The following table contains the names of the crewmembers that served on the EMPRESS OF ASIA on a voyage that commenced October 7 1939 and terminated April 13 1940. On this voyage the EMPRESS OF ASIA sailed the Pacific on her regular Trans-Pacific mercantile route with regularly scheduled stops in Vancouver, Victoria, Yokohama, Kobe, Nagasaki, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Manila, and Honolulu.
| NAME | RATING |
|---|---|
| Abbott, R. | Engineer |
| Adam, C. | Shop Attendant |
| Adamson, W. E. | Chief Purser |
| Alexander, H. M. | Engineer |
| Bald, J. | Chief Engineer |
| Barr, R. L. | Boy Seaman |
| Bennett, C. H. | Engineer |
| Bing, A. H. | Able Seaman DEMS |
| Booth, R. | Ticket Agent |
| Brown, G. O. | Storekeeper |
| Brown, L. W. | Steward |
| Connell, H. A. | Marconi Operator |
| Cordeaux, M. | Stewardess |
| Cottingham, W. L. | Baggage Master |
| Crofts, C. W. | 3rd Officer |
| Cusworth, E. | Stewardess |
| Dibb, B. | Ordinary Seaman |
| Donnelly, J. W. | 4th Officer |
| Drew, J. E. | Engineer |
| Drummond, J. | Sanitary Engineer |
| Duvoisin, E. | Steward |
| Easly, J. | Pantryman |
| Findlay, J. H. | Steward |
| Fisher, K. A. | Engineer |
| Fraser, A. R. | Chief Steward |
| Gaskill, L. T. | Engineer |
| Gee, A. | Chef |
| Gillespie, F. | Chief Electrician |
| Gislason, H. | Surgeon |
| Glover, T. C. | Engineer |
| Goold, G. | Commander |
| Gorely, B. F. | Chief Purser |
| Green, P. T. | Cadet |
| Harris, A. | Boy Seaman |
| Harris, L. | Bookstall Attendant |
| Henderson, M. N. | Stewardess |
| Higgs, E. E. | Boy Seaman |
| Holland, E. R. | Engineer |
| Horne, A. L. | Ticket Agent |
| Howard, F. | Barkeeper |
| Hull, H. | Constable |
| Humphreys, E. | Refrigeration Engineer |
| Hunter, G. | Engineer |
| Johnson, A. | Hairdresser |
| Johnston, L. H. | 1st Officer |
| Jones, W. H. | Storekeeper |
| Jones, W. R. | Chief Butcher |
| Kirkpatrick, R. W. | Cadet |
| Laurillard, J. T. | Linenkeeper |
| Lloyd, J. H. | Barber |
| Longfield, A. G. | Storekeeper |
| Lyall, J. | Engineer |
| Masson, J. | Engineer |
| Masson, T. | Engineer |
| Mayhall, M. | Staff Captain |
| McGhee, A. | Carpenter |
| McKean, R. A. | Engineer |
| McLaughlin, B. | Steward |
| Mead, J. | Able Seaman DEMS |
| Minter, H. | Pantryman |
| Moran, B. D. | Purser |
| Morriss, L. | Able Seaman DEMS |
| Morrow, A. | Engineer |
| Muir, G. L. | Marconi Operator |
| Munro, J. A. | Refrigeration Engineer |
| Neale, H. S. | Ordinary Seaman |
| Nesbitt, O. E. | Steward |
| Petrek, L. | Able Seaman DEMS |
| Pitt-Brooke, R. | Purser’s Messenger |
| Poole, F. | 2nd Officer |
| Puddington, E. C. | Ticket Agent |
| Ramsay, F. N. A. | Marconi Operator |
| Robinson, W. J. | Purser |
| Ross, A. M. | Bookstall Attendant |
| Ryan, M. | Stewardess |
| Shaw, E. R. | 5th Officer |
| Smith, D. | Chief Officer |
| Smith, H. M. | Nurse |
| Smith, S. | Boatswain |
| Stainton, H. | Engineer |
| Stewart, R. A. | Boy Seaman |
| Sutton, H. | Constable |
| Sutton, W. | Master-at-Arms |
| Thielen, K. | Stewardess |
| Thomas R. D. | Marconi Operator |
| Thrussell, S. | Boy Seaman |
| Tingley, C. | Stewardess |
| Treloar, E. B. | Engineer |
| Tufnail, O. | Barkeeper |
| Watts, C. E. | Storekeeper |
| Welsman, E. L. | Chief Purser |
| Williams, D. B. | Electrician |
| Wright, F. S. | Chief Steward |
| Wynne, G. | Engineer |