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Rolf Mathias Nielsen
- Date of birth
- August 22, 1922
- Date of death
- December 25, 1993
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Bergen
- Place of living
- Kronstadveien 25, Bergen
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 32507, NY 8411.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 772: Nilsen, Rolf Mathias. Født 22.8.1922 i Bergen.
Yrke: Sjømann.
Fartstid 42 måneder.
Handelsskole.
Var den 9.april 1940 ombord på M/T EIDANGER, og fortsatte ombord til skipet ble torpedert kl. 02.35 natt til 24. februar 1942. Alle ombord ble reddet.
Etter dette meldte han seg til marinen
Antatt i marinen og ble utdannet til skytter Camp Norway, Lunenburg, Canada.
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
M/S HØEGH SILVERSTAR fra 27.5.1942 til 3.6.1942.
M/S OGNA fra 3.6.1942 til 25.6.1943.
M/T ATHOS fra 12.7.1943 til 6.11.1945.
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: 8. april 1942, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Lettmatros, Kontorpraksis.
Sivil utdannelse:9 mndr. handelskole.
Sertifikater: Handelsbrev.
Dimittert i Dumbarton, Skottland den 6.november 1945.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg/
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.30. kort 047–048.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0003
Engagements (42)
- Ships
- M/S Ravnanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/16/1976 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/12/1976
- Ships
- M/S Ravnanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/12/1975 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/5/1975
- Ships
- M/S Ravnanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/27/1974 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/19/1975
- Ships
- M/S Villanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/10/1974 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/30/1974
- Ships
- M/S Ravnanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/23/1973 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/12/1974
- Ships
- M/S Høyanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/1/1973 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/22/1973
- Ships
- M/S Ravnanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/6/1972 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/27/1972
- Ships
- M/S Hosanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/1/1972 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/5/1972
- Ships
- M/S Villanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/25/1971 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/26/1972
- Ships
- M/S Risanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/18/1970 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/30/1971
- Ships
- M/S Brimanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/24/1969 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/31/1970
- Ships
- M/S Brimanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/22/1967 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/7/1968
- Ships
- M/S Porsanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/29/1967 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/11/1967
- Ships
- M/S Porsanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Overstyrmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/10/1966 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/29/1967
- Ships
- M/S Eidanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/6/1964 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/1/1966
- Ships
- M/S Evanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/29/1964 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/5/1964
- Ships
- M/S Sandanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Overstyrmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/19/1963 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/12/1964
- Ships
- M/S Sandanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/15/1963 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/19/1963
- Ships
- M/S Sandanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Overstyrmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/26/1962 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/5/1963
- Ships
- M/S Sandanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/27/1961 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/26/1962
- Ships
- M/S Sandanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Overstyrmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/2/1961 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/27/1961
- Ships
- M/S Hindanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Overstyrmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/1/1961 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/7/1961
- Ships
- M/S Hindanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/9/1959 - Signed off
- Harbour: Ommønstring
Date: 12/31/1960
- Ships
- M/S Risanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/22/1958 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/24/1958
- Ships
- M/S Nordanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/19/1958 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/22/1958
- Ships
- M/S Risanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/22/1958 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/17/1958
- Ships
- M/S Falkanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/29/1956 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/4/1957
- Ships
- M/S Eidanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- First mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/24/1956 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/24/1956
- Ships
- M/S Eidanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/15/1953 - Signed off
- Harbour: Ommønstring
Date: 2/24/1956
- Ships
- M/S Trondanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/30/1952 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/10/1953
- Ships
- M/S Hindanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/30/1950 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/21/1952
- Ships
- M/S Brandanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Third mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Antwerpen, Belgia
Date: 1/19/1950 - Signed off
- Harbour: Portland, Dorset, England
Date: 5/29/1950
- Ships
- M/T Storanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Third mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/5/1948 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/5/1949
- Ships
- D/S Jupiter
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Third mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 7/16/1947 - Signed off
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 8/6/1947
- Ships
- M/S Astrea
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/5/1946 - Signed off
- Harbour: Norge
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- M/T Athos
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/7/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 1/30/1946
- Ships
- M/T Athos
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/12/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 11/5/1946
- Ships
- M/S Ogna
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/3/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/25/1943
- Ships
- M/S Høegh Silverstar
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 5/27/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 6/3/1942
- Ships
- M/T Eidanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/16/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 2/24/1942
- Ships
- M/T Eidanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/1/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Ommønstring
Date: 11/15/1941
- Ships
- M/T Eidanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Maskingutt / Dekksgutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 8/28/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 12/31/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (4)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 11/6/1945
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 6/25/1943
- To
- 7/12/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 6/3/1942
- To
- 6/3/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 4/8/1942
- To
- 5/27/1942
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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