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.
Thorbjørn Olsen
- Date of birth
- February 13, 1917
- Date of death
- January 25, 1941Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Oslo
- Place of living
- Oslo
- County
- Oslo
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 5674.
Våre falne:
Seilte i handelsflåten fra høsten 1939. Skipet han var på, ble senket i oktober 1940 utenfor England, men han ble reddet og lå på sykehus i London i ca. 2 1/2 måned. Tok så hyre på D/S VESPASIAN, og omkom da skipet forsvant etter at det var gått fra Oban og falt ut av konvoien natt til 22. januar 1941. Det var på vei til Mackenzie. (Fra «Våre falne»)
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0088
Våre falne
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0011
Engagements (2)
- Ships
- D/S Vespasian
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 1/25/1941
- Ships
- M/T Fosna
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/9/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/6/1940
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
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