LITTLEFAIR, Joseph Henry
| Service Number: | 4506 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1915, West Maitland, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 19 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Weston, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lys, France, 15 April 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4506, West Maitland, New South Wales | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4506, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4506, 3rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 15 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4506, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4506 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-15 |
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On This Day - Australian Military History
#OTD: We Remember Private Joseph Littlefair
Today we pause to remember the life and service of 4506 Joseph Henry (Harry) Littlefair, from Weston via Maitland, NSW. Private Littlefair worked as a miner at Neath Colliery prior to enlisting in August 1915 with the 3rd Battalion. Pte Littlefair embarked with the 14th Reinforcements from Sydney on board RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916. After further training in Egypt, his unit arrived in France on 4 April 1916.
He was wounded in action by a gun shot wound to the chest on 22 July 1916. Pte Littlefair spent many months recovering in England before rejoining his unit in France on 20 September 1917. A week later he was appointed Lance Corporal (L/Cpl). L/Cpl Littlefair was killed in action at the Battle of Lys, France, on 15 April 1918. He was 27 years of age.
Before embarking from Australia in 1915, Harry Littlefair left his miner's lamp at the bar of the Neath Hotel. It is lit every Anzac Day.
Biography
"...4506 Private Joseph Henry (Harry) Littlefair, 3rd Battalion, of Weston via Matiland, NSW. A miner at Neath Colliery prior to enlisting in August 1915, Pte Littlefair embarked with the 14th Reinforcements from Sydney on board RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916. After further training in Egypt, his unit arrived in France on 4 April 1916. He was wounded in action by a gun shot wound to the chest on 22 July 1916. Pte Littlefair spent many months recovering in England before rejoining his unit in France on 20 September 1917. A week later he was appointed Lance Corporal (L/Cpl). L/Cpl Littlefair was killed in action at the Battle of Lys, France, on 15 April 1918. He was 27 years of age. Before embarking from Australia in 1915, Harry Littlefair left his miner's lamp at the bar of the Neath Hotel. It is lit every Anzac Day." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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