Reidar JOHANNESSEN [????-????] | Gwulo: Old Hong Kong

Reidar JOHANNESSEN [????-????]

Names
Given: 
Reidar
Family: 
Johannessen
Sex: 
Male
Status: 
Deceased
Birth
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Norwegian ships agent resident in Hong Kong before the Japanese occupation.

Espaced from Hong Kong in March 1943 via Macau with his family and other Norwegian families.

Johannessen played a central part in getting funds into Hong Kong by Macau during the occupation, with the assistance from the British Consul John Reeves.

He was awared with St. Olavs Medal in May 1948 for his efforts during the war.

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Many thanks for all this interesting information about the Norwegians during the war.

I just found this while searching for something else:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventure-romance-war-Far-East-ebook/dp/B01BS64...

It's a memoir based on the diaries of Reidar Johannessen's English wife.