| Regimental number | 1777 |
| Place of birth | Windsor, New South Wales |
| School | Newtown Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | 46 Brown Street, Newtown, Sydnev, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Height | 5' 4" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mrs Eliza M Little, 46 Brown Street, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 10), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry and Eliza LITTLE, 46 Brown Street, Newtown, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: 3839 Pte James Edward KENT, 2nd Bn, killed in action, 5 May 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined 2nd Bn, Gallipoli, 26 May 1915. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915; admitted to Hospital Ship 'Ascanius', no date (gun shot wound, left foot); disembarked Alexandria, 11 August 1915, and admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, then No 3 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, the same day; to Australia and New Zealand Convalescent Hospital, Helouan, 24 August 1915; discharged fit for service, 31 August 1915; entrained for duty from 5th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 9 September 1915; rejoined 2nd Bn, Lemnos, 17 September 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 28 December 1915. Transferred to 54th Bn, 14 February 1916; joined 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Promoted Lance Corporal, Ferry Post, 24 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19/20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19/20 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 1610705: 'Killed in action 19-20-7-16[.] Prev. reported p. of w.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LITTLE Vernon Harcourt
Red Cross file 1610705 |
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