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.
Olaf Arfinn Ommundsen
- Date of birth
- November 21, 1924
- Date of death
- September 15, 1941Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Sandnes
- Place of living
- Tronesveien, Sandnes
- County
- Rogaland
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Salonggutt
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 5679, NY 18858.
Våre falne:
OMMUNDSEN, OLAF ARFINN, lettmatros, Sandnes. Født 21. november 1924 i Sandnes, s. av Ole Ommundsen, f. 1888 i Hå, og Alfa Marie f. Erga, f. 1895. Var på m/t Vinga, som var på reise fra britisk havn til Amerika da skipet ble angrepet av tyske fly nord-vest av Irland 16. september 1941. Han sto til rors og ble drept. Gravlagt i Sandnes.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Våre falne
"Krigsmedaljen - post mortem - til ung gutt fra Sandnes", i avisa "1ste Mai», 17. januar 1947: https://www.nb.no/items/601e067a7d0a628e80a39f4ce6474f13?page=7&searchText=krigsmedaljen
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0011
Engagements (4)
- Ships
- M/T Vinga
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 8/12/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved flyangrep
Date: 9/15/1941
- Ships
- M/S Tungsha
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/25/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/27/1941
- Ships
- D/S Idefjord
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/19/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Swansea, Wales, Uk
Date: 7/2/1941
- Ships
- M/S Sofie Bakke
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Salonggutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 7/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Kollisjon
Date: 8/4/1940
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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