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  Name OLSEN, Karl  Born  Onsay, Norway Died 1 Jan 1933 Age  29 Cemetery – Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/77;D   The SPRI records tell us that Olsen was the master of the whal catcher ‘AN 4’ (previously ‘Sonja’). He died in position 65 2’S 47 27’E (Possibly a mistake and should […]

  Name MacDONALD, Hector  Born Leith Died  14 March 1933 Age  22 Cemetery Probably at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/76;D   Hector was a fireman/trimmer on the SS ‘Brandon’ en route from Leith to South  Georgia. He fell from the tweendeck hatching in position 16° 34’S 25° 35’W He was probably

  Name ANDERSEN, Ingar  Born Tonsberg, Norway, 25 February 1901 Died  10 February 1932 Age  31 Cemetery Lost at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/72;D   The SPRI records tell us that Ingar was flenser on the ‘Sourabaya’ and fell in whilst attaching a whale carcass to the winch in positio 58°

  Name  SVENDSON, Hans Peder Born Sem, Norway Died  17 February 1931 at 1203 Age 36 Cemetery Probably at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/70;D   Hans worked on the whaling vessel ‘AN-3’ and died on the way to the whaling grounds in 60° 24’S 032° 48’W.

  Name ENGRONNINGEN, Johan Born Hvittingfos, Norway Died 10 February 1931 at 1600 Age 38 Cemetery Probably at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/69;D  Johan was a factory labourer on the ‘Sourabaya’ who hanged himself on board in position 60° 8S 36° 3W. He was probably buried at sea as the vessel

  Name CARTY,Patrick Joseph Born Wexford, Ireland Died 17 December 1931 at 2015 Age 56 Cemetery Probably at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/68;D   Carty died at sea on SS ‘Ravenstone’. He collapsed at the wheel and died six hours later in position 45° 15’S 034° 37W while ship was on

  Name KARLSON, Karl  Born Sweden Died 2 December 1930 Age  36 Cemetery Probably at sea Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/64;D   The SPRI records tell us that Karl was a flenser on the ‘Salvestria’, which was out on the whaling grounds, and died of acute pancreatitis in approximate position 55° S

  Name  OLAVSEN, Ole Born  Onsay, Norway Died  13 September 1928 Age  38 Cemetery – Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/51;D   The SPRI records tell us that he died on board the ‘Southern Shore’ on its soutward passage between St Vincent and Rio in position 52° 46’S 31 14’W.

  Name SUNDHOLM, Fred Born  Vasa, Finland Died 18 November 1921 Age  41 Cemetery – Grave Ref – Register – SPRI Ref: 1228/17/36;D   Fred was a seaman on SS ‘Neko’ who died of heart failure at sea on the way south from the UK in position 41° 30’S 33° W. He was going to

The name Hans Varild appears on the headstone of grave 13 at Husvik. There are no records with this name, but there is a Hans Jacob Andersen who died on the same date mentioned in the register of deaths.