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.
Thorbjørn Solbakken
- Date of birth
- March 9, 1914
- Date of death
- February 6, 1975
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Lurøy
- Place of living
- Fjordgaten 16, Trondheim
- County
- NordlandSør-Trøndelag
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registreringsnummer under krigen: London 24744, NY 13357.
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 954: Solbakken, Thorbjørn. Født 9.3.1914 på Lurøy.
Antatt i marinen og ble utdannet til skytter i Camp Norway, Lunenburg, Canada.
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på blant annet følgende norske handelsskip:
M/S FERNPLANT fra 31.8.1942 til 6.3.1943. overført
D/S MUI HOCK fra 6.3.1943 til 16.8.1943.
D/T MARIT II fra 14.9.1943 til 6.4.1944.
For sin innsats for Norge under den annen verdenskrig ble han ble tildelt Deltakermedaljen og Haakon den VII`s 70 års medalje.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 19. juni 1942, som: U.D.M.
Sivil stilling: Matros.
Beskikket eller vervet fra: Mtr. II kl (art).
Dimittert fra Marinen: 30. april 1947.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.37. Kort 37-38.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0004
AV/SAT-A-4709/2/1/1c/L0024, Trondheim sjømannskontor
Engagements (10)
- Ships
- M/S Brimanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 7/27/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 9/10/1945
- Ships
- M/T New Zealand
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 9/25/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 7/6/1945
- Ships
- M/S Fernmoor
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 5/25/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/16/1944
- Ships
- D/T Marit II
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/14/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/6/1944
- Ships
- D/S Mui Hock
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 3/6/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Date: 8/16/1943
- Ships
- M/S Fernplant
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 8/31/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 3/6/1943
- Ships
- M/T Hamlet
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Norfolk
Date: 4/29/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 5/27/1942
- Ships
- D/S Aragon
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Norfolk
Date: 9/20/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Para
Date: 10/30/1940
- Ships
- D/S Pollux
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Boatswain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 12/8/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Norfolk
Date: 6/16/1940
- Ships
- D/S Ingerto
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Trondheim
Date: 11/2/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Bergen
Date: 12/2/1939
Voyages
Places of Service (4)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Travers Island
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 4/6/1944
- To
- 5/25/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Travers Island
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 8/16/1943
- To
- 9/14/1943
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 3/4/1943
- To
- 3/6/1943
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 6/20/1942
- To
- 8/30/1942
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
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