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.
Birger Lunde
- Date of birth
- October 30, 1913
- Date of death
- September 24, 1996
- Parents
- Records
- A. 5333
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Fana
- Place of living
- Stend, Bergen
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Service
- Education
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 3935 , NY 17241 og NY 91044.
Beordret av norske myndigheter til tjeneste på Nortraships kontor i New York, i tiden 5.2.1944 til 15.1.1945.
Bosatte seg i New York etter krigen og ble statsborger i USA.
BBC:
Birger Lunde er intervjuet flere ganger i programmet.
NRK:
Birger Lunde forteller om senkningen av D/S Blink og den påfølgende livbåtseilasen fra 18:35.
Sources
Folketelling 1920 for 1249 Fana herred, digitalarkivet.no
Gjems-Onstad, Erik., Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren, Oslo, Grøndahl Dreyer, 1995, s. 198
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0007
Bakke, Synnøve (produksjonsleder)., Evig heder [TV-serie]., NRK, 1995
N.N., Timewatch - Forgotten Heroes: Merchant Seamen at War [TV-serie]., BBC, 1994
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- D/S Brush
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 1. Styrmann / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 2/2/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 3/30/1946
- Ships
- D/S Polarland
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 1. Styrmann / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/18/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date: 1/25/1944
- Ships
- M/S Oregon Express
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. Styrmann / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/9/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 9/23/1943
- Ships
- D/S Blink
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 1. Styrmann / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 12/20/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 2/11/1942
- Ships
- D/S Lysaker IV
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. Styrmann / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Skottland
Date: 7/17/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Manchester, England
Date: 12/1/1941
- Ships
- M/S Taranger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. Styrmann / Telegrafist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 6/20/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 5/3/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (3)
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
Images (5)
