LITTLE, John Caruthers
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 April 1887 |
| Home Town: | Ilfracombe, Longreach, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Patoralist |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Queensland, Australia, 22 August 1968, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Sect F, Sub 12, Row 18, Plot 401 - unmarked grave |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 26 Jun 1915: | Involvement 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: SS Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Jun 1915: | Embarked 26th Infantry Battalion, SS Melbourne, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles William LITTLE and Minnie Mary nee MORGAN, Double Bay, Sydney, NSW
Husband of Phyllis Hilda Gordon LITTLE nee THOMPSON
Military Cross
'This Officer has done consistently good work during the year. He has shown considerable devotion to dity as Brigade Transport Officer. During the operations at MALT TRENCH in February last, and LAGNICOURT in Mrch last, he displayed conspicuous courage and devotion to duty. In the recent operations at WESTHOEK on 20/9/17 he personally superintended all transport arrangements. He was constantly under the enemy barrage. By his skill and resourfulness in the management of the horses, the losses were extremely light.'
John returned to Australia 22 May 1919 and was discharged 25 July 1919. He spent some years in the Ilfracombe / Muttaburra district, possibly at Summer Hill and Leebrook, before moving to the Hughenden district where he bought Koonkool.
He married Phyllis Hilda Gordon THOMPSON at Wongalee Station and they had one son, John.
John lived at Koonkool until about 1957/58 when he sold the property and they retired to Magnetic Isaldn. He died in 1968, four years after his wife.
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