Egil Edison Karlsen

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.

Date of birth

December 8, 1917

Date of death

August 29, 1986

Gender

Male

Nationality

Norway

Birthplace

Gildeskål

Place of living

Reine

County

Nordland

Service

Norsk marine 1940-1945

Rank

MannskapU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)

Other

• Participant in WW2

• Miscellaneous
  1. 

     Egil Edison Karlsen. Bilde fra "Evig heder skal de ha".

  Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen, s. 401:
  Innlemmet i Shetlandsgjengen: 00.3.1942, nr. c072.
  Antall turer: sesong 1941-42=3.
  Overført annen virksomhet: 00.12.1943.

  The National Archives, Kew, HS 9/821/3:

  "HISTORY Went to Ordinary School for 7 years, then to a Commercial College for 6 months. He then started business as a Commercial Traveller. Came to England with the Lofoten Raiding Party, and landed at Scapa Flow on 1st January 1942."

  Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv: 

  Antatt i marinen: 14. desember 1942, som U.d.m. 

  Sivil stilling: Handelsbetjent.

  Sivil utdannelse: 6 mnd. handelskole. 

  Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: 6 ukers maskingeværkurs, S.S.H. Dumbarton

  Dimittert: 24. oktober 1945. 

  Sources

  «Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen», Asgeir Ueland, 2017.

  Arbeiderbladet, 20. desember 1947

  The National Archives, Kew, HS 9/821/3

  Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P. 23. kort 145-146

  RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0002

  Bokverket "Evig heder skal de ha". Bjørn K. Sagdahl.

• Engagements (4)
• Medals (2)
• Image (1)
• Document (1)