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LITTLE, John Maclean
(Service number 57990)

Aliases
First Rank	Gunner	Last Rank	Gunner

Birth

Date	15 July 1897	Place of Birth	Garelochhead, Scotland

Enlistment Information

Date	16 July 1917	Age	20 years 1 day
Address at Enlistment	Elizabeth Street, Timaru
Occupation	Student Science)
Previous Military Experience	N.T.C. Glasgow; 4th Otago Regiment
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	Mrs W. LITTLE (mother), Hinemoa, Elizabeth Street, Timaru
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 9 inches. Weight 137 lbs. Chest measurement 33-36 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes grey. Hair brown. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing good. Colour vision correct.. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinated. Good bodily & mental health. No slight defects. No fits.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	37th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Date	9 May 1918
Transport	Maunganui
Embarked From		Destination	Liverpool, Merseyside, England

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	New Zealand Field Artillery

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western European
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	17 September 1919	Reason	On termination of period of engagement.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	5 February 1980	Age	82 years
Place of Death	Timaru Public Hospital, Timaru
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery
Memorial Reference
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

John Maclean was the only son of William Little, who also served in the war, and Susan née McLean. He married Freda Edna Page.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 April 2019]; NZ Defence Force Records (Archives NZ ref. AABK 18805 W5544 0068606) [26 April 2019]

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