Nils Olavesen
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
February 21, 1878
Date of death
October 3, 1960
Parents
Maren lovise og Olavus Nilsen
Gender
Male
Nationality
NorwayBirthplace
Onsøy
Place of living
Onsøy
County
Østfold
Enlistment district
Rank
Styrmann / Skipsfører
Education
Skipsførerskole
Other
- Participant in WW2
- Whaling expedition 1939-1940
No medals registered in this tab does not necessarily mean that the seafarer was not awarded medals. Registering information from new and different historical sources documenting the seafarer’s history, is an ongoing and extensive work, and there exists no complete register over all the medals awarded. Information about medals will therefore be registered gradually and will be based on different sources.