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.

Valdemar Laurin Olsen

Date of birth: August 4, 1913
Date of death: April 10, 1942
Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
Parents
Gender: Male
Nationality: Norway
Birthplace: Flakstad
Place of living: Lofoten
County: Nordland
Service: The Norwegian Merchant Fleet (Nortraship) 1940-1945
Rank: Greaser
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945: M/S Chr. Knudsen, [Torpedert]
Other: Participant in WW2

Londonregisteret:

Registernummer under krigen: London 1943, NY 24825.

Vedkommende er registret som Waldemar Laurin Nilsen i Londonregisteret. Riktig personalia på vedkommende er: Valdemar Laurin Olsen.

Våre falne:

Var fisker før krigen. Reiste til England 28. desember 1941 og tok hyre på m/s Chr. Knudsen. Skipet gikk fra New York 8. april 1942 og forsvant sporløst på vei til Cape Town. (Fra «Våre falne»)

Sources

RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0083

Våre falne

Engagements (1)

Ships
M/S Chr. Knudsen
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Greaser
Signed on
Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 1/26/1942
Signed off
Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 4/10/1942

Voyages

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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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