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.
Arthur Meier Melkersen
- Date of birth
- September 21, 1897
- Date of death
- January 27, 1940Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Hadsel
- County
- Nordland
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Våre Falne:
Arthur Meier Melkersen
FØDT: 21.09.1897 FØDESTED: Hadsel DØD: 27.01.1940 DØDSÅRSAK: Torpedert av tysk ubåt STED/SKIP: DS Hosanger
MELKERSEN, ARTHUR MEIER, maskinist, Hadsel. Født 21. september 1897 i Hadsel, s. av snekker Karl Melkersen, f. 1868, d. 1942 s. st., og Joakime f. Hanssen, f. 1874 s. st. Maskinistskole. Vikarierte for maskinmesteren på d/s Hosanger, og omkom 27. januar 1940 da skipet sank i Nordsjøen etter en eksplosjon, på vei til England. Gravlagt i Kirkwall, Orknøyane.
Sources
AV/SAST-A-102007/F/Fb/Fbb/L0010, Haugesund sjømannskontor
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- D/S Hosanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Maskinsjef
- Signed on
- Harbour: Sarpsborg
Date: 11/15/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 1/27/1940
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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