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.
Knut Emil Ross Bendixen
- Date of birth
- May 21, 1919
- Date of death
- January 16, 2019
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Lavangen
- County
- Troms
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 11545, NY 19766.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 182
Han hadde fart til sjøs i 36 måneder da han i 1940 ble innkalt til militærtjeneste. Førstgjorde han tjeneste på:
Depotskipet H NOR MS KNM HEIMDAL fra 8.11.1940 til 9.12.1940.
Minesveiperen HVAL V fra 26.11.1940 til april.1941.
Patruljefartøyet H NOR MS KNM RANEN fra 5.5.1941 til 30.5.1941.
Dimittert i Oslo den 5. desember 1945.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 26. november 1940, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Tidligere militærtjeneste: 1937 6 mndr i Horten.
Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: Mitraljøseskytter.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 4. desember 1945.
Publikumshenvendelse:
Bror til Oleif Bjørgulf Bendiksen.
Sources
Dinh, Tri Nguyen., "Krigsseileren Harald ble svartelistet", Frifagbevegelse.no, 25.10.2025
Hansen, Sverre., Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946, Skien, Rotatrykk, 1989
Privat arkiv avgitt til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
Publikumshenvendelse til ARKIVET freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.6. kort 177-180
Engagements (15)
- Ships
- D/S Norelg
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/20/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Ships
- M/T Solstad
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 8/10/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/13/1945
- Ships
- M/S Fernwood
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/3/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 6/15/1945
- Ships
- M/S Montevideo
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/8/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 12/19/1944
- Ships
- T/S Alaska
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 11/3/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 5/29/1944
- Ships
- M/S Somerville
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 5/26/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 9/27/1943
- Ships
- D/S Selvik
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 9/16/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 2/22/1943
- Ships
- D/S Gezina
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Date: 6/30/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Date: 9/2/1942
- Ships
- D/S Gaston Micard
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Newport
Date: 4/13/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 6/8/1942
- Ships
- D/S Selvik
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Leith, Mid Lothian, Skottland
Date: 11/24/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 4/12/1942
- Ships
- M/S Elg
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Kanonskytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Workington
Date: 5/30/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/23/1941
- Ships
- D/S HNoMS Ranen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Marinegast
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 5/5/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 5/30/1941
- Ships
- D/S Heimdal
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/30/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 5/30/1941
- Ships
- D/S Hval V
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/6/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/30/1941
- Ships
- M/S Toulouse
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 4/9/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 10/7/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (9)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Marinekommando Østlandet (M.K.Ø.)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- 11/1/1945
- To
- 12/4/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Travers Island, NY.
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 5/29/1944
- To
- 6/8/1944
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Kanonskytter
- From
- 9/28/1943
- To
- 11/2/1943
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Kanonskytter
- From
- 2/22/1943
- To
- 5/25/1943
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Kanonskytter
- From
- 9/3/1942
- To
- 9/15/1942
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Kanonskytter
- From
- 6/8/1942
- To
- 6/24/1942
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- Kanonskytter
- From
- 4/13/1942
- To
- Ukjent
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 10/23/1941
- To
- 11/23/1941
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Rosythavdeling
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 11/26/1940
- To
- 12/6/1940
Medals (6)
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
Images (4)
Documents (6)
- Historie skrevet av Bendixen en gang på 1970-tallet. Handler om da D/S Svelvik januar 1943 lå til moloen i Phillipsville i Nord Afrika. Han og 3 andre reddet skipet fra brann i et tankskip som ble bombet.
- Diplom, frihetsmedaljen
- Certificate of Appreciation
- LO-diplom, som takk for aktivt medlemskap og innsats i fagbevegelsen i 40 år
- Diplom, Krigsmedaljen
- Diplom, Den norske marine