Odd Sigurd Workinn

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

March 9, 1921

Parents

Rønnaug og Sverre Workinn

Gender

Male

Nationality

Norway

Birthplace

Gudbrandsdalen

Place of living

Langnes, Trømsø

County

TromsOpplandBuskerud

Service

Norsk marine 1940-1945

Rank

Telegrafist

MannskapU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)

Other

• Participant in WW2

• Miscellaneous

  The National Archives, Kew, HS 9/1621/7:

  "Escaped to Sweden, June 41. Worked as carpenter nine months in wireless training school. [...] Odd Workinn arrived in this country on 6.1.43."

  Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen:

  Innlemmet i Shetlandsgjengen: 00.2.1943, nr. c133.
  Antall turer: ---.
  Overført annen virksomhet: 00.10.1943.

  Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:

  Antatt i Marinen: 4. februar 1943, som: U.d.m.

  Sivil stilling: Matros.

  Sivil utdannelse: 2 års tekn. aftenskole.

  Dimittert fra Marinen: 30. august 1946. M.K.N.

  Sources

  Melien, Tor Jørgen., Marinens etterretningsoperasjoner 1940-1945, Akershus, Norges Hjemmefrontmuseum, 2024

  RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbbb/L0001

  Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.41. kort 265-266

  The National Archives, Kew, HS 9/1621/7

  Ueland, Asgeir., Shetlandsgjengen: Heltene i Nordsjøen, Oslo, Kagge forlag, 2017, s. 411

• Engagements (3)
• Medal (1)