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.
Birger Georg Olsson
- Date of birth
- February 15, 1899
- Date of death
- September 20, 1959
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Oslo
- Place of living
- Vear, Sem st.
- County
- OsloVestfold
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2Prisoner during WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 5620, NY 4201.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Gunvor Justine Olsson.
Fra fartstidsoppgave fra Riksarkivet, datert 28.6.01, siteres:
"WOOLGAR ble senket av japanske fly 07.03.42. Mannskapet gikk i livbåtene og [de overlevende i den ene livbåten] kom etter 88 dagers seilas til Port Blair, Andamanøyene den 04.06.42.
Samtlige ble tatt til fange av japanerne. Olsson var først krigsfange på Malaya og senere i fangeleiren Changi Camp, (Civil internees) i Singapore.
Han ble befridd 15.09.45 og sendt til England som passasjer med TEGELBERG. Ankom Liverpool 08.10.45 og ble deretter sendt hjem med BRETAGNE og ankom Norge 29.10.45."
Sources
Folketelling Oslo/Kristiania 1910
Norges Skibsførere, Annen utgave 1935-53
Privat arkiv avgitt til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0008
Engagements (2)
- Ships
- D/S Woolgar
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/8/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 3/7/1942
- Ships
- D/S Woolgar
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Styrmann / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/5/1937 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/28/1939
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (3)
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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