Hermann van Rees
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Hermann van Rees
Copyright: VG Våre falne
Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen, s. 411:
Innlemmet i Shetlandsgjengen: 1.6.1941, nr. cf003.
Antall turer: sesong 1942-43=4.
Overført annen virksomhet: 00.00.1943.The National Archives, Kew, HS 9/1509/2:
"Served in Norwegian Guards for 6 months before the war and was promoted Corporal, and was fighting for about 3 months after German invasion. Arrived at Lerwick 31.5.41. States he came over in special steamer of Norwegian Navy, but states he cannot give any details of how such a voyage was possible. [...]
Posted to BURGHEAD Base in the SHETLANDS for 8 months as Arms Instructor 12.6.1942. Also to LERWICK Base as Arms Instructor 24.9.1942."
Våre falne:
"Middelskole, handelsgymnas. Var med i krigen i Norge 1940. Reiste våren 1941 med en skøyte til England. Kom med i Kompani Linge, og omkom 11. november 1943 under tjeneste i England. Gravlagt i Bergen. Omtalt i The Roll of Honour og The Linge Company. Krigsmedaljen med stjerne, Deltakermedaljen, Haakon Vll's 70-års medalje".
Sources
«Shetlandsgjengen. Heltene i Nordsjøen», Asgeir Ueland, 2017.
The National Archives, Kew, HS 9/1509/2
RA/RAFA-5156/G/Gb/Gba/Gbab/L0001
