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Henrik H. Grimsland

Flagg for Norway
Date of birth
March 12, 1919
Date of death
1998
Parents
Gender
Male
Nationality
Norway
Birthplace
Tysnes
Place of living
Lundegrend, Tysnes, Bergen
County
Hordaland/Bergen
Service
Enlistment district
Rank
Matros / Skytter
U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
Has sailed for shipping company
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
Other
Participant in WW2
Henrik H Grimsland Copyright: Privat/NSK, ARKIVET
Picture 1 of 2

Ex gratia-arkivet:

Registernummer under krigen: London 7912, NY 23570.

Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:

Antatt i Marinen: 20.8.1941, som: U.d.m.

Sivil stilling: Matros.

Sivil utdannelse: Snekkerkurs.

Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: Art.kurs.

Dimittert fra Marinen: 21.9.1945. S.S.H.

"Survival at Sea, My Father's WWII Story", by Henry "Hank" Grimsland (se Dokumenter)

Henrik H. Grimslands beretning fra torpederingen av Davanger:
“We were part of a sixty-ship convoy from Halifax, Nova Scotia on our way to Liverpool, England. On the night of October 11, we were the first ship in the convoy to be hit by a torpedo. Four men were able to launch a lifeboat. I jumped overboard with my heavy boots on and swam towards the lifeboat. It was very hard to swim as the sea was rough. Thankfully I was able to make it to the lifeboat. When we pulled in the 15-year-old English cabin boy, he said to us, “I’m all set now, I’ve made my peace with my Lord”. We headed east and began rowing very hard. The sea was rough and the vessel was small. I was not a praying man, but I know my mother was praying for me. After the war, she told me that she prayed for me every day of the war.
Seven days later, we saw land. It was Ireland. Some people were on the mountainside and they came out with their tarpaper boat and assisted us in getting to shore. We were exhausted and covered with the black crude oil. It felt great to finally be rescued. However, as soon as I got out of the lifeboat, I fell down. My legs were not used to standing after sitting for seven days straight. The Irish people were very kind and fed us tea and sandwiches. They transported us to the nearest hospital in Bellmullet. After cleaning the dark crude oil off of our skin, the hospital staff was surprised to find that we were light-skinned, blond Norwegians. After 16 days in Bellmullet, we were sent to Liverpool.”

Videre framgår det at Grimsland emigrerte til USA i 1955 og ble amerikansk statsborger i 1960.

 

Sources

Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 - 1946. Skytter nr. 26, Henrik Grimsland.

RA/S-3545/G/Gg

Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.11. kort 317-318.

RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0001

"Survival at Sea, My Father's WWII Story", by Henry "Hank" Grimsland

Engagements (9)

  • Ships
    M/S Tercero
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Messboy
    Signed on
    Harbour: Norfolk
    Date: 11/5/1945
    Signed off
    Harbour: Unkown
    Date: Unkown
  • Ships
    M/S Fernbrook
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Matros / Skytter
    Signed on
    Harbour: New York, NY, USA
    Date: 4/19/1945
    Signed off
    Harbour: New York, NY, USA
    Date: 9/20/1945
  • Ships
    D/S Norelg
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Matros / Skytter
    Signed on
    Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
    Date: 3/11/1944
    Signed off
    Harbour: Norfolk
    Date: 3/15/1945
  • Ships
    D/T Norholm
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Matros / Skytter
    Signed on
    Harbour: Falmouth, Conwall, Uk
    Date: 3/23/1943
    Signed off
    Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Date: 1/11/1944
  • Ships
    M/T Skaraas
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Matros / Skytter
    Signed on
    Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Date: 8/24/1942
    Signed off
    Harbour: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Date: 3/9/1943
  • Ships
    M/T Morgenen
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Matros / Skytter
    Signed on
    Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Date: 3/26/1942
    Signed off
    Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Date: 5/6/1942
  • Ships
    D/S Ada
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Matros / Skytter
    Signed on
    Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
    Date: 11/17/1941
    Signed off
    Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Date: 3/26/1942
  • Ships
    M/T Gard
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Able seaman
    Signed on
    Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Date: 2/4/1941
    Signed off
    Harbour: Greenock, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, Skotland
    Date: 7/17/1941
  • Ships
    D/T Davanger
    Nationality
    Flagg for Norway
    Norway
    Rank
    Able seaman
    Signed on
    Harbour: Bergen
    Date: 3/24/1939
    Signed off
    Harbour: Torpedert
    Date: 10/11/1940

Voyages

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Places of Service (8)

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

Images (2)

Henrik Grimsland, Lundegrend, Tysnes Skytter - SSH nr 26 Bilde - Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946
Henrik H Grimsland Copyright: Privat/NSK, ARKIVET

Documents (1)