Kristian Krefting
Norwegian footballer, military officer, chemical engineer and company owner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kristian August Krefting (9 February 1891 – 13 April 1964) was a Norwegian footballer, military officer, chemical engineer and company owner. He was Norwegian champion with the club Lyn in 1910 and 1911, and was on the Norway national football team at the 1912 Summer Olympics.[1]
Kristian August Krefting | |
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Born | (1891-02-09)9 February 1891 Kristiania, Norway |
Died | 13 April 1964(1964-04-13) (aged 73) The Boltons, London, United Kingdom |
Buried | Tanum Church in Tanum, Norway |
Allegiance | Norway |
Service/ | Norwegian Army |
Years of service | 1914–1928 1940–1946 |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Unit | Norwegian Armed Forces in exile (1940–1945) |
Battles/wars | Second World War |
Awards | Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal |
Spouse(s) |
Dagny Boe (m. 1925) |
Relations | Rudolf Krefting (father) |
Other work | Footballer, chemical engineer, businessman |
Emigrating to the United Kingdom in the 1920s, to start a manufacturing business in the ink industry; Krefting returned to military service during the Second World War. Having first been attached to British forces as a liaison officer in the Norwegian campaign in 1940, he spent the rest of the war in the administration of the exiled Norwegian forces in the United Kingdom. Returning to his ink business post-war, Krefting was a Norwegian attaché at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.