William Isaac Little

Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known
Place of Birth	Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Death	5 Oct 1965, aged 72
Place of Death	Claremont, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	22 years, 11 months
Description	5'4" (1.63m) tall; weight 136 lbs (61.7 kg); fair complexion, hazel eyess, fair hair.
Occupation	labourer
Religion	Church of England
Address	'Spring Farm', Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father Mr Albert Little
Military Information
Reg Number	5138
Date of Enlistment	31 Jan 1916
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	11th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement, D Company / 3rd Brigade, 1st Division
Date of Embarkation	31 Mar 1916 - 24 Apr 1916
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A9 Shropshire
Date of Return	1 Jun 1919 - 8 Jul 1919
Ship Returned On	SS Somali
Fate	Wounded in Action 3 Jun 1918 (gassed) Returned to Australia
Monument	Jarrahdale
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Electoral Roll entry - 1916 Bush Landing, Jarrahdale, horse driver.

War Service

Entered camp on 31 Jan 1916, and on 14 Feb 1916 he was allocated to the 16th reinforcement draft for the 11th Battalion, travelling with them to Suez.

On 7 Jun 1916 Bill embarked on HMT Tunisian in Alexandria for Mareilles in France, arriving there

Joined the Battalion on 29 Jul 1916 and posted to D Company. Trained as a signaller. Rejoined Bn after gassing on 18 Sep 1918. Discharged 5th Military District 22 Aug 1919.

Post War

In 1928 Bill married Charlotte Jane Chisholm at Jarrahdale. Charlotte died in Claremont on 15 Feb 1970, aged 73. Electoral Roll entries - 1922 - 1931 'Nareena', 4 Warwick street, Claremont, wood merchant; 1936 - 1937 Wattle avenue, Claremont; 1943 - 1963 has returned to 4 Warwick street