RENBERG, Lauritz
Name RENBERG, Lauritz Born Norway, 4 November 1881 Died 18 May 1942 Age 61 Cemetery Leith (Main) Grave Ref C11 Register 145
RASMUSSEN LIE, Hans Jorgen
Name: RASMUSSEN LIE, Hans Jorgen Born: Norway, 1 October 1892 Died: 28 July 1914 Age: 21 Cemetery: Husvik Grave Ref: 5 Register of Deaths: 27 Husvik Grave Book: Page 3 The next two photographs come from the FCO collection, now in the Public Records Office, Kew. The photos are in an album entitled “Efter Heni
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OLSEN, Anders
Name OLSEN, Anders Born Sandar, Vestfold, Norway 4 October 1899 Died 6 March 1927 Age 27 Cemetery Leith (Main) Grave Ref D4 Register 89 Anders’ great granddaughter Hanne Marie Deleng writes to tell us that the inscription is incorrect, and that he actually died on 6 March 1927. This is confirmed by the Register of
HILLESTAD, Reidar
Name HILLESTAD, Reidar Born – Died 21 October 1928 Age 20 Cemetery Probably Stromness Grave Ref Unknown Register 97 SPRI Ref 1228/17/48;D The Death Certificate in the SPRI Archive says that he died of a contusion of the chest and septicaemia after 21 days, and was signed by Peder Hill at Leith. A magistrate’s note
OLSEN, Aage Kristian
Name OLSEN, Aage Kristian Born Denmark, 1899 Died 9 March 1919 Age 19 Cemetery Lost at Sea Grave Ref – Register 58 SPRI Ref 1228/17/32 According to the Coroner’s Inquest in the SPRI archive, Olsen was a deckhand on the “Southern Cross No. 1” which was anchoring in the entrance of Wilson Harbour. He fell
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OLIVEIRA, August
Name OLIVEIRA, August Born St Vincent, 1897 Died 10 May 1920 Age 23 Cemetery Ocean Harbour Grave Ref Unknown Register 64
OLAFSEN, Aksel
Name: OLAFSEN, Aksel Born: Norway, 20 November 1901 Died: 8 January 1923 Age: 21 Cemetery: Husvik Grave Ref: 14 Register of Deaths: 75 Husvik Grave Book: Page 5 SPRI Ref: 1228/11/34 The Husvik Grave Book tells us that Aksel died of Typhus, as does the register of deaths. The magistrate’s records at SPRI include a
NEVES, Ignacio
Name NEVES, Ignacio M. Born Cape Verde, 1897 Died 30 March 1920 Age 21 Cemetery Ocean Harbour Grave Ref Unknown Register 62 SPRI Ref 1228/17/33
MINEV, Tanis
Name MINEV, Tanis Born Bulgaria Died 18 December 1927 Age 33 Cemetery Prince Olav Grave Ref 4 Register 91 The Register of Deaths gives his age as 34.
MARTHINSEN, Harbo
Name MARTHINSEN, Harbo Born Norway, 4 July 1903 Died 27 March 1929 Age 25 Cemetery Prince Olav Grave Ref 2 Register 104