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.
Kristoffer Hillesland
- Date of birth
- January 30, 1913
- Date of death
- April 25, 1941Cause of death: War-related shipwreck
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Skudenes
- Place of living
- Rogalandsgt. 140 B, Haugesund
- County
- Rogaland
- Rank
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Maritime inquiries 1939 - 1945
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 4987.
Gift med ifølge Londonkort. Lilly Hillesland.
Våre falne:
HILLESLAND, KRISTOFFER, sjømann, Haugesund. Født 30. januar 1913 i Skudenes, s. av Kornelius Hillesland, f. 1853 i Skudenes, d. 1934, og Johanne Eline, f. 1868 s. st. Gift 1937 i Oslo med Lilly, f. 1913 i Haugesund. 2 barn. Styrmanns- og skipperskole. Var på d/s Polyana som 14. april 1941 planmessig forlot en konvoi for å gå til Freetown, men forsvant sporløst.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
"Seedie's List of Awards to The Merchant Navy for World War II," av Seedie, 1997. S. 69.
"Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995, s. 197.
Evig heder: krigsdeltakere fra sør- og vest-Karmøy 1939-1945. Av Peder Eliassen, Ludvig Thomassen og Thorbjørn Vikre. Lokalhistorisk stiftelse, 2000. S. 105-106.
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0010
AV/SAST-A-102007/F/Fb/Fbb/L0002, Haugesund sjømannskontor
AV/SAST-A-102007/F/Fb/Fbb/L0003, Haugesund sjømannskontor
Engagements (3)
- Ships
- D/S Polyana
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/26/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved torpedering
Date: 4/25/1941
- Ships
- D/S Eikhaug
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/15/1941
- Ships
- D/S Vang
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Second mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 1/17/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 2/14/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (3)
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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