Gunner

Charles Louis Louisson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Cecil and Lucy Maria Louisson, of Auckland City, New Zealand; husband of Alice Louisson, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
  • Murphy (1966)
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Thought to be Charles Louis Louisson

Biographical Notes:

“Lee had left another rearguard at Fourka, however, and this, too, had no anti-tank guns. So Sweetzer's six remaining guns went into action in defence of the Fourka Pass. Here they suffered more than air attack; for the enemy brought up artillery and made liberal use of mortars. Tanks also appeared and were engaged by tanks with Lee Force. As the engagement was warming up word came that all other troops were safely past Lamia and this final rearguard could withdraw. The injudicious dissemination of these orders to men engaged with the enemy (though not, again, to Sweetzer) caused something of a panic as infantry raced to their vehicles. In the midst of the storm the six guns of 33 Battery attracted much fire and could not reply to it. The anti-tankers responded splendidly and two of them were decorated later for what they did here: Lance-Sergeant Harper (MM) and Second-Lieutenant Hill (MC). One gunner [Gnr C. L. Louisson] was not decorated but rebuked for indifference to danger that amounted to foolhardiness.” [Murphy (1966)]

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
22793
Name:
Charles Louis Louisson
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
02 December 1910
Place of Birth:
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L M Cotter (mother), Whangarei
Religion:
Jewish
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
c/o Albert Hotel, Auckland
Place of Enlistment: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status on Enlistment: 
Separated
Occupation on Enlistment:
Independent Means
Unit:
New Zealand Artillery, 7 Anti-Tank Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
18 April 1945
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. D. 8.
Cemetery Location: 
Netherlands
Charles Louis Louisson
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