Lieutenant Svend Aage Christiansen (1887-1916)

Christiansen, S. Aa.
Personal Information
Full Name:	Svend Aage Christiansen
Date of Birth:	August 1, 1887
Place of Birth:	n/a
Family Relations:	Son of forwarding agent Niels Christiansen and wife, born Terndrup
Marriage:	Married to Anna Emilie Kortzau

Promotions
Date:	Promotion:
1904	Naval Cadet
September 30, 1908	Sub Lieutenant
August 2, 1909	Lieutenant

Orders, Decorations & Distinctions
Date:	Orders, Decorations & Distinction:
-	n/a

Military Service
Date:	Service:
1915	Adjutant at the Chief in Command of the 1st Squadron
1916	Commanding Officer of the submarine DYKKEREN

Other Achievements

Date:

Achievement:

October 9, 1916

Died when his submarine sank off Copenhagen after a collision with a Norwegian steamer. The rest of the crew were rescued.

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Additional Comments

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Death
Date:	Cemetery:
October 9, 1916	Buried at Holmens Cemetery

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Sources:
&	Det Danske Søofficerskorps 1801-1919, by Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen, Gyldendals Boghandel and Nordisk Forlag, Copenhagen, 1919
&	Officerer i den Dansk-Norske Søetat 1660-1814 og den Danske Søetat 1814-1932, Bind I og II, by Th. A. Topsøe-Jensen og Emil Marquard, H. Hagerups Forlag, Copenhagen, 1935
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