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.
Alf Olai Snekkestad
- Date of birth
- February 23, 1921
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Borre
- Place of living
- Åsgårdstrand
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 25227, NY 26981.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 1268: Snekkestad, Alf Olai. Født 23.2.1921 i Borre.
Antatt i marinen og ble utdannet til skytter i Dumbarton, Scotland.
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
M/S LAURITS SWENSON fra fra 6.5.1943 til 15.4.1944.
D/S CARRIER fra 3.6.1944 til skipet ble minesprengt den 19.januar 1945. Hele besetningen på 33 mann ble reddet. Videre var man ombord i D/S MINERVA fra 4.5.1945 til 8.2.1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 23. februar 1943, som: U.D.M.
Sivil stilling: Matros
Dimittert fra Marinen: 14. mars 1946.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Evakueringen av Batavia (Jakarta) og Singapore (1942)*Enlisted M/T Elsa as boatswain
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.37. Kort 23-24.
Engagements (7)
- Ships
- M/S Minerva
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Date: 5/4/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Stavanger
Date: 2/8/1946
- Ships
- D/S Carrier
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/3/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Minesprengt
Date: 1/19/1945
- Ships
- M/S Laurits Swenson
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 5/6/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/15/1944
- Ships
- M/S Tijuca
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Boatswain
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/14/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Hull, Yorkshire, England
Date: 1/19/1943
- Ships
- M/S Sønnavind
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bombay
Date: 5/2/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/3/1942
- Ships
- M/T Elsa
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 10/19/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sydney
Date: 12/30/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (4)
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 3/14/1946
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Travers Island
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 4/15/1944
- To
- 6/3/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 2/25/1943
- To
- 5/5/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 2/23/1943
- To
- 2/24/1943
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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