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.
Erling Berg Nilsen
- Date of birth
- May 24, 1906
- Date of death
- December 2, 1940Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Sigerfjord, Sortland
- Place of living
- Sigerfjord i Vesterålen
- County
- Nordland
- Rank
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 5547.
Våre falne:
NILSSEN, ERLING BERG, båtsmann, Sortland. Født 24. mai 1906 i Sortland, s. av Bernhardt Nilssen, f. 1879, og Anna f. Pettersen, f. 1879. Styrmannseksamen. Hadde før vært med på tre skipsforlis, bl. a. d/s Heras' forlis ved Havøygavlen. Omkom 21. desember 1940 da d/s Samnanger ble torpedert av tysk u-båt i Atlanteren, på reise fra Oban til Sierra Leone.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Våre falne
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0011
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- D/S Samnanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Boatswain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 7/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 12/2/1940
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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