Analysis of Crew on Athenia September 1939
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ANALYSIS OF CREW ON ATHENIA SEPTEMBER 1939 Sources Main Source (Scotsman 5 Sep 1939 p11) 319 total including 1 labelled as "not on board," (A Love) plus 8 others added below, less 2 others not on board from Press "cuttings"(G Kennedy, D Swan) = 324. (Maximum) 324 crew (Uncertainty remains over 31 with no landing recorded or other confirmation of being on board, apart from appearance on a crew list, who either bypassed landing registration at Greenock (or Galway), were hospitalised without record and without their landing being recorded, or were never on board despite being on crew list.) 324 crew, 70 Deck Department, 32 Engine Department, 161 Stewards Department, 61 Cooks Department. Crew List Versions Different versions of crew lists used as follows (Scotsman 5 Sep 1939 p11) = crew lists A (Liverpool Daily Post 5 Sep 1939 p3) = crew lists B (Liverpool Echo 4th Sep 1939 p6 and 8) = crew lists C (Daily Record 5 Sep 1939 p11) = crew lists D Carroll (2012) ... 316 crew 220 cabin crew (Stewards plus Cooks Departments), about 63 deck crew, about 29 engine crew. 41 new cabin crew on final trip (Carroll, 2012) Mitchell Library, Glasgow TD49/72/4(2) 306 crew- 220 cabin crew, 57 deck crew, 29 engine crew Official List of Officers and Crew "landed Galway" (Scotsman 7 Sep 1939 p11) 134 (135 less 1 as John Burke listed twice consecutively) = "landed Galway." List of survivors "landed Greenock" - Scotsman 6 Sep 1939 p6 (72 under crew, 3 in passengers but noted as crew, 42 in passengers not noted as crew, total 117 = "landed Greenock"). 1 landed Halifax (Denis McCaffrey). 31 no landing information or other confirmation at all 22 no landing information, but quoted in press or mentioned in reliable book accounts or applied to Athenia Relief Fund (documents in Mitchell library, Glasgow) etc. Analysis of Crew Lists: Ronnie MacLean 27 July 2020 Page 1 of 23 19 (immediate) casualties (Scotsman 27 Sep 1939 p7). Passenger Lists from Montreal Gazette Sep 9, 1939, p9: 4 lists - 721 known survivors, including 113 non-Americans on City of Flint, 111 Americans on City of Flint, and List 4 - puzzling Donaldson Line 58 known survivors (Montreal Gazette Sep 9, 1939, p9). Many on list 4 are actually crew members. DECK DEPARTMENT Master - James Cook, King's Commendation (50), 35 Herries Road, Pollokshields, Glasgow. Captain Cook, landed Galway. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Chief Officer - Barnet ("Barney") Mackenzie Copland, OBE, Lloyd's War Medal (32), 276 Strathmartine Road, Dundee (parents' address). Chief Officer M Barnett [sic], landed Greenock, not under "crew." Captain B Copland acknowledged Caulfield (1958) for "repeated assistance on several knotty points." Crew lists A, B, C, D (all B M Copeland). First Mate / First Officer - John Jamieson Emery (28), Hanwell, 21 Robsland Avenue, Ayr, South Ayrshire. Emery, first officer, landed Galway. In Caulfield (1958), in Carroll (2012). Crew lists A (A, J J Emmery), B, C, D (D, J J Emmery). Second Mate / Second Officer - Kenneth Gordon Crockett (32) 190 Baldwin Avenue, Knightswood, Glasgow. Crockett, second officer, landed Galway. In Caulfield (1958) and Carroll (2012). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Third Mate / Third Officer - Colin Porteous (28), 16 Ashdale Drive, Moss Park, Glasgow (parents' address). Porteous, third officer, landed Galway. Captain Colin Porteous acknowledged in Caulfield (1958), in Carroll (2012). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Surgeon - Doctor Albert "Bert" Sharman 19 Kelvin Court, Glasgow. A Starman (male) British, landed Greenock, not under "crew." (In Caulfield, 1958 and Carroll, 2012). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Nurse - A D ("Nanny") Weir 4 Melrose Street, Glasgow. A D Weir, nurse, landed Greenock. (In Caulfield, 1958). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Assistant Nurse - M K Moffat 56 Arisaig Drive, Glasgow. M K Moffat, assistant nurse, landed Greenock. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Hospital Assistant - H Hammond 25 Braid Street, Glasgow. H Hammond, hospital assistant, landed Greenock. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Chief Purser - Alexander Hamilton Wotherspoon 27 Fotheringay Road, Glasgow. Wotherspoon, purser, landed Galway. In 1946 of 11 Hutchinson Drive, Bearsden 1938. In Caulfield (1958). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Assistant Purser - Andrew Taylor 103 Montford Avenue, Glasgow. Taylor, assistant purser, landed Galway. Assistant purser Taylor (in Caulfield, 1958 and Carroll, 2012). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Analysis of Crew Lists: Ronnie MacLean 27 July 2020 Page 2 of 23 Junior Assistant Purser - W A McClymont Rumling or Ruomlig or Uromlig, Norbreck Drive, Giffnock, Glasgow. McClymont, purser, landed Galway. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Purser's Clerk - Eric Bridges (21), 12 Corunna Street, Glasgow. Bridges, purser's clerk, landed Galway. Crew lists A (Elie Bridges), B, C, D. Purser's Clerk - B Doreton 47 Ashleigh Street, Glasgow. (Ashley Street?). B Dorecton (Liverpool Evening Express 4 Sep 1939 p6). Possibly B Doctor, Landed Greenock, not under "crew." Crew lists A, B, C, D. Purser's Clerk - E G Sabatini 4 Dellfield Close, Watford, Hertfordshire. E Sabatini (male), British landed Greenock, not under "crew." Crew lists A, B, C, D. Purser's Clerk - Andrew J Wilson 32 St Andrews Street, Galashiels, Scottish Borders (parents' address). Wilson, assistant purser, landed Galway. Crew lists A, B, C, D. First Radio Officer - David Don (45), 113 Westburn Road, Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire Don, chief wireless operator, landed Galway. Acknowledged source for Caulfield (1958) and in Carroll (2012). