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.
Henry Sigfred Olsen
- Date of birth
- March 7, 1905
- Date of death
- December 17, 1944Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Haugesund
- Place of living
- Strandgaten 205, Haugesund
- County
- Rogaland
- Service
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 23453, NY 18723.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Gudrund Emile Pettersen.
Våre falne:
OLSEN, HENRY SIGFRED, 2. maskinist, Haugesund. Født 7. marB 1906 i Haugesund, s. av Oskar Olsen, f. 1877 i Avaldsnes, d. 1921, og Johanna f. Larsen, f. 1876 i Haugesund. Gift 1931 i Haugesund med Gudrun Emilie Kristiansen, f. 1902 s. st. 1 barn. Reiste ut med d/s Kongshaug, men gikk senere over på d/s Isbjørn. Omkom 17. desember 1944 da fartøyet kantret i Den engelske kanal. Lasten forskjøv seg på en reise fra Swansea til Poole. Krigsmedaljen.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Invasjonen i Normandie (Operasjon Neptun, juni 1944)*Enlisted D/S Isbjørn as fireman
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Våre falne
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0008
AV/SAST-A-102007/F/Fb/Fbb/L0010, Haugesund sjømannskontor
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- D/S Isbjørn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 2/15/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved Grunnstøting/Uvær
Date: 12/17/1944
- Ships
- D/S Gaston Micard
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 12/23/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 1/21/1943
- Ships
- D/S Johanna
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 8/29/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 12/10/1941
- Ships
- D/S Kongshavn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 3/27/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 9/12/1941
- Ships
- D/S Kongshavn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 1/13/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Port Talbot, Wales, UK
Date: 1/15/1941
- Ships
- D/S Island
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 10/7/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: December 1939
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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