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.
Arnfinn Rabbestølen
- Date of birth
- August 31, 1921
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Hol, Hallingdal
- Place of living
- Hovet, Hol i Hallingdal
- County
- Buskerud
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 33298, NY 24359.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 2087.
Yrke: Sjømann.
Var ombord på DS RINDA da denne ble torpedert den 30. mai 1941. Skipet var kommet til et punkt 220 n.mil vest av Cap Sierra Lone. Været var bra, litt dønning og enkelte regnbyger, men mørkt som en sekk. Kl. 2240 så vakthavende styrmann fire fosforstriper komme mot skipet. Han ga straks ordre til "hardt styrbord" for å forsøke å dreie klar torpedoene. I neste øyeblikk gikk akterskipet i luften. Før 1. styrmannen fikk tak i fløytestrengen for å gi livbåtsignal, var skorsteinen borte. I løpet av to minutter var det hele over, og 13 mann hadde mistet livet. Blandt de overlevende var det flere med alvorlige skader. Etter en lang og slitsom rotur kom de overlevende inn til Freetown på Vest-Afrika.
Rabbestølen meldte seg til Den norske marine og ble utdannet til skytter i Lunenburg, Canada.
Gjorde deretter tjeneste ombord på:
DS ROALD AMUNDSEN fra 17.04.1943 til 24.05.1944.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 28.01.1943.
Dimittert fra Marinen (Oslo): 04.03.1946.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg/
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.34. kort 021-022
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0004
"Krigsåra 1940-45 i Hol: folk som opplevde krigsåra fortel", Øystein Kåset og flere, 1995, s. 49-50.
Engagements (10)
- Ships
- D/S Bur
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Date: 8/14/1941
- Ships
- M/S Buenos Aires
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/3/1948 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- T/T Kaptein Worsøe
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/8/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Houston
Date: 1/6/1946
- Ships
- D/S Roald Amundsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 5/24/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Norfolk
Date: 5/24/1944
- Ships
- D/S Norjerv
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/18/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/24/1944
- Ships
- M/T Ferncourt
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Lettmatros / Matros
- Signed on
- Harbour: Swansea, Wales, Uk
Date: 5/13/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/12/1943
- Ships
- D/S Torfinn Jarl
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newport
Date: 1/24/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/9/1942
- Ships
- D/S Torfinn Jarl
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 10/9/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Swansea, Wales, Uk
Date: 1/6/1942
- Ships
- D/S Rinda
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 10/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 5/30/1941
- Ships
- M/T Bianca
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Dekksgutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 3/19/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Kingston
Date: 4/25/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (2)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Travers Island
- Position
- Matros / Skytter
- From
- 5/24/1944
- To
- Ukjent
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 1/28/1943
- To
- 3/18/1943
Medals (3)
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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