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Second Radio Officer - Donald McRae 2 Orchy Gardens, Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow. Macrae, second wireless operator, landed Galway. (In Caulfield, 1958 and Carroll, 2012). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Third Radio Officer - Hugh W Ramsay (26) Congrett Manse, New Deer, Aberdeenshire. Ramsay (in hospital), landed Galway. In Caulfield (1958). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Carpenter - James "Jimmy" Mitchell 52 Clynder Street, Glasgow. J Mitchell, carpenter, landed Greenock. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Carpenter's Mate / Ship's Joiner - Harry Logie 28 McLellan Street, Glasgow. H Logie, carpenter's mate, landed Greenock. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Bosun - William Harvey, BEM, Lloyd's War Medal (59) 138 Milnpark Street, Glasgow. W Harvey (male), British landed Greenock, not under "crew." (Acknowledged Caulfield, 1958, in Carroll, 2012). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Senior Bosun's Mate - Robert Young 16 McLean Street, Glasgow. Robert Young, boatswain's mate, landed Galway. (Acknowledged Caulfield, 1958). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Bosun's Mate - Donald McDonald 45 Boyd Street, Glasgow. Donald McDonald, bosun's mate, landed Galway. In Carroll (2012). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Lamps - Murdo McDonald 15 Water Row, Glasgow. Murdo McDonald, sailor, landed Galway. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Stores - John McEwan (19), lodgings at 19 Ancroft Street, Glasgow. J McEwan, stores, landed Greenock. Crew lists A, B, C (B and C, Guy McEwan), D. Quartermaster - George Bowman 958 Govan Road, Glasgow. George Bowman, QM, landed Galway. (Acknowledged Caulfield, 1958). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Analysis of Crew Lists: Ronnie MacLean 27 July 2020 Page 3 of 23 Quartermaster - Alexander "Alex" Campbell 91 Pollok Street, Glasgow. Alexander Campbell, quartermaster, landed Greenock. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Quartermaster - Joseph Crossland 153 Mathieson Street, Glasgow. J Crossland (male), British landed Greenock, not under "crew." Crew lists A, B, C, D. Quartermaster - James Fraser? 393 Dumbarton Road, Glasgow. No landing info. or other confirmation. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Quartermaster - Angus Graham (28), 12 Aird Point, Stornoway, Lewis, Western Isles and c/o McQueen, 11 McLellan Street, Plantation, Glasgow. A Graham, quartermaster, landed Greenock, and to Western Infirmary, Glasgow. In Carroll (2012). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Quartermaster - Allan McLean 5 Russell Street, Rothesay, Argyll and Bute. Allan McLean, quartermaster, landed Galway. (In Caulfield, 1958). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Able Bodied Seaman - W Baird? 56 Glendale Street, Glasgow. No landing info. or other confirmation. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Able Bodied Seaman - D Campbell 16 Pollok Street, Glasgow. D Campbell, AB, landed Greenock. Crew lists A, B, C, not on list D. Able Bodied Seaman - Ian Crombie Riverside, Callander, Perthshire. J Crombie, AB, landed Greenock. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Able Bodied Seaman - Harry Dillon (28) 28 Clark Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow. H Dillon, sailor, landed Greenock. Harry Dillon acknowledged Caulfield (1958), in Carroll (2012). Crew lists A, B, C (all sailor, D Dillon), D (D, able bodied seaman D Dillon. Able Bodied Seaman - John Herriot Burnside Cottage, Lochgilphead, Argyll and Bute. John Harriott, AB, landed Galway. Crew lists A, B, C (B and C, J Herriod), D. Able Bodied Seaman - J Leckie 20 Ashley Street, Glasgow. J Leckie, sailor, landed Greenock. Crew lists A, B, C (A, B and C, no designation, sailor? J Leckie), D. Able Bodied Seaman - John McDonald 143 McLean Street, Glasgow. George McDonald, AB, landed Galway? Crew lists A, B, C, D. Able Bodied Seaman - A MacGregor? 32 Thornwood Terrace, Glasgow. No landing info. or other confirmation. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Able Bodied Seaman - Alex. McIntosh 18 River Row, Glasgow. Alex. McIntosh, AB, landed Galway. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Able Bodied Seaman - W J Macintosh 4 White Street, Glasgow. W Macintosh (male), British landed Greenock, not under "crew." In Carroll (2012). Crew lists A, B, C, D. Able Bodied Seaman - Jack McKenzie 12 Brock Street, Hilton, Fearn, Ross-shire. Jack McKenzie, AB, landed Galway. Crew lists A, B, C, D. Able Bodied Seaman - Angus McKinnon? No address, No Landing info. Presumably to Greenock and then hospital. No record. In life boat that fell into sea - rowed with broken Analysis of Crew Lists: Ronnie MacLean 27 July 2020 Page 4 of 23 arm and leg, with John Sorbie and Stewardess Johnstone (article Hamilton Advertiser 9 Sep 1939, transcribed at sorbie.net).