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.
Alf Melchior Olafsen
- Date of birth
- August 20, 1888
- Date of death
- October 13, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Tønsberg
- Place of living
- Bjerkelund, Foynland pr. Tønsberg
- County
- Vestfold
- Rank
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 5603, NY 18295.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Sigrid Olafsen.
Våre falne:
OFTENES, NILS, fyrbøter, Lyngdal. Født 10. mars 1922 i Lyngdal, s. av Abraham Tobias Oftenes, f. 1891 s. st., og Nora Olava f. Steinsland, f. 1900 i Kvinesdal. Fortsettelsesskole. Var på d/s Belize som gikk fra New York 4. desember 1941 og forsvant på vei til St. John N.B. En av livbåtene med 4 døde sjøfolk ble funnet 24. januar 1942.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Våre falne
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0008
Engagements (4)
- Ships
- D/S Fagersten
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/7/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 10/13/1942
- Ships
- D/S Reiås
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 8/4/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 2/19/1942
- Ships
- D/S Fanefjeld
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/31/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Skottland
Date: 6/16/1941
- Ships
- D/S Svend Foyn
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1940
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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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