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.
Gunnar Klausen
- Date of birth
- August 1, 1918
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Sarpsborg
- Place of living
- Sarpsborg
- County
- Østfold
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)Mannskap
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 43582.
Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen, s. 401:
Innlemmet i Shetlandsgjengen: 00.2.1943, nr. c123.
Antall turer: sesong 1942-43=2, sesong 1943-44=13, sesong 1944-45=30.
Overført annen virksomhet: 15.11.1945.
The National Archives, Kew:
"Occupation: Clerk. Escaped from Norway and arrived in Sweden 2.3.41. Arrived U.K. 17.12.42".
"To be engaged as crewman at the Shetland and Burghead base about 28.2.43."
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 12. januar 1943, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Kontorist.
Sivil utdannelse: Middelskole, 2-årig handelsskole.
Tidligere militærtjeneste: Frivillig i Sarpsborg 1939/40.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 5. desember 1945.
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0060
«Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen», Asgeir Ueland, 2017.
"Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995.
The National Archives, Kew: HS 9/845/8
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.26. Kort 23-24.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbbb/L0001
Engagements (3)
- Ships
- Shetlandsbuss Hitra
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Mannskap
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/17/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 3/23/1943
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Mannskap
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/4/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/11/1943
Voyages
Places of Service (7)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinekommando Østlandet (M.K.Ø.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 12/5/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 2/9/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested N.N.I.U.
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 11/5/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinekommando London (M.K.L.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 11/14/1945
- To
- 12/1/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 11/10/1945
- To
- 11/10/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Skegness
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 1/14/1943
- To
- 2/7/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 1/12/1943
- To
- 1/14/1943
Medals (2)
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