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.
Gunerius Olsen
- Date of birth
- March 5, 1886
- Date of death
- April 25, 1941Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Kristiansand
- Place of living
- Rådhusgt. 19, Kristiansand
- County
- Vest-Agder
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- 1. Maskinist (Maskinsjef)
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW1Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 5625.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Margit Sofie Olsen.
Gunerius reiste ut til sjøs med D/S Inger som 17 åring i 1903. Han seilte under hele 1 verdenskrig.
Våre falne:
«Var maskinmester på D/S POLYANA som forsvant etter 14. april 1941 da skipet etter planen forlot en konvoi, på reise fra Oban til Freetown».
Sources
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- D/S Polyana
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 1. Maskinist (Maskinsjef)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/13/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 4/25/1941
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
Images (2)
Documents (9)
- Lønningsliste Polyana april 1941
- Hefte 'Morfar og mormor to vanlige mennesker' av Jan Wikøren
- Oversikt reiser Polyana 1940 og 1941
- Oversikt torpederinger 1.verdenskrig (av Jan Wikøren)
- Oversikt torpederinger 1. verdenskrig del 2 (av Jan Wikøren)
- Oversikt mønstringer før 2.verdenskrig
- Oversikt mønstringer før 2.verdenskrig del 2
- Bok 'Gunerius Olsens reiser 2.verdenskrig' av Jan Wikøren
- Side fra hefte 'Morfar og mormor to vanlige mennesker' av Jan Wikøren