Walter LITTLE

Regimental number10/104
Date of birth3 July 1893
Place of birthHamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPloughman
AddressTakapau
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 5.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinFather, Walter Little, PO Box 35, Takapau
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in B Company, 17th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitRuahine company, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Elizabeth Little, Takapau, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 357 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10919933

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