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.
Lars Johannessen Eikeland
- Date of birth
- March 21, 1917
- Date of death
- October 28, 1971
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Varaldsøy
- Place of living
- Mundheim, Hardanger
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Service
- Rank
- Matros / SkytterU. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)Cook
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 13144, NY 16847.
Gift med (jf. London-kort): Mary Eikeland, California
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Skytter nr. 1035: Eikeland, Lars Johannessen. Født 21.3.1917 på Varaldsøy.
Yrke: Sjømann.
Fartstid - 78 måneder.
Antatt i marinen og ble utdannet til skytter i Camp Norway, Lunenburg, Canada.
Senere gjorde han tjeneste som skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
Troppetransportskipet M/S TORRENS fra 24.8.1942 til 18.11.1943. overført
M/T PAN EUROPE fra 19.11.1943 til 27.10.1944.
M/S GENERAL RUGE fra 4.12.1944 til 20.7.1945.
M/S DUALA fra 8.8.1945 til 27.9.1945.
Dimittert i New York 27.september 1945.
For sin innsats for Norge under den annen verdenskrig ble han ble tildelt Krigsmedaljen, Deltakermedaljen og Haakon den VII`s 70 års medalje.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 10.07.1942, som U.d.m.
Sivil stilling: Sjømann.
Sivil utdannelse: 1 års malerlære.
Dimittert fra Marinen: 27.09.1945.
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved marinemuseet i Horten: P.9. kort 111-112
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0001
Kvinnheringar i krig 1940-1945, Kvinnherad Sogelag (hovedforfatter: Jørgen Markhus), 2006.
Engagements (9)
- Ships
- M/S Duala
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 8/9/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 12/10/1945
- Ships
- M/S General Ruge
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 12/2/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Seattle
Date: 7/20/1945
- Ships
- M/T Pan Europe
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Pedro, California, USA
Date: 11/19/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Date: 10/27/1944
- Ships
- M/S Torrens
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: 8/24/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Ukjent
Date: 10/22/1942
- Ships
- M/S Scebeli
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Unkown
- Signed on
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 5/5/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/29/1942
- Ships
- D/S Ada
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Cook
- Signed on
- Harbour: London, England
Date: 10/6/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 4/27/1942
- Ships
- D/S Vestland
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Cook
- Signed on
- Harbour: Sydney
Date: 8/19/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Date: 9/29/1941
- Ships
- D/S Vestland
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Cook
- Signed on
- Harbour: England
Date: 11/1/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Sydney
Date: 6/10/1941
- Ships
- D/S Vestland
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Ordinary seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Haugesund
Date: 3/18/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: England
Date: 10/30/1940
Voyages
Places of Service (2)
- Place of service
- Sjøforsvarets skytteravdeling i handelsflåten (S.S.H.)
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 9/7/1942
- To
- 11/19/1942
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 7/10/1942
- To
- 8/24/1942
Medals (4)
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