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.
Erling Meidel Nilsen
- Date of birth
- May 23, 1905
- Date of death
- March 10, 1945Cause of death: Accident
- Parents
- Records
- Q5-2979,T12-2979,03.07.1924
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Horten
- Place of living
- Risør rode 3
- County
- Aust-AgderVestfold
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Sjømann
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 32030, NY 7040.
Våre falne:
"NILSEN, ERLING MEIDELL, skipskokk, Oslo. Født 23. mai 1905 i Horten, s. av Jens Christian Nilssen, f. 1882 i Risør, og Anne Marie f. Jørgensen, f. 1882 i Holt. Middelskole og handelsskole.
Dro som ung til U.S.A., hvor han arbeidet på kontor. Da krigen brøt ut, tok han hyre som kokk, og seilte med flere allierte skip, sist med «Kaldfonn». Omkom 10. mars 1945 ved en drukningsulykke i Clyde River. Gravlagt i Greenock."
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0081
Våre falne
Engagements (11)
- Ships
- D/S Gudrun
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Cook
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/3/1941
- Ships
- M/T Solsten
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Cook
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/13/1941
- Ships
- D/S Fanefjeld
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Cook
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/21/1941
- Ships
- M/T Kaldfonn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 1/31/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Avmønstret før
Date: March 1945
- Ships
- M/S Bajamar
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/11/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/20/1944
- Ships
- M/S Fernglen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/27/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 5/18/1943
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Cook
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/5/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 6/10/1942
- Ships
- D/S Bergensfjord
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/3/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/S Ask
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/12/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/14/1941
- Ships
- D/S San Carlos
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Sjømann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Kristiania / Oslo
Date: 12/17/1924 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 6/10/1925
- Ships
- D/S Eikland
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Førstereisgutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Kristiania / Oslo
Date: 7/8/1924 - Signed off
- Harbour: Kristiania / Oslo
Date: 10/29/1924
Voyages
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Medals (0)
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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