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.
Harry Bernt Gundersen
- Date of birth
- April 12, 1924
- Date of death
- May 9, 2002
- Parents
- Records
- Ikke registrert i Tvedestrand Mønstringskrets
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Flostad
- Place of living
- Gjerdal pr Staubø, Flosta
- County
- Aust-Agder
- Service
- Enlistment district
- Has sailed for shipping company
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: London 8211, Ny 15941
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946:
Marinens skytter nr. 817
Harry Bernt Gundersen. Født 12.4.1924 i Flosta. Ikke registrert i Tvedestrand Mønstringskrets.
Fra Riksarkivet har vi fått opplyst følgende om Harry Bernt Gundersen:
Dekksgutt Motortank JOHN P. PEDERSEN fra 28.09.1939 til 09.04.1941
Messegutt Dampskip CRAWFORD ELLIS fra 3.11.1942 til 25.4.1942.
Messegutt Damptanker MIRLO fra 29.04.1942 til 07.05.1942
Antatt i marinen 07.05.1942 og ble utdannet til skytter i Camp Norway, Lunenburg, Canada. Senere gjorde han tjeneste som matros/skytter på følgende norske handelsskip:
Dampskip HARDANGER fra 22.06.1942 til 30.09.1943
Motorskip TARN fra 27.04.1944 til 09.06.1945
Motortank PETTER fra 02.07.1945 til 19.07.1945.
For sin innsats for Norge under den annen verdenskrig ble han ble tildelt Krigsmedaljen og Haakon VIIs Frihetsmedalje.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: 7. mai 1942, som: U.D.M.
Sivil stilling: Lettmatros
Dimittert fra Marinen: 17. september 1945.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Den norske tankflåten som reddet Storbritannia (1940)*Enlisted M/T John P. Pedersen as dekksgutt
Sources
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Nortrashipflåtens Skyttere 1941 til 1946
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.15. kort 147-148.
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbba/L0002
RA/S-3545/G/Gi/L0012
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- D/T Petter II
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 7/2/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 7/17/1945
- Ships
- M/S Tarn
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/27/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/9/1945
- Ships
- D/S Hardanger
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Matros / Skytter
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 6/22/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/30/1943
- Ships
- D/S Crawford Ellis
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Messboy
- Signed on
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 11/3/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Alliert havn
Date: 4/25/1942
- Ships
- M/T John P. Pedersen
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Dekksgutt
- Signed on
- Harbour: Arendal
Date: 9/28/1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 4/9/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (3)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested S.O.K. (Sjøforsvarets overkommando)
- Position
- Ukjent
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- 9/17/1945
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Travers Island
- Position
- U. d. m. (Utskrevet dekksmann)
- From
- 10/2/1943
- To
- 4/27/1944
- Place of service
- Tjenestested SSH Camp Norway, Lunenburg
- Position
- SSH Marine Skytterelev
- From
- 5/7/1942
- To
- 6/21/1942
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
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