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.
Knut Noralf Knutsen
- Date of birth
- April 19, 1921
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Haugesund
- Place of living
- Jens Christiesgt, 160C, Haugesund
- County
- Rogaland
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 29258, NY 16684.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Skytter nr. 2115.
Yrke: Sjømann, fartstid ca. 58 mnd.
Var den 9. april 1940 ombord på MT NOREG i Atlanteren. Senere var han ombord på MS BESHOLT til skipet ble torpedert den 2.desember. 12 mann av besetningen og 2 passasjerer omkom.
Han ble antatt i Den norske marine, og ble utdannet til skytter i Lunenburg, Canada.
Gjorde deretter tjeneste ombord på:
MS GENERAL FLEISHER fra 26.04.1943 til 31.01.1945.
I denne tiden var skipet med på de store krigsoperasjonene i Stillehavet.
MS NORDAHL GRIEG fra 24.02.1945 til 11.01.1946.
Han ble tildelt Krigsmedaljen og Deltagermedaljen.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 23. februar 1943, som: Skytter.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 19. februar 1946.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Den norske tankflåten som reddet Storbritannia (1940)*Enlisted M/T Noreg as ordinary seaman
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.26. Kort 143-144.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0002
Engagements (7)
- Ships
- T/T T2 Nordahl Grieg
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 2/24/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/11/1946
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/26/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/31/1945
- Ships
- M/S Besholt
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/9/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 12/2/1942
- Ships
- M/S Toledo
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/28/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/9/1942
- Ships
- M/T Charles Racine
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 3/18/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/20/1941
- Ships
- D/T Malmanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 10/8/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 3/16/1941
- Ships
- M/T Noreg
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 9/14/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 9/21/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (2)
- Place of service
- Marinestasjon Garnes
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 2/19/1946
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 2/18/1943
- To
- 4/25/1943
Medals (3)
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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