Regimental number | 2869 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Devonport, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Devonport, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, C A Littler, Devonport, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: INF1 Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: INF1 Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross Recommendation date: Military Cross Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry during a raid. He led a storming party with great dash, accounting for four of the enemy. He was wounded while directing the withdrawal.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 176 Date: |
Family/military connections | Father: Lt Charles Augustus LITTLER DSO, 52nd Bn, killed in action, 3 September 1916; Brother: 64 Geoffrey Ashburner LITTLER, 8th Machine Gun Company, returned to Australia, 12 November 1916. |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |