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.
Erling Bertling
- Date of birth
- July 6, 1911
- Date of death
- February 3, 1999
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Værøy
- Place of living
- Storgaten 22, Tromsø
- County
- NordlandTroms
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 12287, NY 91202 og 6258.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Eldis Bertling.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 310.
Antatt i Marinen 5.7.1940. Var således med under kampene i Norge. Da dette var slutt fulgte han resten av Marinen over til England.
Ble utdannet til skytter om bord på H NOR MS KNM Heimdal i Port Edgar, Skottland og deretter utlånt til handelsflåtens selvforsvar.
Dimittert på Garnes ved Bergen den 24.11.1945.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 5. juni 1941, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Tømmermann.
Sivil utdannelse: Kystskipperskolen.
Sertifikater: Kystskippersertifikat.
Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: Kanonskytterkurs.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 24. november 1945.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Slaget om Madagaskar (Operation Ironclad, 1942)*Enlisted M/S Thalatta as matros / skytter
Sources
Døde 1951-2017, digitalarkivet.no
Hansen, Sverre., Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946, Skien, Rotatrykk, 1989
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0001
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.6. kort 331-332
SATØ/S-0243/F/Fb/L0012, Tromsø sjømannskontor/innrullerings-/mønstringsdistrikt
Engagements (5)
- Ships
- M/S Anna Odland
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/24/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 10/3/1945
- Ships
- D/S Olaf Bergh
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Port of Spain
Date: 12/1/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 5/12/1944
- Ships
- M/S Thalatta
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Date: 8/6/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Port of Spain
Date: 10/1/1942
- Ships
- D/S Heimdal
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- Signed on
- Harbour: Port Edgar
Date: 6/5/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Port Edgar
Date: 8/6/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (3)
- Place of service
- Marinestasjon Garnes
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 11/24/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Travers Island, NY.
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 5/12/1944
- To
- Ukjent
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 10/1/1942
- To
- 12/1/1942
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