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.
Joachim (John) Erstad
- Date of birth
- May 19, 1913
- Date of death
- January 17, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Haugesund
- County
- Rogaland
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 4718, NY 21444.
Våre falne:
"ERSTAD, JOACHIM (JOHN), sjømann, Haugesund. Født 19. mai 1913 i Haugesund, s. av Magne Nilsen og Anne Marie Erstad Holgersen, f. 1880. Var matros på m/t Nyholt og omkom 17. januar 1942 da skipet ble torpedert ca. 200 n. mil øst for Cap Race, Newfoundland, på vei fra Reykjavik til New York."
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0081
Våre falne
Haugesunds Avis, 26. november 1946
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0010
Engagements (3)
- Ships
- M/S Nyhaug
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/9/1938
- Ships
- M/T Nyholt
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 9/5/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 1/17/1942
- Ships
- D/S Lutz
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/29/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
Voyages
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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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