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.
Bjarne Helle
- Date of birth
- September 11, 1901
- Date of death
- October 20, 1965
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Kvinnherad
- Place of living
- Kvinheard, Hardanger
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Rank
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 30264, NY 30807.
Broren, eller onkelen, Arne står oppført som nærmeste pårørende.
Fra registreringskortet: "Blev sent i interneringsleir og frigitt den 16.11.41. Kom til Port Lyautey og arbeidet antakelig for Amerikanerne."
Kvinnheringar i krig 1940-1945
På reise fra Port of Spain, Trinidad, til Gibraltar ble M/T Ida Knudsen torpedert av den italienske ubåten Luigi Torelli. Helle kom seg i en livbåt. Den kom til slutt til Agadir i fransk-Marokko, der de ble internert. De ble frigjort av amerikanske soldater 16. november 1942, og han fortsatte å seile i uteflåten ut krigen.
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0039
Markhus, Jørgen "Kvinnheringar i krig 1940-1945", Kvinnherad Sogelag, 2006, side 356
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0005
Engagements (4)
- Ships
- D/S Marga
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 4/10/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/22/1946
- Ships
- M/S Kong Haakon VII
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Boatswain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Cardiff, Wales, UK
Date: 8/19/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 3/14/1945
- Ships
- M/S Sørvard
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Boatswain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Casablanca
Date: 1/23/1943 - Signed off
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 7/26/1943
- Ships
- M/T Ida Knudsen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Boatswain
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 11/26/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Torpedert
Date: 7/21/1941
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