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.

Hans Eide (Kristiansen) Bjerke

Date of birth: August 9, 1921
Date of death: July 6, 2011
Gender: Male
Nationality: Norway
Birthplace: Tjølling
Place of living: Sandar
County: Vestfold
Service: Norsk handelsflåte i nøytral fart 1939-1940
The Norwegian Merchant Fleet (Nortraship) 1940-1945
Rank: Hvalfanger
Messboy
Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945: Flytende hvalkokeri D/S Kosmos, [Kapret og senket]
Other: Participant in WW2
Prisoner during WW2
Whaling expedition 1939-1940

Ex gratia-arkivet:

Registernummer under krigen: London 43332.

Etter tysk kapring av KOSMOS, ble mannskapet satt inn i tysk fangenskap. Løslatt og hjemsent til Norge med M/S DONAU. Ankom til Oslo 3. mai 1941.

Vestfoldarkivet:

Arkivet har feil fødselsår (1920, skal være 1921).

Sources

Døde 1951-2017, digitalarkivet.no

Fanger.no

RA/S-3545/G/Gg

Vestfoldarkivet (med mannskapsliste til "Kosmos" ekspedisjonen 1939/40)

Engagements (1)

Ships
Flytende hvalkokeri D/S Kosmos
Nationality
Norway
Rank
Messboy
Signed on
Harbour: Curacao
Date: 1939
Signed off
Harbour: Kapret
Date: 9/26/1940

Voyages

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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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