Crew list of Ships hit by U-boats


Erling Andreas Nielsen

Merchant Navy. Norwegian

Born  27 Nov 1892Oslo
Died  6 Jul 1942(49)

Roster information listed for Erling Andreas Nielsen


ShipTypeRank / roleAttacked onBoat
HeroSteam merchantMaster6 Jul 1942 (+)U-375

Personal information

The master Erling Nielsen was rescued after the sinking of Hero, but died aboard the escort ship and was buried the next day at the military cemetery in Ramleh, near Jaffa.

Crew list for Ships hit by U-boats