Charles Louis Louisson

Forenames

Charles Louis AWMM

Surname

Louisson AWMM

Service number

22793 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Jewish AWMM

Birth

2 Dec 1910 AWMM

Address before enlistment

WW2 Care of Albert Hotel, Auckland AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mrs. L.M. Cotter, Whangarei (mother) AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 1940 AWMM Separated/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

22793 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 1940 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.112 Independent/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.112

Embarkation details

WW2 Gunner/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.112 7th Anti-Tank Regiment, N.Z. Artillery 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.112 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Capture details

• WW2
  13 Dec 1941 AWMM
• WW2 POW - Dulag VIII-A, Gorlitz, Germany AWMM
• WW2 POW - P.G. 57, Gruppignano, Udine, Italy AWMM
• WW2 POW - Stalag VIII-A, Gorlitz, Poland AWMM

Medical notes

• Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM
• 18 Apr 1945 AWMM Other, WWII AWMM
  Cardiac failure result (1) Malnutrition (2) Dysentery. AWMM

Last rank

Gunner/Military AWMM
New Zealand Artillery, 7 Anti-Tank Regiment AWMM

Death

18 Apr 1945 AWMM
Age  33 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed or died while a Prisoner of War AWMM

Cemetery

Nederweert War Cemetery, Limburg, Netherlands AWMM IV. D. 8. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2961603
  Sources Used
• Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. Zenodo Record.
  https://zenodo.org/records/3955186
  Further Reference
• Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. Zenodo Record.
  https://zenodo.org/records/4560909
  Further Reference

References

• List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.112
• Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer.
• Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer.
• Deaths While Prisoner of War - Navy, Army, Air Force and Civilians [WW2 NZ POW Deaths], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAAA 7393 Box 1 (R25405152).
• Mason, W.W. (1954) Prisoners of war. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Research relating to New Zealand Jewish service personnel was kindly provided by Peter Allen (February 2026).