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.
Karl Johan Schau
- Date of birth
- May 22, 1909
- Date of death
- July 24, 1958
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Larvik
- Place of living
- Østre Halsen, Larvik
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 34199, NY 21743.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Alfhild Schau, Østre Halsen Larvik.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946
Skytter nr. 48: Schau, Karl Johan. Født 22. mai 1909.
Yrke: Sjømann
Utdannet til skytter i Dumbarton, Skottland i tiden 8.9.1941 til 20.11.1941.
Etter endt kurs var han om bord i:
M/S ESTRELLA fra 21.11.1941 til 8.3.1943
M/S VENI fra 15.3.1943 til 24.11.1943
M/S BELNOR fra 1.2.1944 til 9.10.1944
M/S FOSNA fra 24.10.1944 til 7.6.1945
M/S ORWELL fra 3.7.1945 til 6.9.1945
For sin innsats i frihetskampen ble han tildelt Krigsmedaljen, Deltakermedaljen og Haakon den VII's 70-årsmedalje.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 8. september 1941, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: Artillerikurs.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 24. oktober 1945. Garnes.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Den norske tankflåten som reddet Storbritannia (1940)*Enlisted M/T Polarsol as able seaman
Sources
Nortrashipflåten Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.35. kort 137–138.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0004
Engagements (7)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 7/3/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Tønsberg
Date: 9/6/1945
- Ships
- M/T Fosna
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 10/24/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 6/7/1945
- Ships
- M/S Belnor
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 2/1/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 10/9/1944
- Ships
- D/S Veni
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/15/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Manchester, England
Date: 11/24/1943
- Ships
- M/S Estrella
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Birkenhead, Wirral, England
Date: 11/21/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/8/1943
- Ships
- M/T Alfred Olsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick, Canada
Date: 1/16/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Beskutt av skip/ubåt/land
Date: 5/10/1941
- Ships
- M/T Polarsol
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Larvik
Date: 2/2/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick, Canada
Date: 11/3/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (6)
- Place of service
- Marinestasjon Garnes
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 10/24/1945
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 11/25/1943
- To
- 2/1/1944
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 3/8/1943
- To
- 3/15/1943
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 10/18/1941
- To
- Ukjent
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Skegness
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 9/10/1941
- To
- 10/18/1941
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 9/8/1941
- To
- 9/10/1941
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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