LITTLE, William James
| Service Number: | 182 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mount Barker, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 182, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 4 Mar 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Quartermaster Sergeant, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB Bk. 2 p. 32 note promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant on 4 Mar 1901. | |
| 6 Mar 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Quartermaster Sergeant, 182, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 488 notes 5th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 6 Mar 1901 aboard Templemore arriving Port Elizabeth 1 Apr 1901. | |
| 2 Dec 1901: | Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB Bk. 2 p. 32 note promoted to Lieutenant on 2 Dec 1901. | |
| 5 May 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Lieutenant, 182, 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Newspaper reports has him remaining in South Africa for further service when the remainder of the 5th QIB embarked at Cape Town 27 Mar 1902 aboard St Andrew returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 30 Apr 1902, disbanded 5 May 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When William James Little enlisted in 1901 in the 5th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 16 Mar 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as his father J. Little, Mount Barker, South Australia.
Boer War Service Paybooks for the 5th QIB notes he was promoted to Quartermaster Sergeant 2 days before the contingent embarked for South Africa and was further promoted in South Africa to Lieutenant on 2 Dec 1901, following death of Lt Caskey on 25 Sep 1901. Newspaper reports in May 1902 note he remained in South Africa for further service when the remainder of the 5th QIB returned to Australia.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 497; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 5th QIB Bk. 2, p. 32).