LITTLE, Charles Royden
| Service Number: | 3108 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Toolamba, Victoria, Australia, 18 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Narracan, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ten Mile Creek State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 March 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes, Mooroopna War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3108, 8th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3108, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3108, 8th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Adelaide | |
| 14 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3108, 8th Infantry Battalion, 10th Reinforcements embarked Alexandria, Egypt, per HT Argyllshire, for Anzac | |
| 7 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3108, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Evacuated per HT Ascanius, transhipped to HT Winifreden, to Mudros | |
| 2 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3108, 8th Infantry Battalion, Per “Empress of Britain” to Alexandria, Egypt | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 60th Infantry Battalion, transferred from Serapeum and taken on strength of 60th Infantry Battalion, Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Machine Gun Company, Tel-el-Kebir, taken on strength of the newly formed 15th Machine Gun Company, 15th Brigade, 5th Division from 60th Battalion. | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3108, 15th Machine Gun Company, Per HT Kalyan from Alexandria, Egypt, arrived Marseilles, France 24 June, 1916 | |
| 25 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 3108, 15th Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3108 awm_unit: 15th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Next of Kin, Mary POWELL, Grandmother, of Narracan, Vic.
General regret is expressed throughout the Narracan district at the death of Private C.R. Little, who was recently killed in action in France. The gallant soldier, who had just reached the age of 22 years, was a native of the Narracan district, and was a grandson of Mrs A. Powell, and nephew of ex-councillor Powell of the same locality. He enlisted when the first call for volunteers was made, and served for a time in Egypt, afterwards takirjg part in the Gallipoli campaign. After the evacuation of that now famous peninsula, he took part in the active operations for the defence of the canal, but was subsequently transferred to France, and as a machine gunner took part in the big push last year, and all the minor operations following. This year he again took part in the great offensive, and was killed on March 25th. He was a typical Australian, and played his part to uphold the high prestige earned by the Australians on the field of battle. It may well be said that his duty and his work has been "Well Done "
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