Pte. Arthur Little 3060779

Pte. Arthur Little

1^st Eastern Ontario Depot Battalion  Regimental Number 3060779

Arthur Little was born on April 11^th 1892 in Hall’s Glen, a small village in the northern end of Dummer township.  His parents were George and Harriet Little.

Arthur was ordered to report to Peterborough on October 31^st, 1917 for a medical examination under the Military Service Act, 1917.  Being 25 and single, he was for the criteria for the wave of Canadians to be drafted under the act.  Though he stood only 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed only 135 pounds, he was considered fit for overseas service.  His examiner described Arthur as having a fair complexion, blue eyes and brown hair.  It was also noted that he bore a small scar above his right eye.  He was listed as a farmer, his religion was Methodist and that he had no previous military service.

Though considered fit for service he was not called to report to for training until ten months later on August 1^st 1918.  On that date Arthur arrived at Barriefield Camp in Kingston and was taken into the 1^st Eastern Ontario Depot Battalion to begin military training. 

Arthur Little's final resting place in Warsaw, Ontario.

He left Canada with a draft of reinforcements on August 10^th and arrived in England 15 days later.  He was taken into the 6^th Canadian Reserve Battalion at Seaford, England. He was attached to the No.6 Detachment Canadian Army Pay Corps from May 22^nd to June 1^st 1919.  He sailed for Canada a month after and was discharged on July 4, 1919 in Kingston, Ontario.

Arthur returned to Warsaw and continued to farm.  He married Lila McCracken there in 1922.    He passed away in 1965 and is buried in St. Mark’s Cemetery in Warsaw, Ontario.

Sources

Archives of Ontario. Registrations of Births and Stillbirths – 1869-1913. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Series: 112, Reel: MS929; P.43.

Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Year: 1901; Census Place: Dummer, Peterborough (east/est), Ontario; Page: 4; Family No: 35.

Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Place: 19 - Dummer Township, Warsaw Village, Peterborough East, Ontario; Page: 6; Family No: 49.

Library and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: RG 31; Folder Number: 8; Census Place: Dummer (Township), Peterborough East, Ontario; Page Number: 1

Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 622.

Canada. "Military Service File of Arthur Little." Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa: Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5674-24. Item Number 531934.