1915 Merchant Navy Crew Lists

[kiterunner]

http://1915crewlists.rmg.co.uk/

You can search by the name of the crew member and / or the name of the ship, and view the crew list images, and it is all free! The lists have been transcribed by volunteers from all over the world.

[ElizabethHerts]

Fantastic, Kate! I have found my 1st cousin twice removed, Herbert Charles Purkis. He was Master in the Merchant Navy and the first record I looked at had his signature. He died in Durban, South Africa, in 1916.

[kiterunner]

Please note that a lot of crew members are listed with initials plus surname rather than full name.

[Durham Lady]

CREW LISTS OF THE BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY – 1915

For the first time ever, the Crew Lists of the British Merchant Navy from the year 1915 have been digitized and made available to search for free. Find relatives and loved ones via our database of over 39,000 crew lists, featuring over 750,000 names.

http://1915crewlists.rmg.co.uk/

[kiterunner]

Nice! Thanks for that. Five matches come up for my g-grandfather.

Tip: many people will be listed by initial(s) instead of full first name(s), so try leaving the first name out of your search or searching by initial.

Edit - I've merged this with my old thread about the same database to avoid confusion. I assume the database has been updated recently.