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.
Reidar Kristian Andreas Nilssen
- Date of birth
- July 19, 1912
- Date of death
- April 9, 1941Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Finnås
- Place of living
- Haugesund
- County
- Rogaland
- Service
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 1858
Våre falne:
Kystskipperskole, maskinistskole. Reiste ut i august 1939 som 3. maskinist på m/s Sofie Bakke, som sank etter en kollisjon utenfor nordøstkysten av Skottland 4. august 1940. Alle ble reddet. Ble så 2. maskinist på m/t Buesten, og omkom 9. april 1941 da fartøyet ble bombet i senk utenfor Barry Head, på vei fra Dartmouth til Southampton. (Fra «Våre falne»)
Sources
Nesse, Rolf., "Minnesteinen i Espevær", Leidarsteidn, Årshefte 2008
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0082
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0011
Våre falne
Engagements (2)
- Ships
- M/T Buesten
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/18/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved flyangrep
Date: 4/9/1941
- Ships
- M/S Sofie Bakke
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/30/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Kollisjon
Date: 8/4/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
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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