Name | BJERKNES, Reidar |
Born | Stokke, Norway |
Died | 10 September 1948 |
Age | 18 |
Cemetery | Lost at sea |
Grave Ref | – |
Register | – |
SPRI Ref: | 1228/17/111;D |
The SPRI records tell us that Reidar and his friend Arvid Nilssen were both lost overboard on 10 September 1948 in position 26° N 17° W when their ship ‘Saluta’ was en route to South Georgia from Tenerife. Witnesses say that they went to sleep on deck, while intoxicated and were not seen again.