Jens Arthur Hegg
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- Participant in WW2
- Whaling expedition 1939-1940
Bilde - Våre Falne.
Ex gratia-arkivet:
Registernummer under krigen: Londonnummer 1589. NY. 1850.
Våre Falne:
Hvalfanger Jens Arthur Hegg, Våle i Vestfold.
Ungdomsskole, handelsskole.
Seilte unde krigen som matros ombord på M/S BONNEVILLE som gikk i alliert fart. Omkom ved ulykke den 13. desember 1942 i Avonmouth. Gravlagt i Bristol, England.
Private archive:
According to Burial Registers at Arno’s Vale Cemetery in Bristol, England, Hegg was buried initially in 1942, then moved to a private earth grave in October 1943. Then in 1954 his body was removed by a home office order, and cremated at the cemetery. The cremated remains were returned to Norway.
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RA/S-3545/G/Gg
Våre Falne
Privat arkiv avgitt til Arkivet freds- og menneskerettighetssenter
