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Georg Van-Meter

Date of birth: January 17, 1920
Date of death: April 9, 1942
Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
Gender: Male
Nationality: Canada
Birthplace: Canada
Place of living: Moose Range, Saskatchevan, Canada
County: Utlandet
Service: The Norwegian Merchant Fleet (Nortraship) 1940-1945
Rank: Ordinary seaman
Has sailed for shipping company: Harald Grieg Martens, Bergen
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945: D/S Fanefjeld, [Torpedert]
Other: Participant in WW2

Londonregisteret

Registreringsnummer under krigen; London 61865

D/S FANEFJELD var på reise fra Buldudal, Island, bestemt for Isafjord. D/S FANEFJELD sank 9. april 1942 uten å ha gitt livstegn fra seg. Om bord var 18 nordmenn, en brite, to kanadiere og en svenske som mannskap, dessuten los og en passasjer fra Island. 10. april 1942 fant man i Ørnundafjord en livbøye merket D/S FANEFJELD med et lik som ikke lot seg identifisere. Man hadde få holdepunkter til å kunne trekke en sikker konklusjon om årsaken til skipets undergang. Men etter undersøkelser gjensto krigsforlis som mulighet - flybombing eller minesprengning.

Sannsynligvis torpedert den 9.april 1942 kl. 10.04 av tysk Ubåt U-252 ( Kapitänleutnant Kai Lerchen )

Sources

RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Feb/L0019

Rosendahl, Bjørn Tore (Red.) (2015) De var også krigsseilere. Omkomne utenlandske sjøfolk på norske skip under andre verdenskrig. Kristiansand: Stiftelsen Arkivet.

Minnehallen i Stavern.
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Engagements (2)

Ships
D/S Fanefjeld
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Ordinary seaman
Signed on
Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: Unkown
Signed off
Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 4/9/1942
Ships
D/S Fana
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Ordinary seaman
Signed on
Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/14/1941
Signed off
Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/23/1942

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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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