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.
Alf Jemtland
- Date of birth
- November 4, 1907
- Date of death
- July 1, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Vestre Toten
- Place of living
- Brevik
- County
- TelemarkOppland
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2Prisoner during WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 48711, NY 2315.
3.maskinist M/S Herstein av Oslo. Rederiet Sigurd Herlofson & Co. påm. 12.1.1939. reddet ved krigsforlis 20.1.1942. Hele manskapet ble innlosjert på land i Rabaul.
Våre falne:
«Var 3. maskinist på m/s Herstein som lå i Rabaul da det ble bombet av japanske fly. Besetningen kom i land og ble tatt til fange av japanerne. Ble tatt ombord i «Montevideo Maru» for å føres i fangenskap, men skipet ble senket 10. juli 1942, og alle ombord omkom».
Den faktiske datoen for senkingen av "MONTEVIDEO MARU" er 1. juli 1942 og ikke 10. juli 1942 som Våre falne opplyser.
Sources
National Archives of Australia, A518, GR16/2/1
N.N., "Dødsfall", Telemark Arbeiderblad, 17.11.1945, s. 2
N.N., Uten tittel, Aftenposten 04.02.1946, s. 5
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0047
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0006
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- M/S Herstein
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 1/12/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 1/20/1942
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
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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