LITTLE , John McCormick
| Service Numbers: | Q114772, QX60842 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 April 1944 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Jarrow-On-Tyne, Durham, England, 10 May 1914 |
| Home Town: | Sarina, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Sarina, Queensland, Australia, 30 January 1976, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sarina Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Apr 1944: | Involvement Gunner, Q114772, also QX60842 | |
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| 24 Apr 1944: | Involvement Gunner, QX60842, also Q114772 | |
| 24 Apr 1944: | Enlisted | |
| 24 Apr 1944: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX60842 | |
| 25 Mar 1946: | Discharged | |
| 25 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX60842 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
John was the eldest of four children of Samuel Little (born 1885 in Durham, England) and Grace McCormick (Born 1886 in Scotland). Samuel was an Engine Fitter (Ship Builders) in 1913 when he married Grace in Linthigow, Scotland. They settled at Jarrow-on-Tyne in Durham, where Samuel was an Engine Fitter. In May 1925 Samuel and Grace, with their three children (John and twins Grace and Walter) arrived in QLD on board the Sophocles. The family settled in Sarina, QLD where Samuel worked as a Fitter.
In 1944 John was a Labourer in Sarina, QLD when he enlisted in the Australian Army. He was a Gunner (Service No:QX60842) attached to 141 Heavy AntiAircraft Battery when he was Discharged in March 1946. Brother Ronald also served in WWII.
John lived in Sarina, QLD and worked as a Labourer until his death in 1976.