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.
Einar Leonard Leirvik
- Date of birth
- September 11, 1921
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Trondheim
- Place of living
- Nygate 6, Trondheim
- County
- Sør-Trøndelag
- Service
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 17729, NY 13947.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 28.7.1941, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: Asdickurs. H.K.M.G.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 29.11.1945. M.K.T.
Trøndelag Krigsseilerforenings arkiv:
Fra spørreskjema: "Under min tjeneste ombord D/S Bokn på reise i Irskesjøen nermere bestemt utenfor St, Ives i Cornwall ble vi anngrepet og bommet av tyske fly, fikk lekasje og måtte sette båten land. Mønstret da av grunnet lengre verkstedopphold. Under min tjeneste ombord i jageren "Svenner", som ikke varte lenge grunnet av vi ble torpedert utenfor Caen i Frankrige på invasjonsdagen".
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Invasjonen i Normandie (Operasjon Neptun, juni 1944)*Enlisted Jager HNoMS Svenner as a. s. d.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Tidsskriftet "Krigsseileren" nr. 1 1971
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.19. kort 031-032.
Trøndelag Krigsseilerforenings arkiv, Sverresborg Trøndelag Folkemuseum
AV/SAT-A-4709/2/1/1c/L0024, Trondheim sjømannskontor
Engagements (9)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- A. S. D.
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/11/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- Jager HNoMS Svenner
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- A. S. D.
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/11/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 6/6/1944
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- A. S. D.
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/19/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/28/1944
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- A. S. D.
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/28/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/13/1942
- Ships
- D/S Bokn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/28/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/19/1941
- Ships
- D/S Nestos
- Nationality
- Greece
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: March 1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Grunnstøtt / Uvær
Date: 4/2/1941
- Ships
- D/S Carmelfjell
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/15/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: 2/15/1941
- Ships
- D/S Skiensfjord
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/8/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/2/1940
- Ships
- D/S Gudrid
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Trondheim
Date: 10/6/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Trondheim
Date: 11/25/1939
Voyages
Places of Service (7)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinekommando Trøndelag (M.K.T.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 11/29/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Devonport
- Position
- A. S. D.
- From
- 6/10/1944
- To
- 9/10/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens stasjon, Port Edgar (M.S.P.E.)
- Position
- A. S. D.
- From
- 2/13/1942
- To
- Ukjent
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 10/25/1941
- To
- 10/28/1941
- Place of service
- Tjenestested HMS Nimrod
- Position
- Asdic kurs (Marinen)
- From
- 9/12/1941
- To
- 10/25/1941
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Skegness
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 7/30/1941
- To
- 9/12/1941
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 7/28/1941
- To
- 7/30/1941
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
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