In Memory Of

LITTLE, WILLIAM

Service Details
Age:
 32
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 6th Bn.
Regiment:
 Durham Light Infantry
Date of Death:
 1916-10-01
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Battle of le Transloy, Somme, France
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Pier and Face 14 A and 15 C.
Cemetery:
 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Somme
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Decorations:
 Mentioned in Despatches
Citations:
 LG Sup 4 January 1917 pg. 237
Son of Mr. James Little, of Cornerston, Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotlan. Born 1881 Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. A coach and motor trade. Served in Southern Rhodesia Volunteers. 1st Rhodesia Regiment: No. 133, attested 20 October 1914 in Bulawayo as Colour Sergeant. Demobbed 31 July 1915 when 1RR was disbanded. Saw active war service in German South West Africa from 22 December 1914 to 26 July 1915.Commissioned 12 October 1915 in 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918