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
- June 20, 1913
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Place of living
- Sandar, Sandefjord.
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 122977.
Var ombord i Kongsdal i august måned 1946.
ARKIVET, Krigsseilerarkivet:
Informasjon om foreldre og brødre fått fra familien.
Brødre:
Ole Gjekstad: https://www.krigsseilerregisteret.no/no/sjofolk/761706/
Reidar Olsen: https://www.krigsseilerregisteret.no/no/sjofolk/245967/
Frank Olsen: https://www.krigsseilerregisteret.no/no/sjofolk/227091/
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 16.07.1942 som: U.m.m.
Sivil stilling: Maskinist.
Sivil utdannelse: Maskinistskole. 4,5 års verkstedstid.
Sertifikater: 3.kl. Mask. sertifikat (Damp og motor)
Tidligere militærtjeneste: Hæren i Scotland.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 07.12.1945 M.K.Ø.
Vestfoldarkivet:
Ifølge Vestfoldarkivet var han oppslager på Ulysses" for sesongen 1939/40.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Den norske tankflåten som reddet Storbritannia (1940)*Signed on M/T Salamis
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.31. kort 317-318.
Vestfoldarkivet (med mannskapsliste til "Ulysses" ekspedisjonen 1939/40)
Engagements (7)
- Ships
- Tjenestested 52 motorlaunchflotilla (M.L.Fl.)
- Nationality
- Not registered
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/29/1945
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/18/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/22/1944
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/30/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/10/1944
- Ships
- M.T.B.F. (Motortorpedobåtflotilje, Marinen)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/22/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/6/1943
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/16/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/18/1942
- Ships
- M/T Salamis
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 7/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/6/1940
- Ships
- M/T Thorshavet
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: September 1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/11/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (10)
- Place of service
- Marinekommando Sørlandet (M.K.S.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 12/3/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens stasjon Edinburgh (M.S.E.)
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 10/4/1944
- To
- 10/19/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Liverpool
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 6/15/1944
- To
- 10/4/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Devonport
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 6/5/1944
- To
- 6/15/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Liverpool
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 4/22/1944
- To
- 6/5/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Liverpool
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 3/18/1944
- To
- 3/18/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Devonport
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 3/11/1944
- To
- 3/17/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens stasjon, Port Edgar (M.S.P.E.)
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 3/6/1943
- To
- 7/29/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 9/19/1942
- To
- 9/22/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens stasjon, Port Edgar (M.S.P.E.)
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 7/16/1942
- To
- 7/16/1942
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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