Compiled with additional information my kind permission of the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
This memorial is now relocated to the
National Memorial Arboretum
Alrewas, Staffordshire
Unless otherwise stated the English Merchant Seamen are commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial
The Indian Merchant Navy, are commemorated on the
Bombay/Chittagong 1939-1945 War Memorials
S.S. JUMNA
Built April 1920, lost by enemy action with all hands in the Atlantic about 25th December 1940
BURGES Norman Robert, Master died aged 45. Son of James Aaron & Eliza, and husband of Minnie G M of Woolwich, London
NOTLEY Arthur Charles Salisbury, Chief Officer, died aged 26.
DAVIDSON James Ferguson, 2nd Officer, died aged 31. Son of Alexander Cullen and Ida Beatrice and husband of Euphemia of Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
DUNDAS Cecil Thomas, 3rd Officer, died aged 23. Son of Matthew and Amy.
ROBERTSON David Peffers, Chief Engineer died aged 53. born in Orsett, Essex mothers maiden name, Wallace
MACDONALD John, 2nd Engineer, died aged 55. Husband of A MacDonald of Glasgow
BRADFORD Douglas Edward 3rd Engineer, died aged 24. Son of James Henry and Cyrilla Madeline of Westcliffe on Sea, Essex
MIDDLETON Francis William, 4th Engineer died aged 26. Son of Edwin and Miriam May
JORDON James Henry, 4th Engineer, died aged 23. Son of Robert & Edith of Barry, Glamorgan, South Wales.
SANDNESS Stanley Andrew, 1st Radio Officer and Purser. Canadian Merchant Navy, died aged 24. Son of Mr & Mrs Samuel Sandness of Weldon, Sackatchewan. Commemorated on the Halifax Memorial, Nova Scotia, Canada.
GREIG William Henry, 2nd Radio Officer, died aged 18. Son of James and Alice of Hedon, York
ANDERSON David Alexander 3rd Radio Officer died aged 28. Son of Lieutenant David Anderson MB., Ch.B, RAMC, and Margaret and husband of Elizabeth of Clarkston, Lanarkshire.
KIRKHAM Arnold, Assistant Steward died aged 33. Son of Fred and Sarah of 60, Churnet Street, Rochdale Road, Manchester
EDGELEY Norman George, Apprentice, died aged 17. Son of George W and Grace A of London
SHACKELL Gordon Sidney, Apprentice, died aged 16. Son of Sidney George and Lilian Violet of Burnham on Sean, Somerset.
TURNER George Albert, Able Seaman, Merchant Navy, died aged 54
BRADBURY George Henry, Convoy Ordinary Seaman, C/JX186242, Royal Navy died aged 21. Son of George Henry and Annie M of Sheffield. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial
CRYSTAL Charles William, Convoy Ordinary Signalman, C/JX186252, Royal Navy. Son of John and Mary Ann of Sheffield. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial
CHOON AH, Carpenter, husband of AH Woon, died aged 44. Commemorated on the Hong Kong Memorial
INDIAN MERCHANT NAVY
59 out of 91, found
ABDUL Azig, Greaser, aged 28. ABDUL Ghafur, Cassab, aged 46. ABDUL Haq, Seaman, aged 45
ABDUL Hag, Iceman, aged 29. ABDUL Karim, Tindal, aged 30. ABDUL Mubarak, Greaser, aged 45
ABDUL Nabi, Seaman, aged 33. ABDUL Rahman, Serang, aged 38. ABDUL Razaq, Seacunny, aged 47
ABISHEKAM, General Servant, aged 43. AKLAF Mian, Fireman, aged 31. ALA Bun, Bhandary
ALLAH Bakhsh, Seacunny, aged 32. AMIZ Ullah, Boy, ANWAR Ullah, Donkeyman, aged 45
ASAD Ullah, Trimmer, aged 39. ASAD-Ul-HAQ, Winchman, aged 40. ASKAR Ali, Seaman, aged 29
ASRATH Ullah, Greaser, aged 44. ATAR Ali, Tindal, aged 50. ATAR Ali, Seaman.
