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.
Thorbjørn Engelsen
- Date of birth
- July 11, 1913
- Date of death
- February 21, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Laksevåg
- Place of living
- Kirkebakken 1. Laksevåg
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Pumpemann
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 4699, NY 20743.
Våre falne:
Gift 1935 i Laksevåg med Hilda Madsen. 2 barn. Var til sjøs som tømmermann og pumpemann, først på m/t Sildra og senere på m/t Kongsgaard. Omkom 21. februar 1942 da skipet ble torpedert vest for Curacao på vei fra Puerto de la Cruz til Aruba. Broren John omkom 1940.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Den norske tankflåten som reddet Storbritannia (1940)*Enlisted M/T Sildra as carpenter
Sources
Engagements (2)
- Ships
- M/T Kongsgaard
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Pumpemann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 5/15/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 2/21/1942
- Ships
- M/T Sildra
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Carpenter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 12/1/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 5/2/1941
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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