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.
Johannes Malvin Prestnes
- Date of birth
- October 18, 1916
- Date of death
- December 2, 1940Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Sunde, Sunnhordland
- Place of living
- Sunde i Sunnhordland
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Service
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registreringsnummer under krigen: London 5756.
Våre falne:
"på d/s Samnanger, og omkom da skipet ble torpedert av en tysk u-båt i Sør-Atlanteren [2.] desember 1940, på reise mellom Oban og Sierra Leone".
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Våre falne
Kvinnheringar i krig 1940-1945, Kvinnherad Sogelag (hovedforfatter: Jørgen Markhus), 2006.
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0011
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- D/S Samnanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 7/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 12/2/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (1)
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)