AYUD Mian, Fireman, aged 31. AZI Ullah, Seaman, aged 38. BASHIR Ullah, Seaman, aged 26
BIDESHI, Topass, aged 40. CHAKU, Seaman, aged 32. CHAMRU, Bhandary, aged 56
CHAND Mian, Tindal, aged 42. CHAND Mian, Seaman. ENTAZ-UD-DIN, Seaman, aged 44
FATHU-ALLAN-UD-DIN, Fireman. HAIDAR Ali, Tindal, aged 37 HAMDU Mian, Fireman
HAMID Ullah Kham, Butler, aged 38. HIRA Lal, Topass, aged 33. ISA Haq, Seaman. JABID Ali, Cassab
JALAL Ahmad, Seaman, aged 30. JOZDHAR, Seaman, aged 49. KOTONE Ullah, Trimmer, aged 40
MOZUMBA Ali, Fireman. MUHAMMAD Amrik, Fireman, aged 34. MUHAMMAD Samin, Fireman
MUHAMMAD Nur, Fireman, aged 25. MUHAMMAD Shakur, Bhandary, aged 41
NABI Husain, Cassab, aged 37. SADIQ Ali, Serang, aged 41. SAJID Allah, Trimmer, aged 30
SAYID Ullah, Seacunny, aged 43. SHAMS-UL-HAQ, Seaman. SHEIKH Israil, General Servant, aged 27
SHEIKH Muln-Ud-Din, Cook, aged 30. SHEIKH Yusuf, General Servant, aged 27
SULTAN Ahmad, Seaman. SULTAN Muhammad, General Servant. TAFAZZUL Khan, General Servant aged 22. USMAN Ali, Seaman. YAQIN Ali, Cook, aged 35. YUSUF Ali, Seaman, aged 22
Total loss of life 109 including 4 gunners (Military) and 91 Indian Merchant Seamen (The gunners have not been located and only 59 Indian personnel have been found)
S.S.JHELUM
Built August 1936, torpedoed and sunk by enemy submarine 300 miles
North West off Cape Verde Island, 21st March 1941. Survivors landed at French Segal
after 14 days in the boats. No European casualties
No mention of AH SIM, Carpenter aged 45. Commemorated on the Hong Kong Memorial
Total loss of life 8. Indian Merchant Seaman
INDIAN MERCHANT NAVY
All 8 found
ABDUL Qadir, Seacunny, aged 49
ALAM Ullah, Tindal, aged 40
ISHAQ Mian, Seaman, aged 35
MUHAMMAD Ghani, Fireman, aged 35
SIKANDAR Mian, Seaman, aged 27
TAUHID Ullah, Cassab
TAYAB Ullah, Oiler aged 34
TURT Ullah, Cassab, aged 49
S.S.SAUGOR
Built March 1928, torpedoed and sunk by enemy submarine, 3 days out from Oban
on the 27th August 1941
STEEL James Arthur Aitken, Master, died aged 44. Husband of Nancy of Wimbledon, Surrey. Commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial, London
GLYNN Louis Charles, Chief Officer (Master Mariner) died aged 33. Son of James Henry & Lily Gertrude of Swinton Grange, Yorkshire,
SENIOR Jack, 2nd Officer died aged 29
BOUMAN Leonard, 3rd Officer, died age 21. Son of Florence E Feetenby of York
JOHNSTON Thomas Storer, Chief Engineer died aged 50. Son of Thomas & Sarah, and husband of Elizabeth Grace of Shirley, Croydon, London
BROWN John MacKenzie, 2nd Engineer died aged 53. Husband of Jean Prentice Felfer Brown
LAWTON John Derwent, 1st Radio Officer died aged 38. Son of John & Lillian and husband of Hilda Mary of Handsworth Wood, Birmingham
CARR Douglas Theodore, 2nd Radio Officer died aged 20. Son of James Theodore and Hilda Maud, of Covent Garden, London.
MOORE Charles Harold, 3rd Radio Officer died aged 18. Son of William Andrew and Irene Stella of Port Talbot, Glamorgan
WALLIS John Frederick, Apprentice died aged 18. Son of Frederick & Edith Elizabeth of Prenton, Cheshire.
Not mentioned.
