Charles Littler

Charles Littler
Nickname"Duke of Anzac"[1]
Born
Charles Augustus Murray Littler

(1868-03-26)26 March 1868
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died3 September 1916(1916-09-03) (aged 48)
Near Pozières, France
Commemorated
Villers-Bretonneux Australian National Memorial
AllegianceColony of Tasmania
United States
Australia
Branch
Tasmanian Volunteer Force (1896–1904)
United States Army (1904–08)
Australian Imperial Force (1914–16)
Service years
c. 1896–1904
c. 1905–1908
1914–1916
Rank
Captain
Unit12th Battalion (1914–16)
52nd Battalion (1916)
Conflicts
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches

Charles Augustus Murray Littler, DSO (26 March 1868 – 3 September 1916) was an Australian soldier and businessman.[1] Born in Launceston, Tasmania, to Augustus East Littler and Hannah Sarah (née Murray), he married Helen Cotgrave Thomas in 1892 and had three sons.[2] In 1910, Littler became manager of a rubber and coconut company on the island of Mindanao. Due to financial problems, he returned to Tasmania in 1914 and joined the Australian Imperial Force on 16 December. He embarked for Egypt with the 12th Battalion on 2 February 1915 and fought in the Gallipoli campaign, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. Littler was killed in action during the Battle of Mouquet Farm.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Higgins, Matthew. "Charles Augustus Murray Littler". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Adventures of the "Duke of ANZAC"". The Canberra Times. 29 December 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
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