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.
Kåre Hansen Brekkestø
- Date of birth
- July 2, 1916
- Date of death
- July 1, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Vennesla
- County
- Vest-Agder
- Rank
- Cook
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2Prisoner during WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 20700, NY 7969.
Våre falne:
«Var byssegutt på m/s Herstein da skipet ble angrepet av japanske fly i Rabaul i New Britain og kom i brann. Ble tatt til fange av japanerne og døde 1. juli 1942 under fangetransport til Japan med «Montevideo Maru» som ble senket».
Sources
Folketelling 1920 for 0918 Austre Moland herred, digitalarkivet.no
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0035
Reinertsen, Helge., Krigsseilere fra Vennesla under 1. og 2. verdenskrig, Vennesla, 2020, s. 263
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- M/S Herstein
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Cook
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Flyangrep
Date: 1/20/1942
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (0)
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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