JOW Ah, Carpenter, aged 56. Commemorated on the Hong Kong Memorial
Not mentioned
BURFORD Robert Alfred, Able Seaman, C/JX266295, Royal Navy, Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent
Below may be 4 of the gunners
BIRTWELL John, Gunner, 1694210, 5/3 Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery, died aged 29. Son of Wallace & Mary Ann of Church, Lancashire. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent
McGREGOR Archibald, Bombardier, 6471815, 5/3 Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery, died aged 28. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent
PAYTON Patrick, Gunner 4925282, 5/3 Maritime Regiment, Royal Artillery. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent
Total loss 59, includes 7, gunners (military) and 41 Indian Merchant Seaman
INDIAN MERCHANT NAVY
41 stated as being lost 42 names found
ABDUL Aziz, Fireman Serang, aged 43. ABDUL Husain, Fireman, aged 27. ABDUL Majid, Trimmer aged 24. ABDUL Rahman, Tindal aged 41. ABDUL Razaq, Seaman, aged 26. ABDUL Wahab, Bhandary aged 32. ABDUR Rahim, Fireman, aged 25. AFTAR Husain, Greaser, aged 34. ALAMGIR, Seaman, aged 23. AHMAD Ali, Butler, AMIR Husain, Lamp Trimmer aged 36. AZIZ Muhammad, Seacunny, aged 48. AZIZ-UR-RAHMAN, Bhandary, aged 45. BADAR Ali, Fireman, aged 45. BADAR Ali, Fireman, aged 36. BHAGU Naik, Topas, aged 25. CHIRAGH Ali, Cassab, aged 61. DIL Muhammad, Tindal aged 35. DULLA Mian, Seaman, aged 42. FAZEL Rahman, Winchman, aged 31. GOMES Anthoney, Cook, aged 47. HAKIM Allah, Trimmer, aged 43. HARUN-AL-RASHID, Seaman , aged 44. IBRAHIM, Fireman, aged 42. ISMAIL, Seacunny, aged 48. JAFAR Khan, Trimmer, aged 43. JAN Muhammad, Cassab, aged 53. JOWAH, Topass, aged 33. KALANDAR, Greaser, aged 54. LAL Mian, General Servant, aged 33. MUHABBAT Ali, Seaman. MUHAMMAD Adam Ali, Trimmer, aged 23. MUHAMMAD Yusuf, General Servant aged 24. NAWAB Ali Khan, Fireman, aged 36. NUR Ahmad, Seacunny aged 33. RANU Ullah, Seacunny aged 42. SHERAZ-UD-DIN, Fireman, aged 42. SIKANDAR Bhuya, Fireman, aged 27. SULAIMAN, Iceman, aged 37. TURAB Ullah, Trimmer, aged 30. WARIS Ullah, Greaser aged 37. YAQUB Ali, Tindal, aged 46
M.V. BHIMA
Built March 1939, torpedoed and sunk by enemy submarine, 370 miles South of Colombo
20th February 1942. All members of crew rescued after 3 days in the boats. No casualties
S.S. GANGES
Built October 1930, sunk by Japanese surface vessel and aircraft, 20 miles of Vizagapatam
6th April 1942. Survivors reached land after 24 hours in the boats
KEIR Robert Gordon, 4th Engineer, died aged 28. Son of Robert Paton and Janet Macdonald Keir
MURPHY Michael Joseph, 1st Radio Officer, died aged 28
REILLY Willie, 2nd Radio Officer died aged 17. Son of William & Ellen of Salford, Lancashire. Awared the Kings Commendation for Brave Conduct
INDIAN MERCHANT NAVY
8 names found
AKBAR Ali, Oiler aged 55. ANFAR Ali, Tindal, aged 53. DORAB Ali, Tindal aged 66. HASMIN Ullah, Oiler aged 58. NASAR Muhammad, Cassab, aged 37. RIASAT Ullah, Serang, aged 50. RUSTAM Main, Fireman, aged 39. SANA Ullah, Iceman, aged 42
Total loss of life 15, includes 1 gunner (Military) and 11 Indian Merchant Seamen
M.V. INDUS
Sunk by German war ship, Santa Cruz in the Indian Ocean. 20th July 1942. Survivors made prisoners
of war and liberated from Germany May 1945.
