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 Evensen
- Date of birth
- May 20, 1922
- Date of death
- April 6, 1941Cause of death: Accident
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Haugesund
- County
- Rogaland
- Service
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2Prisoner during WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 39924, NY 1126.
Se også:
http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/nyhorn.html
"Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig" says John Evensen drowned. "Sjøfolk i krig" says he died on Apr. 6-1941 and is buried outside Port Lyautey (cause not given, but a caption for a picture of his memorial stone says some Norwegian seamen were killed by native criminals while interned). He was 19 years old. For some reason he cannot be found at the Memorial for Seamen in Stavern, Norway which lists Norwegian seamen who died during the war.
Våre falne:
Var maskingutt på m/s Nyhorn som gikk mellom Amerika og Frankrike. Ble tatt av tyskerne og internert i Afrika, hvor han omkom ved et ulykkestilfelle 6. april 1941. Gravlagt i Port Lyautey.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Internerte norske handelsskip i Nord-Afrika (1940-1942)*Enlisted M/S Nyhorn as maskingutt
Sources
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- M/S Nyhorn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Maskingutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 12/5/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Internert
Date: 6/30/1940
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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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