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.
Peter Martinius Harpestad
- Date of birth
- November 17, 1912
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Grimstad
- Place of living
- Grimstad
- County
- Aust-Agder
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Rank
- Maskinist
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2Prisoner during WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 4932, NY 20448.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Jean Harpestad.
Privat arkiv:
Fartstid 2. verdenskrig:
3. mask. Østhav påm. 11.09.1939. Avm. 04.10.1940 i alliert havn. 3. mask. Skagerak påm. 24.09.1941 i alliert havn. Avm. 24.09.1941. 2. mask. Eidsvold påm. 26.09.1941 i alliert havn. Reddet v/forlis 20.10.1942, avm. 12.02.1942. 3. mask. Prominent påm. 19.02.1942 i alliert havn. Reddet v/forlis 2.03.1942 i Det indiske hav.
Han ble tatt til fange og satt i fangenskap på Java. Frigitt 16.10.1945 og innlagt på sykehus i Batavia. Ankom med fly til Sydney 06.12.1945. Fangenskapslønn til og med 06.02.1946.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Evakueringen av Batavia (Jakarta) og Singapore (1942)*Enlisted D/S Prominent as 3. maskinist
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0037
Privat arkiv avgitt til Stiftelsen Arkivet.
Grimstad Adressetidende, 4. juli 1947
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0005
Engagements (4)
- Ships
- D/S Prominent
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 3. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 2/19/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Beskutt av skip/ubåt/land
Date: 3/2/1942
- Ships
- M/S Eidsvold
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- 2. Maskinist
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 9/26/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 1/20/1942
- Ships
- M/S Skagerak
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 1/25/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 9/24/1941
- Ships
- M/T Østhav
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 9/11/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 10/4/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (1)
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