memorial |
This list is incomplete; if you have any
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