Date of birth:

April 18th, 1914 (Södra Sörby-Kristinehamn/Värmland, Sweden)

Date of death:

October 2nd, 1942 (20 miles off Georgetown, British Guiana)

Nationality:

Swedish (1905-present, Kingdom)

On the photo is seen Nils E. Karlsson in 1935 as military with the Infantry Regiment I3. Örebro, Sweden.

Nils Erik Karlsson was the son of Karl Johan Nilsson (1872-1950) and Augusta Nilsson-Svensson (1875-1950). Besides Nils Erik, in this family were born Anna Karlsson, married Löfstedt (1895-1979), Albin Karlsson (1897-1977), Olga Karlsson, married Elfström (1899-1986), Elin Karlsson, married Norgren (1904-1979), Einar Karlsson (1908-1986) and Astrid Karlsson, married Andersson (1911-1974). In 1916 the family moved (without Anna Karlsson) to Allétorp.

Military service:
National service training. Troop unit:I3. Company: 2nd company. 1/6 - 10/6 1935.
Company: Special company. 11/6 - 11/9 1935.
Military refresher course. Troop unit: I3. Company: Special company. (I) 13/9 - 7/10 1935. (II) 7/10 - 21/10 1936.

Nils E. Karlsson signed on his first vessel SS Kjell Billner as an ordinary seaman 10 June 1937 and signed off 26 June 1937 (ran away).
Further ships:
- SS Bifrost, coal passer, 5 July 1937 - 14 April 1938.
- SS Alfa, fireman, 7 July - 24 August 1938.
- SS Largo, fireman, 7 October - 10 December 1938.
- SS Trione, fireman, 30 December 1938 - 6 June 1939.
- SS C. F. Liljevalch, fireman, 22 September - 15 December 1939.
- same, oiler, 15 December 1939 - 7 June 1940.
- SS Polcirkeln, fireman, 9 August - 18 September 1940.
- SS Abisko, fireman, 30 September 1940 - 27 January 1941.
- shipyard Götaverken, Gothenburg, 31 January - 29 April 1941.
- MS Glimmaren, second engineer, 17 May - 23 September 1941 (ran away).
- SS Bonita, fireman or oiler ?, October - 28 December 1941.
- SS Aneroid, oiler, the end of July or August - 2 October 1942.

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Oiler

Unit:

SS Aneroid

Awarded on:

1945

Nils E. Karlsson received Mariner's medal after his death 2nd October 1942 when his vessel SS Aneroid was torpedoed by U-175 (Heinrich Bruns) outside British Guiana, South America.

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Awarded on:

April 9th, 2009

• Photo 1: Sören Löfstedt
• - Sören Löfstedt