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.
Berge Mevatne
- Date of birth
- April 15, 1897
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Flatråker, Tysnes
- Place of living
- Flatråker, Tysnes
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Rank
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 6600, NY 19840.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Othilie Mevatne.
27.10.1942 reddet mannskapet på T/S Alaska 53 overlevende fra torpedert fransk passasjerdamper utenfor Nord Afrika på reise i konvoi fra Colombo til Liverpool. T/S Alaska ble selv torpedert og skadet 31.10.1942, men klarte å ta seg inn til Lisboa 13.11.1942. Skipet ble reparert i Tyne og satt inn i fart igjen i 1943.
Sources
AV/SAB-A-100050/F/Fb/L0013 Innrulleringssjefen i Bergen
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
"Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995.
"Seedie's List of Awards to The Merchant Navy for World War II," av Seedie, 1997. S. 5.
"Under Hazardous Circumstances - a Register of Awards of Lloyd's War Medal for Bravery at Sea 1939-1945," samlet av R. J. Scarlett, 1992.
Haugesunds Avis, 26. mai 1950
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0007
Engagements (1)
- Ships
- T/S Alaska
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Captain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Trondheim
Date: 11/6/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Oslo
Date: 11/30/1945
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (6)
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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