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.
Sigurd Aakra
- Date of birth
- June 13, 1917
- Date of death
- October 10, 1993
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Kvinnherad
- County
- Hordaland/Bergen
- Rank
- Arbeider - Hvalfangst
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registreringsnummer under krigen: London 19980, NY 29915.
Participated in the following historical events 1939-1945
- Invasjonen i Normandie (Operasjon Neptun, juni 1944)*Enlisted D/S Leka as third mate
Sources
Døde 1951-2014, digitalarkivet.no
RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Kvinnheringar i krig 1940-1945, Kvinnherad Sogelag (hovedforfatter: Jørgen Markhus), 2006
Engagements (6)
- Ships
- M/T Vera
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Third mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 6/22/1945 - Signed off
- Harbour: Baltimore, MD, USA
Date: 8/17/1945
- Ships
- D/S Leka
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Third mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Date: 5/20/1944 - Signed off
- Harbour: Southampton, Hampshire, England
Date: 4/30/1945
- Ships
- D/S Norvarg
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Third mate
- Signed on
- Harbour: New York, NY, USA
Date: 9/1/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, England
Date: 3/29/1944
- Ships
- M/S Stella Polaris
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Able seaman
- Signed on
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 3/5/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 1/30/1942
- Ships
- D/S Annavore
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Lettmatros / Matros
- Signed on
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 5/30/1940 - Signed off
- Harbour: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: 2/12/1941
- Ships
- D/S Suderøy
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Arbeider - Hvalfangst
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1939 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 1940
Voyages
Places of Service (0)
Medals (2)
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