Harald Martin Martinsen
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- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 31433.
Etter krigen er navnet forandret til HAROLD MARTIN.
The National Archives, Kew:
Rapport på Martinsen, datert 1945:
"Has been in the Royal Norwegian Navy since 1940. Arrived U.K. September 1940 was discharged from M/S "Temeraire" in London in September 1940 (from Australia). I am anxious to send Martinsen to STS.52 to complete his W/T training on 22.4.45. He had a 9 month's course in London in 1940 Has served as a W/T operator for 16 month's in the British and Norwegian Navy. Has just finished one months refresher course in Edinburgh Speed about 20 words a minute Great experience in codes, one time pad naval codes and double transposition. Some technical knowledge and very good English."Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 1. september 1940, som: U.D.M.
Sivil stilling: Matros
Sertifikater: 2.kl. radiosertifikat
Beskikket eller vervet fra: 1.10-41 M. II kl. (S), 1.10-44 mtr. I kl (S)
Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: Radioskolen, London
Dimittert fra Marinen: 15. mai 1947.
Sources
Melien, Tor Jørgen., Marinens etterretningsoperasjoner 1940-1945, Akershus, Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum, 2024
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.20. Kort 101-102
The National Archives, Kew: HS 9/997/3 (SOE)