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 Ellefsen Grytnes

Date of birth: May 16, 1915
Date of death: July 1, 1942
Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
Parents
Gender: Male
Nationality: Norway
Birthplace: Horten
County: Vestfold
Service: The Norwegian Merchant Fleet (Nortraship) 1940-1945
Norsk handelsflåte i nøytral fart 1939-1940
Rank: Able seaman
Has sailed for shipping company: Nortraship, London/New York
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945: M/S Herstein, Flyangrep
Other: Participant in WW2
Prisoner during WW2

Reidar Ellefsen Grytnes Copyright: Ukjent fotograf / Våre falne

Londonregisteret:

Registernummer under krigen: London 8663.

Våre falne:

«Var fra 1939 dekksgutt på m/t Ferm, påmønstret m/s Herstein i februar 1941. I januar 1942 lå skipet på Rabaul navn i New Britain hvor det ble bombet i brann av japanske fly. Mannskapet reddet seg i land, men da japanerne erobret byen noen dager etter, ble de tatt til fange og brakt ombord i s/s Montevideo Maru. Omkom 10. juli 1942 da skipet ble senket ved Luzon».

Den faktiske datoen for senkingen av Montevideo Maru er 1. juli 1942 og ikke 10. juli 1942 som Våre falne opplyser.

New York havn, Register over avmønstret eller desertert mannskap:

Alternativt fødselsår: 1925.

Sources

Breidlid, Christian et al., "Vrak med 33 norske krigsfanger funnet: - Jeg ble satt ut", NRK, 22.04.2023

Ellis Island og andre New York passasjerlister, 1820-1957, mannskapsliste Drottningholm, myheritage.no

Ellis Island og andre New York passasjerlister, 1820-1957, mannskapsliste M/T Ferm, 30.01.1941, myheritage.no

National Archives of Australia: A518, GR16/2/1, Defence - General - Information of deaths for persons lost on the MONTEVIDEO MARU

New York havn, Register over avmønstret eller desertert mannskap, 1917–1957, myheritage.com

RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0028

VG, Våre falne

Fanger.no

Engagements (2)

Ships
M/S Herstein
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Able seaman
Signed on
Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
Signed off
Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 1/20/1942
Ships
M/T Ferm
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Able seaman
Signed on
Harbour: Tønsberg
Date: 3/1/1940
Signed off
Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/30/1941

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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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