CSM Little Not recorded by CWGC
A Chippenham soldier who had served since the outbreak of the war in
France and in the Middle East, CSM Sidney Little,
RASC of Woodlands Road, Chippenham died in the Royal United
Hospital, Bath on Sunday at the age of 34. The second son of Mr and Mrs W
Little of Foghamshire, he attended Ivy Lane school and was afterwards
employed as a saddler by Mr J Newman. He served for some years with the
Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry, holding the rank of Cpl.
At the outbreak of the present war he was called to the colours of the
RASC, supplementary reserve. He went to France and following the
evacuation from Dunkirk, he was sent to the Middle East. After serving
there for about 2 years he was taken ill and was eventually brought back
to this country being in hospital in Oxford and subsequently Bath. He was
formerly a member of the Chippenham town and British Legion bands and a
member of the committee of the Old Chippenham Rovers FC. He leaves a widow
and a small daughter.
Wiltshire Times 1 Jan 1944
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