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Norwegian seamen who died in WW1

Countries: Norway

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Wikipedia states that Norway was neutral during WW1 (though friendly towards the UK) and in 1924 reported 1,180 persons dead and missing. So we cannot explain the 2,101 Norwegian seamen referred to on the St Olav memorial.

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Norwegian seamen who died in WW1

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WW1 memorial - Norway

The quotation comes from one of the apocrypha, the Wisdom of Solomon, 3.2.  ...

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Ambassador Bjarne Lindstrøm

Ambassador Bjarne Lindstrøm

Appointed as Norwegian Ambassador to the Court of St James's (i.e. the UK) in July 2005

Person, Politics & Administration, Norway

1 memorial
Nordahl Grieg

Nordahl Grieg

Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. Our Norwegian consultant, Johanne Elster Hanson, says that "Grieg adored England and spent many periods of his life here. He...

Person, Literature, Nationalism, Poetry, Norway

1 memorial
Norwegian gratitude for support in WW2

Norwegian gratitude for support in WW2

See Norwegian Government-in-exile. This gratitude is made manifest each Christmas, since 1947, in the arrival of the Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree, a gift from Norway.

Concept, Norway

1 memorial
Nils Aas

Nils Aas

Norwegian sculptor.

Person, Sculpture, Norway

1 memorial
Irja Syhnove Skabo

Irja Syhnove Skabo

Irja Syhnove Skabo was born on 3 July 1950 in Oslo, Norway. Our Picture Source and the Clipper Crew website give more information about her including that her employment commenced with Pan America...

Person, Aviation, Tragedy, Norway, Scotland

1 memorial