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.
John Alvin Nilsen
- Date of birth
- May 22, 1904
- Date of death
- September 12, 1976
- Parents
- Records
- A 3234
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Landvik, Grimstad
- Place of living
- Landvik, Grimstad
- County
- Aust-Agder
- Service
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 32224, N.Y. 9983 / 33445.
Fartstid:
30. aug. 1924 d / s ”Navigator” Tvedestrand for utlandet (kokk),
avm 27. feb. 1925 i Antwerpen.
18. sep. 1925 d / s ”Asgerd” Grimstad for utlandet (kokk),
avm 1. juli 1927 i Bergen.
14. juni 1929 m / t ”Stigstad” Oslo / videre
avm 21. okt. 1930 i Holtenau.
9. feb. 1931 m / s ”Nansenville” Oslo / videre (matros),
avm 17. des. 1932 i San Pedro.
24. juli 1933 m / t ”New Zealand” San Pedro / videre (matros),
avm 29. juli 1933 i San Pedro.
5. sep. 1933 d / s ”Gorm” New York (lettm.),
avm 8. des. 1933 i New York.
2. juli 1937 m / t ”Chr. Th. Boe” Arendal (lettmatros),
avm 9. mars 1938 i Oslo.
9. mars 1938 m / t ”Chr. Th. Boe” Oslo (matros),
avm 5. mai 1938 i Hamburg.
2. mai 1939 d / s “Sarita” Grimstad for Rotterdam / videre (lettm. hyre kr 102.-),
skipet ble torpedert og senket 14. juli 1940 *.
28. aug. 1940 m / s ”Rio Braco” Rio de Janeiro / videre (tømmermann),
avm 7. mai 1942 i Southampton.
25. juni 1942 m / t ”Polartank” Liverpool / videre (matros),
avm 22. sep. 1942 i Glasgow.
27. okt. 1942 d / s ”Akabahra” Glasgow / videre (matros),
avm 7. jan. 1943.
2. mars 1943 d / s ”Henrik Ibsen” Glasgow / videre (matros),
avm 5. okt. 1943 i London.
26. okt. 1943 d / s ”Germa” Glasgow / videre (matros),
avm 22. juli 1944 i London.
1. aug. 1944 d / s ”Don” Glasgow / videre (matros),
avm 16. sep. 1944 i Cardiff.
25. sep. 1944 d / s “Rolf Jarl” Cardiff / videre (matros),
avm 5. april 1945 i Liverpool.
16. april 1945 m / t “Herbrand” Glasgow / videre (matros),
avm 17. mai 1946 i Rotterdam.
8. jan. 1947 m / t ”Benoil” Aruba (tømmermann),
avm 15. april 1947 i Chr.sand.
10. sep. 1948 d / s “Tanafjord” Grimstad (tømmermann),
avm ikke oppgitt.
* Torpedert og deretter senket ved kanonild fra u-båten. Besetningen ble reddet.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Arild Nordskogs samlinger.
Engagements (11)
- Ships
- D/S Tanafjord
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Carpenter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Grimstad f. utlandet
Date: 9/10/1948 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/T Benoil
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Carpenter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Aruba
Date: 1/8/1947 - Signed off
- Harbour: Kristiansand
Date: 4/15/1947
- Ships
- M/T Herbrand
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 4/16/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Rotterdam
Date: 5/17/1946
- Ships
- D/S Rolf Jarl
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 9/25/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 4/5/1945
- Ships
- D/S Don
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 8/1/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 9/16/1944
- Ships
- D/S Germa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 10/26/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 7/22/1944
- Ships
- D/S Henrik Ibsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 3/2/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 10/5/1943
- Ships
- D/S Akabahra
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 10/27/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 1/7/1943
- Ships
- M/T Polartank
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 6/25/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 9/22/1942
- Ships
- M/S Rio Branco
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Carpenter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Date: 8/28/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Southampton, Hampshire, England
Date: 5/7/1942
- Ships
- D/T Sarita
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Carpenter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Grimstad
Date: 5/2/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 7/14/1940
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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
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