Palmar Bjørnøy

We recently received a donation of a uniform belonging to Shetland Bus man Palmar Bjørnøy. His son brought it along with numerous other members of the family – see attached picture.
Bjørnøy left Norway aboard MK "Statthav" on 7 April 1941 and arrived at Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands on April 12th. He became an engineer on Shetland Bus boats and was in the first crew of the Arthur with Leif Larsen. Later Bjørnøy was chief engineer on the sub chaser Vigra, skippered by Leif Larsen. In fact he was described as Larsen’s right hand man.
Palmar Bjørnøy was awarded the War Cross of War with swords for "leader characteristics, great courage and determination" during operations on the Norwegian coast in the autumn of 1942. The award was the first time the War Cross with swords was awarded a private crew in the Norwegian defence.
Bjørnøy also received a number of other awards for his efforts during World War II. He was awarded St. The Olav Medal with Ekegren and the War Medal. Britain awarded him the Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Service Medal and King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom.
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