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.
Thomas Dagfinn Jacobsen
- Date of birth
- April 3, 1915
- Date of death
- January 24, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Records
- Q7-157,T14-157,07.02.1935
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Risør
- Place of living
- Risør rode 3
- County
- Aust-Agder
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 5070, NY 18597.
Gift 9. august 1941 med (jf. London-kort): Lillian Jacobsen, 26 Rosmary Terr., Blyth
Iflg London heter mor Anne Dorte.
Var i norske marine seks måneder 1940 til 1941.
Verneplikt i 1936.
Anført i lister som omkommet ombord i M/T Leiesten da den ble torpedert 24.01.1942, var da 2. maskinist (se skipet).
Fra Våre Falne.
Gift i England under krigen. Gikk 1940 inn i den norske marine, var fra september 1941 2.maskinist på M/T LEIESTEN, og omkom 24.januar 1942 da skipet ble torpedert ved Nova Scotia kysten.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 30. juni 1941, som: U/Kvm (M).
Sivil stilling: Maskinist.
Sivil utdannelse: Maskinistskole.
Sertifikater: 3 kl. Masinistsertifikat
Tidligere militærtjeneste: Rekruttskole 1936 og nøytr.vakt
Dimittert fra Marinen: 16. september 1941.
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0046
Våre Falne.
Aust-Agder blad, 7.6.1947
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.13. kort 299-300.
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0010
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- M/T Leiesten
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/20/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 1/24/1942
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U / kvm. (M.) (Utskrevet kvartermester maskin)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/1/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/15/1941
- Ships
- M/S Bonneville
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Rotterdam
Date: 7/27/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- M/T Attila
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Smører / Motormann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Risør
Date: 2/27/1932 - Signed off
- Harbour: Curacao
Date: 1/31/1935
Voyages
Places of Service (2)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U / kvm. (M.) (Utskrevet kvartermester maskin)
- From
- 9/16/1941
- To
- Ukjent
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U / kvm. (M.) (Utskrevet kvartermester maskin)
- From
- 6/30/1941
- To
- 7/1/1941
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