WYATT, Robert Allan
| Service Number: | PA2222 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
| Born: | Woodville, South Australia, Australia , 27 June 1922 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Indian Ocean, 4 March 1942, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom. Panel 76, Column 1. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Henley Beach Council WW2 Honour Roll and Addendum |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Ordinary Seaman, PA2222 | |
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| 26 Aug 1941: | Involvement Ordinary Seaman, PA2222, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
| 26 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Seaman, PA2222, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) | |
| 26 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Port Adelaide |
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News (Adelaide, SA: 1923 - 1954) Friday 17 April 1942
Grange Seaman Reported Missing
Ordinary Seaman Robert Allen Wyatt, 19, has been reported missing as a result of enemy action. He is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wyatt, of Grange. Leaving the Islington shell annexe, he joined the Navy six months ago and trained at Flinders depot. He was subsequently posted to a gun crew on a ship which visited Singapore. The vessel got out of Singapore, but details of the action involving its loss have not been disclosed.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128555718 (nla.gov.au)
News (Adelaide, SA: 1923 - 1954) Friday 1 February 1946
8 S.A. Seamen Now Presumed To Be Dead
MELBOURNE. - Twenty-four members of the Royal Australian Navy, who were previously reported missing with the loss of H.M.S. Anking, are now presumed to have lost their lives on March 4, 1942. They include eight South Australians.
H.M.S. Anking was lost in a naval action south of Java on March 4, 1942. In the same action the Australian sloop Yarra was lost.
The South Australians were:— Ordinary Seamen Cyril Allen Frederick Jeffery, Adelaide; Angus Colin McPhee, East Marden; John Edward Oldfield, Norwood; James Malcolm Paterson, Aldgate; Ernest Edwin Smith, Semaphore; John Ryberg Swanson, Kangaroo Island; Eric James Watson, Tailem Bend; and Robert Allan Wyatt.
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128348904 (nla.gov.au)