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GYSS, Louis Anton
Personal Details
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| Service Number: | 22598 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 November 1938, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Petty Officer Stoker |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Vampire I |
| Born: | Alberton, South Australia, 7 July 1920 |
| Home Town: | Royal Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Alberton Public School and Port Adelaide Central School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bay of Bengal, 9 April 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial Lost at sea - Panel 73, Column 2. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
Non Warlike Service
| 15 Nov 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 2/c, 22598, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 12 Apr 1939: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Stoker 2/c, HMAS Hobart (I) |
World War 2 Service
| 14 Sep 1939: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Stoker, HMAS Hobart (I) | |
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| 23 Jan 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Leading Stoker, HMAS Cerberus (Shore), For six months before joining H.M.A.S. Wollongong for eight weeks. | |
| 30 Sep 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Navy, Leading Stoker, HMAS Vampire I | |
| 1 Jan 1942: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer Stoker, HMAS Vampire I | |
| 9 Apr 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer Stoker, 22598, HMAS Vampire I, RAN Operations - 'SW Pacific / Indian Ocean 1941-43' |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Petty Officer Dies On Active Service
Mrs. Gyss, of Palm avenue, Royal Park, has been notified of the death on April 12 [9th] of her husband, Stoker Petty Officer Louis Anton Gyss, 21, as a result of enemy action.
Petty Officer Gyss joined the Navy in August, 1939, and after training at Flinders Naval Depot saw active service. He was promoted to the rank of petty officer last year.
Petty Officer Gyss was educated at Alberton and Port Adelaide Central Schools. He was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Gyss, of Royal Park. - The News, 21 April 1942 (nla.gov.au).
