LITTLE, William
(Service number 3/2324)
| First Rank | (1) Major; (2) Major | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 03/10/1861 | Place of Birth | Liverpool |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Medical Practitioner | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. Two children | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs S. LITTLE (wife0, Elizabeth Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | (1) New Zealand Expeditionary Force; (2) New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | (1) 14th Reinforcements, Ships' Permanent Staff, New Zealand Medical Corps; (2) 18th Reinforcements, Ships' Permanent Staff, New Zealand Medical Corps | ||
| Date | (1) 26 June 1916; (2) 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | (1) RMS Tahiti; (2) Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | (1) Wellington; (2) Wellington | Destination | (1) Devonport, Devon, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 July 1938 | Age | 76 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
William Little was born on 3 October 1861 at Liverpool, England, the son of Gilbert Little, of the British India Company, and Helen née Ballardie.. He married Susan McLean on 12 June 1895 and they had ason, Jon Maclean Little, and a daughter, Helen Ballardie Little.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 October 2016]; Geraldine Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [24 October 2016]; Timaru Herald, 11 December 1912, 21 May 1913 [x 2], 12 & 15 July 1913, 13 August 1913, 16 October 1913, 24 June 1914, 14 May 1915, 13 December 1915, 23 June 1916, 4 June 1919, 9 October 1919, Press, 6 July 1938 (Papers Past) [25 October 2016]
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