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.
Harry Karlsen
- Date of birth
- March 5, 1902
- Date of death
- February 12, 1941Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Skien
- Place of living
- Skien
- County
- Telemark
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registreringsnummer under krigen, London 1604, New York 14161
Gift med (Jf Lodonkortet): Borghild Karlsen
Våre Falne:
Tømmermann Harry Karlsen, Skien.
Handelsskole, Landbruksskole og snekkerfagskole.
Gift 1928 i Skien med Borghild Konstanse født Jensen, f. 1902 i Skien - 2 barn.
Seilte under krigen i alliert fart som tømmermann på M/S BORGESTAD. Skipet kom i kamp med tysk panserkrysser ADMIRAL HIPPER underveis fra Freetown til England, og han omkom den 12.februar 1941 da skipet ble senket.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Våre Falne
Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995, s. 198.
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0010
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- M/S Borgestad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Carpenter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - 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
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