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.
John Martin Bakke
- Date of birth
- August 29, 1904
- Date of death
- December 25, 1943Cause of death: Accident
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Vaksdal
- Place of living
- Råkeløkken, Drøbak
- County
- AkershusHordaland/Bergen
- Rank
- Cook
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 10826, NY 5974.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Gislaug Bakke.
Fartstid:
Kokk D/S PORT ANTONIO av Oslo. Rederiet l. Harboe Jensen. påmønstret Oslo 1.7.1939. avmønstret Alliert havn 6.9.1941
Kokk D/S RITA av Oslo. Rederiet Chr. Østberg. påmønstret New York 31.3.1942. avmønstret Alliert havn 5.2.1943.
Kokk D/S ADA av Haugesund. Rederiet Finn Røgenæs. påmønstret New Orleans 14.10.1943. avmønstret omkom 25.desember 1943.
Minnehallen i Stavern skriver:
John Martin Bakke var ombord i DS Ada og omkom ved at han ble skyllet over bord i en storm utenfor Trinidad 25 desember 1943
John Martin Bakke var gift med Gislaug Bakke, Råkeløkken, Drøbak
Fra Våre Falne:
Kokk John Martin Bakke, Drøbak.
Bakke var utdannet rørlegger, men reiste til sjøs. I 1937 tok han stuertskolen i Oslo og seilte siden kokk bl.a. med D/S ADA. Han ble skylt over bord under en storm natten til 25.desember 1943, mens båten lå oppankret utenfor Trinidad på grunn av et minefeltet.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Riksarkivet.
Minnehallen i Stavern.
Våre Falne.
Engagements (3)
- Ships
- D/S Ada
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Cook
- Signed on
- Harbour: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Date: 10/14/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom
Date: 12/25/1943
- Ships
- M/S Rita
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Cook
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 3/31/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/5/1943
- Ships
- D/S Port Antonio
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Cook
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 7/1/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/6/1941
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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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