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.
Olav Henry Charlesen
- Date of birth
- May 31, 1914
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Larvik
- Place of living
- Larvikveien, Stavern
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)Gunner
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 47436, NY 9494.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 2053.
Yrke: Sjømann, Kystskipperskole, matros og hvalfanger.
Han ble utdannet til skytter i Lunenburg, Canada.
Var en tid "standby" for hvalfangst. Gjorde deretter tjeneste som skytter om bord på:
M/T THORSHAMMER
M/S THORGAUT
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 31.12.1942, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Sivil utdannelse: Kystskipperskole.
Sertifikater: Kystskippersertifikat 1934.
Tidligere militærtjeneste: 72 dgr båtfører Stavern luftvern.
Beskikket eller vervet fra: U/L.d.m, 15.2.1943.
Dimittert den 20. august 1945. M.K.V.
Vestfoldarkivet:
For sesongen 1939/40 var han med "Ulysses" ekspedisjonen som Matros på hvalfanger "Kos XIV".
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.7. kort 089-090.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0001
Vestfoldarkivet (med mannskapsliste til "Ulysses" ekspedisjonen 1939/40)
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- D/S Thorgaut
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 6/30/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 7/11/1945
- Ships
- D/S Thorshammer
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Gunner
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/28/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/S Thorfinn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/1/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 12/16/1942
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sydney
Date: 8/28/1941
- Ships
- D/S Aragon
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/6/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/10/1940
- Ships
- D/S Kos XIV
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Sandefjord f. utlandet
Date: 10/7/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/1/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (2)
- Place of service
- Marinekommando Vestlandet (M.K.V)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 8/20/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 12/31/1942
- To
- 1943
Medals (2)
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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