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.
Lars Olaf Larsen
- Date of birth
- December 4, 1916
- Date of death
- September 3, 1941Cause of death: Disease
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Nøtterøy
- Place of living
- Nøtterøy
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Rank
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2Prisoner during WW2
Våre falne:
«Dro til sjøs som dekksgutt da han var 16. år gammel. Var senere matros på d/s Tana. I begynnelsen av juli 1941 ble skipet rekvirert av den franske regjering og ført til Fransk Marokko, hvor mannskapet ble internert. Han ble syk i leiren og døde 3. september 1941. Gravlagt s. st».
La tombe de Marin Inconnu:
«La tombe de Marin Inconnu» er fransk for «graven til den ukjente sjømannen».
Begravet: El Jadida-Mazagan i Marokko.
Det marokkanske magasinet Zamane, juni 2024 (utdrag, oversatt fra fransk):
"Lars Olaf Larsen, who died in 1941, is buried in the Christian cemetery of El Jadida-Mazagan in Morocco in circumstances that have not been fully clarified. The presence of his tomb in this place is a bit of an enigma, especially since his burial place has remained unknown locally and even in his own country, Norway, as our investigations have shown. Starting from the few elements engraved on the marble of his tombstone, Mustapha Jmahri was able to retrace his unfortunate story. From now on, the 25-year-old sailor will no longer be the unknown gravein the cemetery of Mazagan. Mustapha Jmahri write article about Larsen in Moroccan magazine (Zamane, june 2024). Contact : [email protected]"
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Internerte norske handelsskip i Nord-Afrika (1940-1942)*Enlisted T/S Tana as able seaman
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- T/S Tana
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Internert
Date: 6/22/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (0)
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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