George Ernest LITTLEJOHN

Regimental number10/572
Date of birth17 December 1893
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBridge-builder
AddressOngaonga
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.8
Height5' 11"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinFather, J J Littlejohn, Ongaonga, Hawke's Bay
Previous military serviceServed in the 17th (Ruahine) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 August 1914
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 unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 17 November 1915
Discharge date2 June 1916
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 10/572 George Ernest LITTLEJOHN; 23/1423 Rifleman James Alexander LITTLEJOHN, 1st Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, died of wounds, 3 August 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Ruahine', 17 November 1915; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action: shrapnel wound, forhead, right eye), 2 June 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death14 January 1967 Wellington
Age at death74
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880347

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