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.
Finn Birkeland
- Date of birth
- September 5, 1912
- Date of death
- September 23, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Haugesund
- Place of living
- Grindesvingen 3 c, Haugesund
- County
- Rogaland
- Service
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 4567, NY 14110.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Ruth Birkeland
Selte med "SAMUEL BAKKE" som dekksmann i 24 mnd, 6 dager.
Pr. 7.4.1942 ansatt ved Gulf Oil Company, Maracaibo.
Våre falne:
BIRKELAND, FINN, styrmann, Haugesund. Født 5. september 1912 i Haugesund, s. av Karl Albert Birkeland, f. 1883 i Haugesund, d. 1923, og Marta f. Johnsen, f. 1885 i Haugesund, d. 1946. Gift 1939 i Haugesund med Ruth Levang, f. 1916 s. st. 1 barn. Styrmannsskole, radioskole, skipperskole. Var styrmann og telegrafist på m/t Eli Knutsen som ble minesprengt 1940. Omkom da d/s Lindvangen ble torpedert 23. september 1942 på reise fra Paramaribo til Trinidad
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Engagements (12)
- Ships
- M/T Eli Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 6/22/1940
- Ships
- M/S Samuel Bakke
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Dekksmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/S Lindvangen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Third mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 5/6/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 9/23/1942
- Ships
- M/T Pan Norway
- Nationality
- Norway
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/19/1940
- Ships
- D/S Astra
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/29/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/13/1940
- Ships
- M/T Eli Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/31/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/1/1940
- Ships
- M/T Eli Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/4/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/16/1939
- Ships
- D/S Hellen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/19/1936 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/11/1937
- Ships
- D/S Karmøy
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/21/1935 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- M/T Sagona
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Lettmatros / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/19/1934 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/23/1935
- Ships
- D/S Utsire
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/1/1932 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/7/1932
- Ships
- D/S Utsire
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/27/1931 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/20/1932
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (1)
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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