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.
Thoralf Jens Gundersen
- Date of birth
- October 12, 1911
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Oslo
- Place of living
- Lindemannsgt. 6, Oslo
- County
- Oslo
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)Reservemann
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 8280, NY 7522.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 428: Gundersen, Thoralf Jens. Født 12.10.1911 i Oslo.
Yrke: Sjømann.
Fartstid ca. 36 måneder.
Mønstret av D/S HARDANGER og Meldte seg til marinen- ble utdannet til skytter i Dumbarton, Scotland.
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
D/S NANDI påm. 14.2.1942 til 22.7.1942.
M/S KOLSDAL fra 27.7.1942 til 14.10.1942.
D/S CETUS fra 22.2.1943.
D/S FJORDHEIM fra 7.1.1944 til skipet ble torpedert i Atlanterhavet den 3. desember 1944. Tre mann mistet livet under forliset. Etter dette forliset fortsatte han ombord i :
M/S ROSEVILLE fra 21.10.1944 til 14.5.1945. Skipet var innredet som troppetransport og var sterkt armert og seilte på Østen med krigsmateriell og tropper. Han var deretter ombord i M/S TORRENS som også var troppetransportskip under krigen mot Japan, fra 25.5.1945 til 28.8.1945.
Ble dimittert fra den norske Marine den 31.august 1945.
For sin innsats for Norge under den annen verdenskrig ble han ble tildelt Krigsmedaljen, Deltakermedaljen og Haakon den VII`s 70 års medalje.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 25. januar 1942, som: U.D.M.
Sivil stilling: Matros
Tidligere militærtjeneste: 1937 Trandum 4 mndr
Dimittert fra Marinen: 31. august 1945.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941-1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.15. kort 167-168.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0002
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0012
Engagements (28)
- Ships
- M/T Steingrim Stange
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Boatswain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/16/1954 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/21/1955
- Ships
- M/S Ringvilde
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/16/1954 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/1/1954
- Ships
- M/T Olav Ringdal Jr.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/13/1954 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/19/1954
- Ships
- M/T Steingrim Stange
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/20/1952 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/23/1953
- Ships
- D/S Stavangerfjord
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Reservemann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/17/1952 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/11/1952
- Ships
- M/T Gimle
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/11/1951 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/29/1952
- Ships
- D/S Valiant
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/30/1951 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/4/1951
- Ships
- M/T Brajara
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/8/1951 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/11/1951
- Ships
- M/T Høegh Ray
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/22/1950 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/3/1950
- Ships
- M/S Francisville
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/13/1949 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/3/1950
- Ships
- M/S Hopeville
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/1/1949 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/12/1949
- Ships
- M/T Cleopatra
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/13/1948 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/17/1949
- Ships
- M/T Brarena
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/14/1948 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/6/1948
- Ships
- T/T T2 Abu
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/1/1947 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/26/1948
- Ships
- M/S Bandeirante
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/9/1947 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/12/1947
- Ships
- T/T Finnmark
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 10/20/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/26/1946
- Ships
- M/S Torrens
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 5/25/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/22/1945
- Ships
- M/S Roseville
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/21/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 5/14/1945
- Ships
- D/S Fjordheim
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Swansea, Wales, Uk
Date: 1/7/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 9/3/1944
- Ships
- D/S Cetus
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 3/22/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 9/28/1943
- Ships
- D/S Kolsdal
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 7/27/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 10/9/1942
- Ships
- D/S Nandi
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 2/14/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 7/22/1942
- Ships
- D/S Hardanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/17/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 1/2/1942
- Ships
- M/S Tabor
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/9/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 9/9/1941
- Ships
- D/T Mirlo
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/26/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/29/1941
- Ships
- M/S Tiradentes
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Jungmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/30/1941
- Ships
- M/S Segundo
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Maskingutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/19/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/3/1940
- Ships
- M/T Pan Scandia
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Maskingutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/2/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/15/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (4)
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 1945
- To
- 8/31/1945
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 9/30/1943
- To
- 1/6/1944
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 7/23/1942
- To
- 7/26/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 1/21/1942
- To
- 2/13/1942
Medals (4)
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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