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.
Odd Bjelland
- Date of birth
- March 26, 1921
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Sunde, Sunnhordland
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Service
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 11425, NY 15939.
Bosatte seg i BC, Canada etter krigen. Kanadisk statsborger fra november 1952.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Helen Bjelland, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 2034.
Yrke: Sjømann, fartstid ca. 40 mnd.
Var den 9. april 1940 ombord på M/S VIBRAN, på vei til Panamakanalen fra Syd-Amerika.
Fortsatte å seilte til han mønstret av M/T ALBERT L. ELLSWORTH, og meldte seg til Den norske marine i Halifax.
Han ble utdannet til skytter i Lunenburg, Canada.
Gjorde deretter tjeneste ombord på:
M/T BRITANNIA
M/T POLARTANK
Dimittert i Canada den 10. oktober 1945.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 6. desember 1942, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Sjømann.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 10. oktober 1945.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens skyttere 1941-1946
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.6. kort 389-390.
Kvinnheringar i krig 1940-1945, Kvinnherad Sogelag (hovedforfatter: Jørgen Markhus), 2006
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0001
Engagements (5)
- Ships
- M/T Polartank
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/27/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Freeport
Date: 8/24/1945
- Ships
- M/T Britannia
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 1/29/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/16/1944
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 9/15/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 10/17/1942
- Ships
- M/S Vibran
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Ommønstring
Date: 5/1/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Montreal, Qe, Canada
Date: 8/23/1941
- Ships
- M/S Vibran
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 12/1/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Ommønstring
Date: 4/30/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (2)
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 10/10/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 12/6/1942
- To
- 1/29/1943
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
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