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.
Bård Olav Grotle
- Date of birth
- April 4, 1917
- Date of death
- December 6, 1942Cause of death: Shipwreck
- Parents
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Norway
- Birthplace
- Bremanger
- Place of living
- Bremanger
- County
- Sogn og Fjordane
- Rank
- Utskrevet kvartermester
- Other
- Participant in WW2
Londonregisteret:
Registernummer under krigen: London 40515.
Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen, s. 397:
Innlemmet i Shetlandsgjengen: 14.2.1941, nr. c014.
Antall turer: sesong 1940-41=5, sesong 1941-42=7, sesong 1942-43=5.
Overført annen virksomhet: omkom 6.12.1941.
VG Våre Falne:
GROTLE, BÅRD OLAV, fisker, sjømann, Bremanger. Født 4. april 1917 i Bremanger, s. av Henrik Rasmusson Grotle, f. 1883, og Ane Borgarsdatter f. Igland, f. 1883, begge i Bremanger. "Dro til Shetland 1940. Ble opptatt i Kompani Linge og tjenestegjorde i Marinens spesialavdeling. Ble sjef på skøyta Aksel med operasjonsfelt på norskekysten. Utførte 10 turer over Nordsjøen og fraktet våpen og annet utstyr til hjemmestyrkene og agenter. Krigsforliste 6. desember 1942 med «Aksel» på tilbaketur fra Norge til Shetland". Krigskorset med sverd og D. S. M.
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv:
Antatt i Marinen: Ikke oppgitt, som: U/kvartermester.
Militær spesialutdannelse eller kurser: 14 dagers Navigasjonskurs.
Omkommet den 11.12.1942.
Sources
RA/S-2081/F/Fe/Fea/L0027
"Krigskorset og St. Olavsmedaljen med ekegren", redigert av Erik Gjems-Onstad, Oslo 1995.
«Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen», Asgeir Ueland, 2017.
"Seedie's Roll of Naval Honours & Awards 1939-1959", Seedie, 1989
Sjøforsvarets londonarkiv ved Marinemuseet i Horten: P.14. kort 085-086.
The National Archives, Kew, HS 9/625/7
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gbb/Gbbc/L0001
Engagements (16)
- Ships
- M/B Aksel (M 40 G)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skipper
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: Unkown - Signed off
- Harbour: Omkom ved forlis
Date: 12/6/1942
- Ships
- M/B Aksel (M 40 G)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skipper
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/8/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/14/1942
- Ships
- M/B Aksel (M 40 G)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skipper
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/18/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/22/1942
- Ships
- M/B Aksel (M 40 G)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skipper
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/16/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/24/1942
- Ships
- M/B Aksel (M 40 G)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skipper
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/8/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/19/1942
- Ships
- M/B Aksel (M 40 G)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skipper
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/5/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/18/1942
- Ships
- M/B Aksel (M 40 G)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skipper
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/5/1942 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 2/17/1942
- Ships
- M/S Erkna (M 144 HØ)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skipper
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/13/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/24/1941
- Ships
- M/S Erkna (M 144 HØ)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Skipper
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 11/27/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 12/1/1941
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Mannskap
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/25/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/29/1941
- Ships
- M/B Aksel (M 40 G)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Mannskap
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/29/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 10/10/1941
- Ships
- M/K Jakk (H 120 H)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Mannskap
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/28/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/29/1941
- Ships
- M/B Aksel (M 40 G)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Mannskap
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 8/30/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 9/5/1941
- Ships
- M/S Blia (H 197 S)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Mannskap
- Signed on
- Harbour: Peterhead-basen
Date: 5/24/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Peterhead-basen
Date: 5/29/1941
- Ships
- M/B Igland (SF 48 B)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Mannskap
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/7/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 4/11/1941
- Ships
- M/B Igland (SF 48 B)
- Nationality
- Norway
- Rank
- Mannskap
- Signed on
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/22/1941 - Signed off
- Harbour: Unkown
Date: 3/27/1941
Voyages
Places of Service (1)
- Place of service
- Tjenestested Nor.N.I.U. (Norwegian Naval Independent Unit)
- Position
- Spesialtjeneste
- From
- Ukjent
- To
- Ukjent
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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