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.
Karl Johan Lorentzen
- Date of birth
- May 20, 1925
- Date of death
- February 7, 1944Cause of death: Shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Å i Lofoten/Flakstad
- Place of living
- Moskenes
- County
- Nordland
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: Londonnummer 1340. N.Y. 18424
Karl Johan Lorentzen var flyktning fra Lofoten 28.12.1941 og ankom London 5.1.1942.
Fra Våre Falne:
FØDT: 20.05.1925. FØDESTED: Flakstad. DØD: 07.02.1944. DØDSÅRSAK: Forlis i uvær. STED/SKIP: DS Freidig.
LORENTSEN, KARL JOHAN, fisker, matros, Moskenes. Født 20. mai 1925 i Flakstad, s. av Edvin Johan Lorentsen, f. 1892, og Bergliot f. Hendriksen, f. 1897, begge i Flakstad. Dro til England 1941, og tjenestegjorde i handelsmarinen fra januar 1942. Var sist matros på d/s Freidig, og omkom 7. februar 1944 da skipet gikk ned ved nordkysten av Skottland etter at lasten hadde forskjøvet seg og et luftrør var slått i stykker.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
VG Våre falne
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0011
Engagements (5)
- Ships
- D/S Freidig
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 12/8/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Grunnstøtt / Uvær
Date: 2/7/1944
- Ships
- M/S Belnor
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 4/6/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 11/20/1943
- Ships
- D/S Henrik Ibsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 1/12/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 3/1/1943
- Ships
- D/T Meline
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 8/29/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 12/30/1942
- Ships
- D/S Balduin
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Messboy
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 1/14/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Newhaven
Date: 8/12/1942
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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