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 Arthur Nicolaisen
- Date of birth
- May 22, 1905
- Date of death
- July 1, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Slagen
- Place of living
- Gårdbo, Slagen
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2Prisoner during WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 4013, NY 11714.
Våre falne:
"Tjenestegjorde under krigen på M/S HERSTEIN som lå i Rabaul, New Britain, og ble angrepet av japanske fly. Skipet kom i brann og ble helt ødelagt den 20.januar 1942. Mannskapet ble tatt til fange av japanerne og skulle sendes til Japan med D/S MONTEVIDEO MARU. Skipet ble senket 10.juli 1942 av amerikansk undervannsbåt USS STURGEON, og alle omkom".
Den faktiske datoen for senkingen av "Montevideo Maru" er 1. juli 1942 og ikke 10. juli 1942 som Våre falne opplyser.
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- M/S Herstein
- Nationality
- Norway
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 2/27/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 1/20/1942
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (0)
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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