Regimental number | 9137 |
Place of birth | Sydney New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Summer Hill, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A R Little, 52 Morris stret, Summer Hill, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Convalescent Depot, Harefield Park, London, and Special Reinforcements (Feb 1915 - March 1916) |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Vic, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Ambulance |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: Military Medal 'Work near Amiens on 9 August 1918.' Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Military Medal 'In charge of a squad of stretcher bearers, he worked under continual shell fire between WESTHOEK RIDGE and BELLWEAARDE RIDGE, east of YPRES from 4 p.m. 26th September, 1917, to 12.30 p.m. 27th September, 1917, with only one hour's rest. By his total disregard of danger and cheerfulness he set a very fine example. He has previously done very fine work. Second entry reads: 'On the afternoon of 9th August 1918, during operations East of AMIENS in the vicinity of HARBONNIERES, while the 26th Australian Infantry Battalion were subjected to heavy shell fire, Lance Corporal Little left his position at the R.A.P... and attended a wounded man in the open, thereby dangerously exposing himself. Later in the afternoon of 9th August near VAUVILLERS while subjected to heavy point-blank shell fire, he again went into the open two hundred yards away and attended to a wounded Machine Gun Officer, and got him to a place of safety. From the morning of 8th August, 1918, he showed a willingness and fearlessness and devotion to duty which were a splendid example to all the bearers under his charge.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |