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Gunnar Egil Edvardsen

Date of birth: March 29, 1917
Date of death: July 1, 1942
Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
Parents
Gender: Male
Nationality: Norway
Birthplace: Glemmen, Fredrikstad
County: Østfold
Service: The Norwegian Merchant Fleet (Nortraship) 1940-1945
Rank: Motorman
Has sailed for shipping company: Nortraship, London/New York
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945: M/S Herstein, Flyangrep
Other: Participant in WW2
Prisoner during WW2

Gunnar Egil Edvardsen Copyright: Ukjent fotograf / Våre falne

Londonregisteret og warsailors:

Registernummer under krigen: London 13736, NY 925.

Alternativt etternavn: Edwardsen.

Tatt til fange av Japanerne da "Herstein" ble senket under angrep på "Rabaul". Les mer i Warsailors.
Omkom da fangeskipet "Montevideo Maru" ble senket av US u-båt.

Våre falne:

Var motormann på m/t Herstein som ble senket på Rabauls havn under et bombeangrep av japanske fly. Ble reddet og tatt til fange og ført ombord i «Montevideo Maru». Omkom 10. juli 1942 da skipet ble senket på vei til Japan.

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

Sources

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

M/S Herstein, warsailors.com

RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0018

VG Våre falne

Fanger.no

Engagements (2)

Ships
M/S Herstein
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Motorman
Signed on
Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
Signed off
Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 1/20/1942
Ships
M/S Trafalgar
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Motorman
Signed on
Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/8/1940
Signed off
Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/8/1941

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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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