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.
Thorvald Andersen Gjerdingen
- Date of birth
- November 1, 1888
- Date of death
- February 1960
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Hadeland
- Place of living
- Vestre Gran, Hadeland
- County
- Oppland
- Rank
- U. l. m. m. (Utskrevet ledende menig maskinmann)
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 42219.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 25.7.1941, som: U/Kvartermester (Maskin).
Sivil stilling: Maskinmann og 3. maskinist.
Sivil utdannelse: Autogensveiser.
Tidligere militærtjeneste: 1912 - 1918 Ingeniørvåpenet, 120 dgr.
Beskikket eller vervet fra: U/L.m.m. 1.1.1942.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 26.2.1946.
Etter grunnstøtning med "Egeland" 29.11.1941 var han reserve i Alexandria til 19.10.1942 før han ble sendt med skip til U.K. hvor han ankom des. 1942.
Sources
Døde 1951-2017, digitalarkivet.no
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0049
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.11. kort 229-230
Engagements (3)
- Ships
- M/T Solheim
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 3/23/1941
- Ships
- D/S Thorodd
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U / kvm. (M.) (Utskrevet kvartermester maskin)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/23/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/1/1945
- Ships
- D/S Egeland
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Rank
- U / kvm. (M.) (Utskrevet kvartermester maskin)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/20/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Grunnstøtt / Uvær
Date: 11/29/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (6)
- Place of service
- Marinekommando Sørlandet (M.K.S.)
- Position
- U / kvm. (M.) (Utskrevet kvartermester maskin)
- From
- 6/1/1945
- To
- 2/26/1946
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens stasjon, Port Edgar (M.S.P.E.)
- Position
- U. l. m. m. (Utskrevet ledende menig maskinmann)
- From
- 5/24/1944
- To
- 5/22/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Shetland Avd.
- Position
- U. l. m. m. (Utskrevet ledende menig maskinmann)
- From
- 3/28/1944
- To
- 5/22/1944
- Place of service
- M.T.B.F.L. (Marinen)
- Position
- Sveiser
- From
- 10/3/1943
- To
- 3/28/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens stasjon, Port Edgar (M.S.P.E.)
- Position
- U. l. m. m. (Utskrevet ledende menig maskinmann)
- From
- 12/22/1942
- To
- 10/3/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U. l. m. m. (Utskrevet ledende menig maskinmann)
- From
- 12/18/1942
- To
- 12/18/1942
Medals (0)
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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