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:
| NAME | RATING | NATIONALITY | COMMEMORATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bree, Bernard Medlicott | Barkeeper | British | Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia |
| Elworthy, Douglas Richard | 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 23rd1942. 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 | RATING | 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 |
| McKerchar, EwenKennedy | Warrant Officer Class II | Royal Army Ordinance Corps | 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 |
| Wilson, Robert Barker | Lieutenant | 125 Anti-Tank Regiment | British | Singapore Memorial |
| Hodgson, John | Trooper | Reconnaissance Corps 18th (5th Bn. The Loyal Regt.) Regt. | British | Singapore Memorial |
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