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Velen, Edvin Per

Date of death:
December 19th, 1941
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Graves St Stephen Churchyard
Row: L. Grave: 9483.
Nationality:
British (1801-present, Kingdom)

Biography

Edvin velen from Sweden Naturalised in January 1931 to British, taking on the name Edward Velen.

The Motor Vessel Lucellum was bombed whilst part of a coastal convoy en-route from Belfast to Swansea, killing eight men outright and burning fiercely

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Boatswain
Unit:
m.v. Lucellum, British Merchant Navy
Awarded on:
December 18th, 1941
British Empire Medal (BEM & EGM)

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