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Maurice Farquhar Little

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel L_009. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel L_009. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Maurice Farquhar AWMM
  • Surname
    Little AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    21798 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Tokirima, Wanagnui-Manawatu, New Zealand AWMM
    • Tokirima is a small settlement some 32 km West of Taumarunui on State Highway 43. It is in the King Country not Wanganui-Manawatu Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 25 November 2020 - research
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs B.M. Little (mother), Ebdontown Road, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1941 Crete AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    21798 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Maurice Little was the son of George Edward and Jessie McKay Little of Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.

    Date of death estimated between 1 and 31 December 1941 AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 42 AWMM
    Crete, Greece AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Athens Memorial, Phaleron War Cemetery, Athens, Greece AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Taumarunui War Memorial Hall, Hakiaha Street, Taumarunui, King Country, New Zealand. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 25 November 2020 - research
    • Ohura Memorial Hall, Ngarimu Street, Ohura, King Country, New Zealand. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 8 December 2020 - research

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08 December 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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