The information on registered seafarers is not in all cases complete. As new sources are studied, information on engagements and medals etc. will be added to some of the already registered seafarers.
Jens Kristian Hobber
- Date of birth
- March 4, 1924
- Date of death
- February 12, 1941Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Porsgrunn
- Place of living
- Porsgrunn
- County
- Telemark
- Service
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 1625.
Våre Falne.
Skoleskipskurs.
Reiste ut som messegutt på M/S BORGESTAD høsten 1939, og omkom da skipet ble senket i kamp med tysk panserkrysser ADMIRAL HIPPER den 12.februar 1941.
Sources
Våre Falne
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0041
"Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995, s. 197.
Lofotposten, 12.11.1945
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0010
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- M/S Borgestad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Messboy
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved beskytning fra skip/ubåt/land
Date: 2/12/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (2)
Going through new source material in order to document the war sailors and their history is an ongoing and extensive effort, and there exist no complete register over decorations awarded. Infomation about medals will therefore be registered gradually and be based on different source materials. The war sailors were awarded medals both during and after the war. Do you want to read more about decorations, then please study this page: Decorations
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