ALDERMAN William Roland, 2nd Officer died aged 28. Son of William & Mary, nee Smelt, and husband of Harriet Marie Nee Loughran. of new Malden, Surrey
STODDART Ronald Joseph, 3rd Officer died aged 27. Son of William Henry & Maude Matilda of Twickenham
WRIGHT Norman John, 2nd Radio Officer died aged 19
MASON John Frederick, Corporal, CH22355, Royal Marine. DSM, died aged 41. Son of George & Ellen and husband of Edith Mabel of Plumstead, London. Commemorated on the Chatham, Naval Memorial, Kent
INDIAN MERCHANT NAVY
18 names found
ABDUL Khair, Boy aged 23. ABDUL Quadas, Seaman, aged 33. ABDUL Rashid, Greaser aged 37. ABDUL Rashid, Seaman, aged 31. ARFAN Ali, Tindal aged 38. ARFAN Ali, Trimmer aged 21. GOLAT Tamin, Seaman, aged 46. HAIDAR Ali, Trimmer aged 40. JOHAR Ali, Trimmer aged 40. JUMA, Topass aged 36. MAHMUDI, Cook, aged 36. MUHAMMAD Ishaq, Butler, aged 65. PERROS, General Servant, aged 39. RAHM, Ullah, Fireman, aged 34. SALAMAT Ullah, Seaman, aged 21. SHAKIR Ali, Cook, aged 27. SHAMSIQ-UD-DIN, Seaman, aged 43. ZAIN-UL-ANIDIN Greaser, aged 44
Total loss, 22, includes 1 gunner (military) and 22 Indian Merchant Seamen
M.V. SUTLEJ
Built March 1940, torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Indian Ocean
25th February 1944. Survivors rescued by H.M.S. Flamingo after 49 days on a raft
JONES Dennis Gough, Master died aged 37. Son of Albert Edward and Emily May of Bath, Somerset, and husband of Frances Cagley of Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
QUICK Edwin, Chief Officer died aged 39. Husband of Hilda Rose of St Ives, Cornwall. Awarded the Kings Commendation for Brave Conduct
CHISHOLM Alexander, 2nd Officer died aged 33
WATERS John James 5th Engineer, died aged 22
MCMANUS Joseph, 1st Radio Officer died aged 44. Son of Daniel & Annie
WHITTAKER John Dracup, 2nd Radio Officer, died aged 19. Son of Wilfred & Edith of Hartshead Moor, Yorkshire.
ROBINSON Harry, 3rd Radio Officer died aged 16
Not mentioned
CATHCART Anthony, Able Seaman, C/JX556033, Royal Navy. Son of Anthony Paterson and Sarah of Glasgow. Commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent
Total loss, 29 includes 7 gunners (Military) and 35 Indian Merchant Seaman
INDIAN MERCHANT NAVY
33 names found
ABDUL Hakin, Seaman, aged 42. ABDUL Khaliq, General Servant aged 23. ABDUL Nabi, Lamp Trimmer aged 48. ABDUL Wahid, Seacunny aged 43. ABDUR Rahman, Cassab, aged 54. AFZAL Mian, Trimmer aged 33. AKADDAS Ali, Boy, 24. ANU Main, Seaman, aged 22. ASAD Ali, Bhandary, aged 44. AZFAR Ali, Trimmer aged 23. AZAR Mian, Donkeyman, aged 41. IBRAHIN Ali Donkeyman aged 40. INAM Ali, Seaman aged 28. KABIR Ahmad, Seaman aged 23. KARAMAT Ali, Serang aged 56. MUHAMMAD Ishaq, Fireman aged 35. MUHAMMAD Yaqub, General Servant. NIZAM-UL-HAQ, General Servant, aged 48. BUR-UL-HAQ, Butler aged 41. RASHID Ullah, Tindal aged 48. RUSTAM Mian, Fireman, aged 39. SAYID Ahmad, Trimmer aged 36. SHEIKH Usman, Boy aged 24. SIKANDAR Mian, Seaman, aged 34. SONIAH, Topass, aged 31. WAHAB Mian, Seacunny, aged 32. WALI Mian, Seaman, aged 49. YAQUB Ali, General Servant aged 49. YUSUF Ali, Trimmer aged 33.