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.
Haakon Anton Særstein Bjørge
- Date of birth
- August 12, 1920
- Date of death
- October 9, 1992
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Vikebygd
- Place of living
- Førde, Hordaland
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Service
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 11732.
Ankom som flyktning til UK 6. november 1941.
Overført til Den Kongelige Norske Marine 4. februar 1943.
Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen, s. 393:
Innlemmet i Shetlandsgjengen: 6.2.1943, nr. c134.
Antall turer: sesong 1942-43=1, sesong 1943-44=10, sesong 1944-45=30.
Overført annen virksomhet: 17.9.1945.
Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren, s. 23 og 155:
Ledende dekksmann (Shetlandsgjengen) Haakon Særsten Bjørge tildelt Krigskorset med Sverd 2. august 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 5.2.1943, som: U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Sivil utdannelse: 3.5 år fartstid.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 27.10.1945 M.K.V.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
"Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995.
The National Archives, Kew: HS 9/159/3
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.4. kort 65-66.
Publikumshenvendelse til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbbb/L0001
AV/SAST-A-102007/F/Fb/Fbb/L0013, Haugesund sjømannskontor
Engagements (6)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. l. d. m. (utskrevet ledende dekks- og maskinmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/25/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/28/1943
- Ships
- D/S Skum
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 7/7/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 1/14/1943
- Ships
- D/T Norheim
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 3/23/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Date: 6/30/1942
- Ships
- D/S Lynghaug
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 12/5/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 3/16/1942
- Ships
- D/S Ulv
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 12/14/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Trondheim
Date: 2/6/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (1)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 2/5/1943
- To
- 2/6/1943
Medals (2)
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