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.
Laurits Knutsen
- Date of birth
- August 21, 1893
- Date of death
- September 20, 1941Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Eidanger
- Place of living
- Oddernes
- County
- Vest-AgderTelemark
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 1361. NY 20148.
Gift 1920 i Vennesla med (jf. London-kort): Borghild Knutsen født Eivindsen, f. 1891 i Vennesla, adr. Auglandsgate, Kristiansand. 2 barn
Skipsfører Knutsen ble torpedert to ganger. Først med M/T BRITTA den 6. desember 1939 mens Norge var nøytralt. 6 mann omkom, men Knutsen ble reddet.
Neste gang var på M/T BARBRO den 19. september 1941. Hele besetningen omkom i flammene. Skipet var lastet med bensin.
Våre falne:
Var skipsfører M/T BRITTA som ble torpedert i desember 1939, men han ble reddet. Deretter var han skipsfører på M/T BARBRO som gikk i alliert fart, og omkom den 20.september 1941 da skipet ble torpedert på vei fra New York til Manchester.
Sources
Privat arkiv avgitt til Stiftelsen Arkivet
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0011
Sjøforklaringer fra 2. verdenskrig
Engagements (2)
- Ships
- M/T Barbro
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/20/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 9/20/1941
- Ships
- M/T Britta
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 9/1/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 12/6/1939
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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