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.

Nils Johan Bjelland

Date of birth: August 7, 1913
Date of death: November 11, 1994
Gender: Male
Nationality: Norway
Birthplace: Stavanger
Place of living: Stavanger
County: Rogaland
Service: Norsk handelsflåte i nøytral fart 1939-1940
The Norwegian Merchant Fleet (Nortraship) 1940-1945
Rank: Able seaman
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945: M/T Krossfonn, [Kapret og senere senket]
Other: Participant in WW2
Prisoner during WW2

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Registernummer under krigen: London 11423.

Var ombord på M/T KROSSFOND da denne ble kapret av tysk hjelpekrysser WIDDER den 25.6.1940. M/T KROSSFONN var på reise fra Casablanca til Martinique. Mannskapet ble holdt som fanger om bord. 4.9.1940 ankom skipet St. Nazaire. 8.9.1940 ble Bjelland sendt hjem til Norge og avmønstret i Stavanger 25.9.1940.

Sources

Døde 1951-2014, digitalarkivet.no

Døde 1951-2017, digitalarkivet.no

Fanger.no

RA/S-3545/G/Gg

AV/SAST-A-102006/F/Fb/Fbb/L0013, Stavanger sjømannskontor

Engagements (3)

Ships
M/T Krossfonn
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Able seaman
Signed on
Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/22/1939
Signed off
Harbour: Kapret
Date: 6/26/1940
Ships
D/S Stavangeren
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Able seaman
Signed on
Harbour: Stavanger
Date: 9/12/1939
Signed off
Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
Ships
M/S Cypria
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Able seaman
Signed on
Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/21/1939
Signed off
Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown

Voyages

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Medals (0)

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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