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.
Harald Sandbakken
- Date of birth
- November 12, 1909
- Date of death
- November 17, 1996
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Nykirke, Borre
- Place of living
- Sem, Holmestrand
- County
- Vestfold
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 25125.
Da krigen brøt ut var Harald på vei tilbake til Norge etter sin fjerde sesong på hvalfangst i Sørishavet, denne gang med hvalkokeriet TERJE VIKEN. I likhet med alle andre norske fartøyer ble TERJE VIKEN rekvirert til krigstjeneste. Skipet måtte snu og gå til Storbritannia i stedet. Harald var deretter blant annet i britisk tjeneste med minesveiping.
Fartstidsoppgave fra Riksarkivet:
Høsten 1943 ble han sendt til England og kom over i skøytetrafikken på Skottland og Shetland.
Hefte om Harald Sandbakken:
Se hefte i "dokumenter" for utfyllende historikk om Sandbakken.
I heftet står det at Sandbakken var påmønstret jager STORD 1943-1944. Dette er ikke riktig. Sandbakken påmønstret ikke skipet før 23. februar 1945. Se informasjon nedenfor.
Privat arkiv:
Tjenestested og -tid i marinen 1941-1945:
Nr. 7049, Sandbakken, Harald.
Cape Town 18.7.1941; M/Sv "Egeland" 20.8-29.11.1941; Reserve Alexandria 29.11.1941-9.2.1942; M/Sv "Noble Nora" 9-19.2.1942; Hospital Alexandria 19-27.2.1942; M/Sv "Noble Nora" 27.3-4.6.1942; Stag (N) 18.8-27.9.1942; Ankom til Persiabukten 10.2.1943; Reserve 10-25.2.1943; M/Sv "Transvaalia" 25.2-24.8.1943; Avreist til UK 25.8.1943; MSPE 8.10-1.12.1943; MDL 1-7.12.1943; MTB Fl. 11.12.1943-9.4.1944; Shetland avd. 9.4-4.9.1944 {mk "Haugen"}; MSPE 4.9-8.11.1944; MDD 10.11.1944-22.2.1945; DD "Stord" 23.2-12.9.1945; MKØ til 14.9.1945.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 18. juli 1941, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Hvalfanger.
Sertifikater: Bilsertifikat.
Tidligere militærtjeneste: Halden 1931, 72 dager.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 14. september 1945. M.K.Ø.
Sources
Privat arkiv avgitt til Stiftelsen Arkivet
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Marinemuseet i Horten
Hefte om Harald Sandbakken, "Oppvekst, arbeid og krig". Av Eva Sandbakken, 2016.
Hele Norge fylke, Annen kilde nr. 86 (1909-1909), Dokumentside, side 616.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.35. kort 069–070.
Engagements (15)
- Ships
- D/S John Williamson
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/S Kosmos IV
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skjærer, Hvalfangst
- Signed on
- Harbour: Sandefjord
Date: 10/24/1964 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sandefjord
Date: 5/5/1965
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Skjærer, Hvalfangst
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/7/1948 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/27/1949
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/18/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/16/1946
- Ships
- Jager HNoMS Stord
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/23/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/12/1945
- Ships
- M/B Haugen (M 107 B)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/9/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/4/1944
- Ships
- D/S Transvaalia
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/25/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/24/1943
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/27/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 6/4/1942
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/9/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/19/1942
- Ships
- D/S Egeland
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/20/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Grunnstøtt / Uvær
Date: 11/29/1941
- Ships
- D/S A-N-5
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Walvis Bay, Namibia
Date: 9/19/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Colombo, Ceylon (Siri Lanka)
Date: 11/11/1940
- Ships
- D/S Terje Viken
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 10/13/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Om bord pr.
Date: 5/30/1940
- Ships
- D/T Anglo Norse
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Jungmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/29/1938 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/T Anglo Norse
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Jungmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/25/1937 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/16/1938
- Ships
- D/T Anglo Norse
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Rank
- Arbeider - Hvalfangst
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/18/1936 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/24/1937
Voyages
Places of Service (8)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinekommando Østlandet (M.K.Ø.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 9/14/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Devonport
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 11/10/1944
- To
- 2/22/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens stasjon, Port Edgar (M.S.P.E.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 9/4/1944
- To
- 11/8/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Shetland Avd.
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 4/9/1944
- To
- 9/4/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested M.T.B. (Motortorpedobåt)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 12/11/1943
- To
- 4/9/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens Depot Liverpool (M.D.L.Pool)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 12/1/1943
- To
- 12/7/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinens stasjon, Port Edgar (M.S.P.E.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 10/8/1943
- To
- 12/1/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested HMS Stag
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 8/18/1942
- To
- 9/27/1942
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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