Regimental number | 1533 |
Place of birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Mount Gambier, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 2.25" |
Weight | 123 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Little, Commercial Hotel, Hindmarsh, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Found guilty, Moascar, 19 December 1915, of being absent without leave from 9.30 am parade: awarded 5 days' confined to barracks. Transferred to 5th Pioneer Bn, Tel el Kebir, 3 March 1916. Admitted to 14th Field Ambulance, 12 March 1916 (dental), and transferred to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital. Admitted to No 1 Australian Stationary Hospital, Ismailia, 2 April 1916 (sore feet); transferred to 8th Field Ambulance Rest Camp, 3 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 June 1916. On leave, 11 August 1917; rejoined Bn from leave, 22 August 1917. Admitted to 1st Australian Division Rest Station, 22 December 1917 (asthma); transferred to 3rd Canadian General Hospital, 22 December 1917; discharged to Base Depot, Havre, 7 January 1918. Transferred to England, 16 January 1918; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 17 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia, 31 January 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 13 April 1918, for onward overland travel to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 31 May 1918. War service: 2 years 321 days (of which 2 years 178 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 39 |
Place of burial | AIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LITTLE Alfred |