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.
Roald Olsen
- Date of birth
- December 16, 1920
- Date of death
- February 21, 1983
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Bergen
- Place of living
- Laksevåg, Bergen
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Service
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2Prisoner during WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 23967, NY 25781.
Var internert i Fransk og Spansk Marokko til 8. januar 1942. Ifølge fartstidsoppgave fra Direktoratet for sjømenn: "Skipet [D/S RINGULV] ankom Casablanca den 25.6.40 og ble tilbakeholdt. Den 17.6.41 ble skipet overtatt av Vichy-myndighetene. Mannskapet ble tatt i land og var i forskjellige interneringsleire. Olsen flyktet fra leiren i Settat den 25.10.41, men ble arrestert av spanske myndigheter og satt i fengsel i Tetuan til 12.1.42 da han ble sendt til Gibraltar hvor han ankom samme dag. Olsen påmønstret SAN ZEFFERINO (Utl.skip) den 15.1.42 og gikk med dette skip til Freetown, hvor han ble avmønstret og sendt som passasjer til England med ankomst der den 25.2.42. (Fangenskapslønn i tiden 20.7.41 til 14.1.42.)".
Arkiv Krigsseilere, Stiftelsen Arkivet:
Han gifte seg etter krigen (den 31. desember 1948 i Nykirken i Bergen) med Ester Gundersen. Han var murer etter krigen.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Evakueringen av folk fra Belgia og Frankrike (mai-juni 1940)*Enlisted D/S Ringulv as trimmer
- Internerte norske handelsskip i Nord-Afrika (1940-1942)*Enlisted D/S Ringulv as trimmer
Sources
Engagements (17)
- Ships
- M/T Jotunfjell
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: 12/11/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/9/1946
- Ships
- D/S Astra
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Trimmer
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 4/28/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 6/30/1945
- Ships
- D/S Marga
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Lemper / Fyrbøter
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 5/1/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Port Talbot, Wales, UK
Date: 3/25/1944
- Ships
- D/S Corvus
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 3/11/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 4/28/1943
- Ships
- D/S Mathilda
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/27/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 3/9/1943
- Ships
- M/T Polarsol
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Smører / Motormann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 9/21/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 10/13/1942
- Ships
- M/T Sandanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 4/1/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Swansea, Wales, Uk
Date: 9/15/1942
- Ships
- T/S Oronsay
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/11/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 2/25/1942
- Ships
- D/S Ringulv
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Trimmer
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 2/7/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Internert
Date: 6/22/1940
- Ships
- D/S Carmelfjell
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Trimmer
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 11/15/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/26/1940
- Ships
- D/S Ingerseks
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Trimmer
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 10/5/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/7/1939
- Ships
- M/T Haakon Hauan
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Messboy
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 3/10/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/22/1939
- Ships
- D/S Glitrefjell
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Messboy
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 9/21/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/14/1938
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (2)
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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