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.
Edvin Hjalmar Olsen Reistad
- Date of birth
- April 29, 1917
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Hidra
- Place of living
- Hidrasund pr. Flekkefjord
- County
- Vest-Agder
- Service
- Rank
- Lettmatros / MatrosMatros / Skytter
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 33388.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 2068.
Skoleskipskurs.
Yrke: Sjømann, fartstid ca. 120 mnd.
Var den 9. april 1940 ombord på DS BORGFRED på veg til Norge.
Senere var han ombord på DS NIDARLAND som ble torpedert 9. november 1942 på vei til Statene fra Buenos Aires.
Ble antatt i Den norske marine og utdannet til skytter i Lunenburg, Canada.
Gjorde deretter tjeneste ombord på:
MS KONG HAAKON
MS SLEMMESTAD
DS FRITJOF NANSEN
Dimittert i New York den 27. august 1945.
Han ble tildelt Krigsmedaljen og Deltagermedaljen.
Amerikansk statsborgerskap.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 13.01.1943.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 27.08.1945.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg/
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.34. kort 123-124
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0004
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- D/S Fridtjof Nansen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/11/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Montreal, Qe, Canada
Date: 6/15/1945
- Ships
- M/S Slemmestad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 8/5/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 8/18/1944
- Ships
- M/S Kong Haakon VII
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/5/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Avonmouth
Date: 7/22/1943
- Ships
- D/S Nidarland
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/1/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 11/9/1942
- Ships
- D/S Idræt
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/13/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Colòn, Panama
Date: 3/18/1941
- Ships
- D/S Borgfred
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 5/13/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/6/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (1)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 1/13/1943
- To
- 3/5/1943
Medals (3)
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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