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.
John Edvardsen
- Date of birth
- February 20, 1924
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Onsøy
- Place of living
- Skjæløy pr. Onsøy
- County
- Østfold
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 13746, NY 27141.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 - 1946:
Skytter nr. 1400.
Kom ombord som sivil matros på D/S FINGAL av Oslo 1.5.1943. Skipet hadde klart seg uten mannefall gjennom flyangrep mot Rangoon i julen 1941, trass 387 hull i skroget. Skipet kom også gjennom bombingen av Colombo i Påsken 1942. I mai 1943 var det slutt. Skipet var underveis til Salomonøyene med en ammunisjonslast, da det ble torpedert i Tasmaniasjøen.11 mann mistet livet. Etter dette meldte Edvardsen seg til marinen og ble utdannet til skytter i Sydney, Australia i tiden 22.11.1943.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 22.11.1943, som skytter.
Sivil stilling: Sjømann.
Dimittert fra marinen 07.12.1945. (N.Y.)
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 - 1946
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.9.kort 19-20.
Engagements (11)
- Ships
- M/S Belray
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/25/1947 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- M/S Estrella
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/13/1946 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1947
- Ships
- M/S Fernbrook
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/31/1946 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/25/1946
- Ships
- D/S Askepot
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/20/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1946
- Ships
- M/T Skandinavia
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/16/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Galveston, Texas, USA
Date: 11/26/1945
- Ships
- M/T Dalfonn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/27/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 6/14/1945
- Ships
- M/S Ida Bakke
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/1/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/26/1945
- Ships
- M/T Vera
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Sydney
Date: 1/9/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Baltimore, MD, USA
Date: 11/2/1944
- Ships
- D/S Sjøbris
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Sydney
Date: 5/17/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Hobart, Tasmania
Date: 9/24/1943
- Ships
- D/S Fingal
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Sydney
Date: 5/1/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 5/5/1943
- Ships
- M/S Hermion
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Dekksgutt til Lettmatros
- Signed on
- Harbour: Fredrikstad
Date: 8/24/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sydney
Date: 3/18/1943
Voyages
Places of Service (1)
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 11/15/1943
- To
- 1/4/1944
Medals (3)
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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