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.
Emil Anton Fjørtoft
- Date of birth
- August 13, 1890
- Date of death
- March 28, 1941Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Ålesund
- Place of living
- Moleveien 6,Ålesund
- County
- Møre og Romsdal
- Rank
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 1672.
Våre falne:
Gift i Haugesund med Johanna Dorthea Jensen, f. 1887 i Bergen, d. i Ålesund. 3 barn. Var kaptein på d/s Borgund som under kampene i 1940 utførte et strålende redningsarbeid av flygere og sjøfolk som lå og drev på redningsflåter i Nordsjøen. D/s Borgund forsvant på reise mellom Reykjavik og Skottland i mars 1941. St. Olavs medaljen post mortem. Omtalt i Sunnmørsposten 1945.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
"Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995, s. 197.
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0010
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- D/S Borgund
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Tromsø
Date: 6/7/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved flyangrep
Date: 3/28/1941
Voyages
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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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