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.
Arne Magnus Barøy
- Date of birth
- December 17, 1920
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Lødingen
- Place of living
- Tjelnes
- County
- Nordland
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 11587, NY 15215.
Bosatte seg i Western Australia etter krigen og ble australsk statsborger.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 660
Yrke: Sjømann.
Han reiste til sjøs i 1938 og var ombord i 4 norske og en svensk båt inntil han gikk inn i marinen den 20. desember 1941 og ble utdannet til skytter i Camp Norway, Lunenburg, Canada.
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
M/S ROSEVILLE fra 17.2.1942 til 10.3.1943. (Skipet var innredet for troppetransport og var sterkt armert. Foruten de norske skyttere, var det 21 amerikanske "gunnere" ombord.)
Han var videre ombord i M/T NORFOLD fra 30.3.1943 til 22.6.1944.
M/S HERMION fra 26.7.1944 til 30.10.1945.
Dimittert i Australia 31. oktober 1945.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 20. desember 1941, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 3. november 1945.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.6. kort 77-78.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0001
AV/SAT-A-4710/X/L0007, Narvik sjømannskontor
Engagements (8)
- Ships
- M/S Hermion
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 7/26/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 10/30/1945
- Ships
- M/T Norfold
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 3/30/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sydney
Date: 6/22/1944
- Ships
- M/S Roseville
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 2/17/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 3/10/1943
- Ships
- M/T Herbrand
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/8/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 12/20/1941
- Ships
- M/T Astrell
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Ommønstring
Date: 5/1/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/8/1941
- Ships
- M/T Astrell
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date: 4/6/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Ommønstring
Date: 4/30/1941
- Ships
- D/S Dorotea
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Rank
- Messboy
- Signed on
- Harbour: Lødingen
Date: 9/14/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- D/S Primula
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Jungmann
- Signed on
- Harbour: Lødingen
Date: 7/15/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/9/1939
Voyages
Places of Service (3)
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 11/3/1945
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 3/10/1943
- To
- 3/30/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 12/20/1941
- To
- 2/11/1942
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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