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.
Sverre Brekke
- Date of birth
- October 28, 1888
- Date of death
- March 28, 1942Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Oslo
- County
- Oslo
- Rank
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Våre falne:
«Gift 1) i Bergen med Anna Ottesen, f. 1892 i Bergen, d. 1925 i Aalborg. 2 barn. Gift 2) 1930 i Shanghai med Dagmar Wolsing, f. 1896 i Helsingør. 1 barn. Seilte i alliert fart fra krigen begynte. Var på «Raceland» i fart mellom Amerika og Murmansk med krigsmateriell da skipet ble angrepet av tyske fly utenfor Nordkapp og senket. Gikk ned med båten 28. mars 1942».
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Norske sjøfolk på utenlandske handelsskip i de arktiske konvoiene (1941-1945)*Enlisted D/S Raceland as captain
Sources
Dannevig, Birger., Skip og menn: Den norske handelsflåtes krigsinnsats 1939-1945, Oslo, J. W. Cappelens forlag, 1968, s. 198
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0010
Engagements (2)
- Ships
- D/S Raceland
- Nationality
- Panama
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved flyangrep
Date: 3/28/1942
- Ships
- D/T Elisha Walker
- Nationality
- Panama
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: København, Danmark
Date: 11/4/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 2/23/1940
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
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