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.
Oluf Edvard Thoresen
- Date of birth
- August 9, 1907
- Date of death
- December 12, 1944Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Kristiansund N.
- Place of living
- Kollbotten, Oslo
- County
- Møre og RomsdalAkershus
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 18562.
Gift 1935 i Kolbotn med (jf. London-kort): Signe Marie Thoresen, født Eriksen, f. 1906. 2 barn.
Våre Falne:
Oluf Edvard Thoresen
FØDT: 09.08.1907 FØDESTED: Kristiansund DØD: 12.12.1944 DØDSÅRSAK: Antatt minesprengt STED/SKIP: Tunsberg Castle (korvett)
THORESEN, OLUF EDVARD, fyrbøter, Oppegård. Født 9. august 1907 i Kristiansund, s. av Karl Johan Thoresen, f. 1861, og Anne Olise f. Aasbø, f. 1868. Gift 1935 i Kolbotn med Signe Marie Eriksen, f. 1906. 2 barn. Var dekksmann på «Tunsberg Castle», og omkom 12. desember 1944 da skipet krigsforliste utenfor norskekysten.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 18.5.1942, som: U.m.m.
Sivil stilling: Donkeymann.
Sertifikater: Engelsk maskinsertifikat.
Tidligere militærtjeneste: Rekrutt i infanteriet på Værnes 1928 og 1940-41-42. Britisk Navy 2 år.
Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: Maskinistkurs (Britisk Marine). Maskinistskolen.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.39. kort 067-068.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbbc/L0001
Engagements (7)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/27/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved minesprenging
Date: 12/12/1944
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/25/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/15/1944
- Ships
- D/S Heimdal
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/23/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/13/1942
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/7/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/S Heimdal
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/4/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/5/1942
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/28/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/S Bur
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 7/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/16/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (10)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Liverpool
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 5/9/1944
- To
- 5/26/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens stasjon, Port Edgar (M.S.P.E.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 3/18/1944
- To
- 5/8/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Liverpool
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 3/15/1944
- To
- 3/15/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens Depot Liverpool (M.D.L.Pool)
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 2/9/1944
- To
- 2/25/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 1/30/1944
- To
- 2/8/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Maskinskolen (Marinen)
- Position
- Maskinelev
- From
- 10/17/1942
- To
- 1/30/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- Maskinskole
- From
- 10/14/1942
- To
- 10/17/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Royal Norwegian Naval Barracks (R.N.N.B.)
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 9/12/1942
- To
- 9/23/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Skegness
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 7/10/1942
- To
- 9/3/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U. m. m. (Utskrevet maskinmann)
- From
- 5/18/1942
- To
- 5/28/1942
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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