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 Alfred Andersen
- Date of birth
- November 17, 1916
- Date of death
- April 14, 1943Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Fredrikstad
- Place of living
- Viker, Onsøy
- County
- Østfold
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 9850 (9810 sannsynlig brukt), NY 9474.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 27.02.1941, som U.m.m.
Sivil stilling: Fyrbøter.
Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: Oljefyrbøterkurs.
Våre Falne:
John Alfred Andersen
FØDT: 17.11.1916 FØDESTED: Onsøy DØD: 14.04.1943 DØDSÅRSAK: Torpedert av tysk MTB STED/SKIP: HMS Eskdale
ANDERSEN, JOHN ALFRED, sjømann, Onsøy. Født 17. november 1916 i Onsøy, s. av Frithjof Andersen, f. 1887, og hustru Jenny Marie, f. 1897. Seilte i alliert fart under krigen, kom senere inn i marinen og omkom da jageren Eskdale krigsforliste 14. april 1943.
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0003
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.3. rulleblad 39-40.
Norges Handels- og Sjøfartstidende, 6. juni 1946
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbbc/L0001
RA/S-2156/F/Fa/L0002
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- M/T Britamer
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Corpus Christi
Date: 10/6/1940
- Ships
- Jager HNoMS Eskdale
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/20/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 4/14/1943
- Ships
- Jager HNoMS Newport
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/1/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/15/1942
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/17/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/21/1941
- Ships
- M/S Norse Lady
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/18/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/19/1940
- Ships
- D/S Thode Fagelund
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/22/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
Voyages
Places of Service (5)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Tunsberg
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 7/2/1942
- To
- 7/20/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Royal Norwegian Naval Barracks (R.N.N.B.)
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 6/15/1942
- To
- 7/1/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Devonport
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 6/23/1941
- To
- 10/1/1941
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Skegness
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 5/21/1941
- To
- 6/23/1941
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Lunenburg
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 2/27/1941
- To
- 3/17/1941
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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