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.
Olav Andreas Olsen Sortedal
- Date of birth
- February 1, 1919
- Date of death
- August 30, 1964
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Porsgrunn
- Place of living
- Sortebogen
- County
- Telemark
- Service
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 25730, NY 23193.
Reiste til Norge med "Astrea" 11. februar 1946.
Gift 9. oktober 1944 med (iflg. Londonregisteret): Dora Sortedal
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 6. juli 1942, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Motormann, fyrbøter.
Beskikket eller vervet fra: 21.10-42 Umm.
Tjenestested: "M.D.D.Pool", u.d.m., fra 11. februar 1944 til 17. april 1944.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 21. desember 1945.
"Dødsfall", Porsgrunns Dagblad, 1. september 1964, s. 2:
"Sveiser Olav Andreas Sortedal, Eidanger, døde plutselig søndag 45 år gammel. Sortedal hadde vært på fisketur og da han skulle gå i land på en brygge falt han død om. Han seilte på norske krigsfartøyer under hele krigen og for et par år siden slo han seg ned for godt på landjorda. Han arbeidet nå ved Trosvik Verksted. Sortedal etterlater seg to barn".
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0103
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.37. Kort 109-110.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0004
Porsgrunns Dagblad, 1. september 1964, s. 2.
Publikumshenvendelse til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- M/T Havkong
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 4/26/1946 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- Jager HNoMS Arendal
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/2/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/17/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Minesprengt
Date: 12/12/1944
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/21/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/17/1944
- Ships
- M/T Havkong
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 4/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Heysham
Date: 6/15/1942
- Ships
- M/T Havkong
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 11/23/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 3/30/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (6)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinekommando Østlandet (M.K.Ø.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 1945
- To
- 12/21/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested M.D.L.
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 1/16/1945
- To
- 3/1/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens depot, Devonport (M.D.D.Port)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 1/18/1944
- To
- 2/10/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Royal Norwegian Naval Barracks (R.N.N.B.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 9/10/1942
- To
- 10/21/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Skegness
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 7/10/1942
- To
- 9/10/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Tunsberg
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 7/6/1942
- To
- Ukjent
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
Images (2)
