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.
Reidar Thorsen
- Date of birth
- June 18, 1919
- Date of death
- October 11, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Søndre Sundene, Tjøme
- Place of living
- Tjøme
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 48355.
Våre falne:
«Forliste høsten 1939 med m/s Mim på den engelske kyst. Alle ble reddet. Reiste ut i 1940 med m/t Koll, og kom senere over på s/s El Lago. Omkom 11. oktober 1942 da skipet krigsforliste».
Sources
Ellis Island og andre New York passasjerlister, 1820-1957 - MyHeritage
Mannskapsliste M/S Mim, 30.6.1939, Freemantle, Australia
Mannskapsliste T/S Mana, 7.12.1941, New York, USA
Privat arkiv gitt til ARKIVET freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0112
Rigsarkivet, DNK, erstatningsliste M/S Mim
Engagements (4)
- Ships
- D/S El Lago
- Nationality
- Panama
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 8/20/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 10/11/1942
- Ships
- T/S Mana
- Nationality
- Honduras
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 12/7/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- M/T Koll
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 1/12/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 9/12/1940
- Ships
- M/S Mim
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Norge
Date: 5/30/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Grunnstøtt / Uvær
Date: 11/1/1939
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (0)
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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