veteran-wwii-merchant-seaman-and-labour-activist-oscar-anderson-dies-at-103-in-england/” title=”Veteran WWII Merchant Seaman and Labour Activist Oscar Anderson Dies at 103 in England”>Oscar Anderson, one of the last surviving warsailors, has died in England at the age of 103
The renowned war veteran, who was recently in the spotlight due to his inability to pay for his nursing home stay in England, died on Thursday, according to FriFagbevegelse.
The former merchant navy officer, who now lives in a nursing home in England, made headlines recently when he was unable to pay for his care. The Norwegian government eventually stepped in to cover the costs.
- Anderson was one of the last surviving World War II veterans. Commanding ships for the Allies during the war, he remained a member of the Norwegian Seamen’s Union until his passing.
- After the war, Anderson moved to England, where he lived with his wife, June, until she required full-time care due to her mobility issues.
- His son, initially unable to afford the nursing home costs, feared Anderson would be forced to live in a caravan in his backyard.
- The Norwegian government eventually agreed to coverամենentangling Anderson’s son in this predicament, and Navy veterans like him, in their nursing home expenses.
"With his own life in the line, he gave everything in the fight for freedom and democracy against Hitler’s tyranny during the war," said Norwegian Seamen’s Union leader Knut Inge Angell. "Now, when he needed his homeland the most, [Norway] forgot him."
