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.
Helge Birger Thorleif Bjerklund
- Date of birth
- February 24, 1920
- Date of death
- July 17, 2006
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Fredrikstad
- Place of living
- Kjølberg, Borge, Fredrikstad
- County
- Østfold
- Service
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 35042, NY 10243.
Reist til Norge med BRETAGNE fra Newcastle 24.11.1945.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946
Skytter nr. 1258: Bjerklund, Helge Birger Thorleif. Født 24.2.1920.
Yrke: Sjømann.
Var sivil motormann om bord på M/T ALBERT L. ELLSWORTH da skipet ble senket den 8.1.1943 i konvoi TM 1 underveis fra Trinidad til Gibraltar med brennselsolje. Alle om bord kom seg i livbåtene, og bidro også til å redde besetningen fra et britisk tankskip M/T OLTENIA II som var torpedert. Etter dette meldte Bjerklund seg til marinen.
Antatt i marinen og ble utdannet til skytter i Dumbarton, Scotland.
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
D/S NEA fra 13.4.1943 til 19.2.1945.
M/S VELOX fra 13.4.1945 til 24.10.1945.
Dimittert i Dumbarton den 20.november 1945.
For sin innsats for Norge under den annen verdenskrig ble han ble tildelt Krigsmedaljen og Deltakermedaljen.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 18.2.1943, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Motormann
Dimittert fra Marinen: 20.11.1945 S.S.H. Dumbarton.
Sources
Døde 1951-2017, digitalarkivet.no
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.4. kort 33-34.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0001
Engagements (9)
- Ships
- M/S Velox
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Dumbarton
Date: 4/13/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Skottland
Date: 10/24/1945
- Ships
- D/S Nea
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Dumbarton
Date: 4/13/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 2/19/1945
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 12/1/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 1/8/1943
- Ships
- M/S Samuel Bakke
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 4/8/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 11/14/1942
- Ships
- D/S Torfinn Jarl
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Fireman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 2/20/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 3/9/1942
- Ships
- M/T Høegh Scout
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/21/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Date: 2/12/1942
- Ships
- M/S Fernwood
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Motorman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Manila, Filippinene
Date: 7/19/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 1/21/1942
- Ships
- M/T Marina
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Greaser
- Signed on
- Harbour: Tønsberg
Date: 9/25/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Manila, Filippinene
Date: 7/2/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (1)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Dumbarton
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 2/18/1943
- To
- 4/12/1943
Medals (3)
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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