The Bower & Collier Family History

Research by Colin Bower

Sinking of the SS Britannia 1941

Names mentioned in book, Lifeboat Number Seven

This list of names is in addition to:

- List of names mentioned in the Chapter "Other Survivors"

"Other Survivors"

- the list of the Personnel in Lifeboat Number Seven

Personnel in Lifeboat Number 7

Key

* survived the ordeal in Lifeboat Number 7

# sadly did not survive

Names

*Albino, Goanese Steward to Frank West
Bailey, Lt., R.C.N.V.R. (shared cabin withFrank West on Britannia)
#Beck, W.
Bland, Mr. Leonatd,  English Missionary (Brazil)
*Blank, Sub.-Lieut. (A) T.H., R.N.V.R.
Bryan, Mr& Mrs Geoffrey Leigh, British Vice Consul (Brazil)
*Carney, W., A/B
Collie, Captain, SS Britannia
Cox, Indian Army Lietenant (played guitar in ad hoc band)
#Cutler, Hugh "Emmanuel", Missionsary
*Davies, Mr. W.F.M., "Chippy", Warrant Shipwright, R.N.
Diggle, Mr. Henry H., English Engineer (Brazil)
#Harman, K.G., Sub.-Lieut., R.N.V.R. (officer in charge of look-outs on Britannia)
*Hawcroft, D., Pte
Leitch, 4th Officer, SS Britannia
#Liddell, Mr.,  7th Engineer, ss Britannia
#Lyons, Lieut. F., R.N.R.
*MacKinnon, R., A/F.
MacMillan, Mr., Chief Officer, ss Britannia
*MacVicar, Mr. William, 3rd Officer, ss Britannia
*McIntosh, Sub.-Lieut. I.S., R.N. (Australian)
*Malcolm, W., A/F.
Miller, Dr., Ship's Surgeon, ss Britannia
Murta, Dr. Jose Gomes (Brazil)
*Purdie, David, S.A.
Rowlandson, Lt. A.H., R.N.
#Roy, Madrassi Steerage Passenger
Seigwright, Naval Rating (first sighted the Thor)
#Smith, Mr. P.
*Soans, Sub.-Lieut., A.L., R.N.V.R. (also in book as G.L. Soan)
Strong, Lt. R.N.V.R.
*West, Lieut., F.L., R.N.V.R. (played violin in ad hoc band)
*Westgarth, Mr E.G., Gunner (T) R.N.
*Wheater, Jack, A/F. (played trumpet in ad hoc band)

Colin Bower
10 October 2020

Links to:

The Chapter "Other Survivors"  in the book, which includes an account by Lt Rowlandson

"Other Survivors"

Britannia Index

 
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