Kristian Krefting

Kristian August Krefting
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 / branch	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 Norwegian campaign
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

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]

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.