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.
Charles Bakke
- Date of birth
- May 27, 1912
- Date of death
- March 25, 1981
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Botne (nå Holmestrand)
- Place of living
- Tønsberg
- County
- Vestfold
- Service
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)Matros / Skytter
- Other
- Participant in WW2
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Registernummer under krigen: London 10809, NY 7657.
Mønstringsrubrikken er ført i henhold til oppgave fra Direktoratet for sjømenn datert 24. februar 1975.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 1137: Bakke, Charles. Født 27.5.1912 i Botne.
Antatt i marinen og ble utdannet til skytter i Camp Norway, Lunenburg, Canada.
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
D/S hvalkokeri THORSHAMMER fra 2.11.1942 til 22.5.1943. overført
M/S THOR I fra 23.5.1943 til 6.1.1944.
M/S ROSEVILLE fra 8.1.1944 til 7.10.1944.( Dette skipet var innredet for troppetransport og var sterkt armert)
Videre var han ombord i M/S ALF LINDEBERG fra 8.10.1944 til 18.8.1945.
Da krigen var slutt reiste han hjem til Norge med troppeskipet D/S STAVANGERFJORD.
Ble dimittert på Garnes ved Bergen den 10.november 1945.
For sin innsats for Norge under den annen verdenskrig ble han ble tildelt Krigsmedaljen, Deltakermedaljen og Haakon den VII`s 70 års medalje.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 14. september 1942, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Båtsmann.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 10. november 1945.
Sources
Døde 1951-2017, digitalarkivet.no
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.6. kort 41-42.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0001
Hele Norge fylke, Annen kilde nr. 104 (1912-1912), Dokumentside, side 674
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0012
Engagements (11)
- Ships
- M/S Nordryggen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Altmuligmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1/1/1967 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/16/1973
- Ships
- D/S Thorbrann
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Sandefjord
Date: 3/22/1961 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sandefjord
Date: July 1962
- Ships
- D/S Thorstreif
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Sandefjord
Date: 10/4/1949 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sandefjord
Date: 5/2/1950
- Ships
- M/S Thorarinn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Sandefjord
Date: 6/1/1949 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sandefjord
Date: 6/7/1949
- Ships
- D/S Thorarinn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Sandefjord
Date: 1948 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sandefjord
Date: 5/13/1949
- Ships
- M/S Alf Lindeberg
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 10/7/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/18/1945
- Ships
- M/S Roseville
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 1/8/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 10/6/1944
- Ships
- M/S Thor I
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 5/24/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 12/27/1943
- Ships
- D/S Thorshammer
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 12/1/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/22/1943
- Ships
- M/T Gefion
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Boatswain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Tønsberg
Date: 10/18/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 8/19/1942
Voyages
Places of Service (2)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 10/3/1945
- To
- 10/4/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 9/14/1942
- To
- 11/1/1942
Medals (4)
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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