The information on registered seafarers is not in all cases complete. As new sources are studied, information on engagements and medals etc. will be added to some of the already registered seafarers.
Thoralf Thorsen
- Date of birth
- May 23, 1906
- Date of death
- February 12, 1941Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Kvitseid
- Place of living
- Bøleveien 23, Skien
- County
- Telemark
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: Londonnummer 1623.
Gift med Astrid Thorsen Bøleveien 21, Skien, ifølge Londonkort
Våre Falne:
1.kokk Thoralf Thorsen, Skien.
Gift 1938 med Astrid Eilse Olsen,f.1910 i Solum - 1 barn.
Omkom den 12.februar 1941 da M/S BORGESTAD angrep tysk panserkrysser ADMIRAL HIPPER for å forsvare konvoien. M/S BORGESTAD ble senket, men mesteparten av konvoien ble reddet.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Våre Falne
Privat arkiv avgitt til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter (Norges Handels og Sjøfartstidende, 4. desember 1945 (St. Olavsmedaljen med Ekegren))
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0011
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- M/S Borgestad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 1. Kokk
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 9/27/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved beskytning fra skip/ubåt/land
Date: 2/12/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (2)
Going through new source material in order to document the war sailors and their history is an ongoing and extensive effort, and there exist no complete register over decorations awarded. Infomation about medals will therefore be registered gradually and be based on different source materials. The war sailors were awarded medals both during and after the war. Do you want to read more about decorations, then please study this page: Decorations
Images (1)