| Henry James Little was the son of John W and H H Little. Henry was a born in Scotland in 1892.
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| The 1901 Scottish census records that Henry was living with his family at Armadale Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow. His father, John Little, was a commission agent who was born in Ireland.
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| Henry’s parents moved to live in Cavanaleck, Fivemiletown.
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| Henry lived in Paisley, Scotland and latterly in Charing, Kent, England.
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| Henry Little enlisted with the East Kent Regiment, with the Service No. G-19169.
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| He was promoted to corporal.
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| On 15th November 1916, Corporal Little arrived with his unit in France.
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| Henry James Little was given a commission on 26th June 1916, and was attached to the 5th Battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment.
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| Second Lieutenant H J Little, was serving with East Kent Regiment, the Buffs. He was attached to the 5th Battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment.
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| Second Lieutenant Henry James Little was still officially serving with East Kent Regiment, the Buffs, when he was killed in action on 20th September 1917. He was 25 years old.
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| A report appeared in the Scottish Evening Times on 5th October 1917. That report includes a photo of Second Lieutenant H J Little. It reported that Henry hailed from Burnside.
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| From the Belfast Newsletter dated 11th October 1917:
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| Second Lieutenant H J Little, East Kent Regiment (The Buffs), killed in action, was a brother of Mrs Rusk. Cavanaleck, Fivemiletown.
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| Second Lieutenant Henry James Little is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium.
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| Henry Little was a brother of Mrs Rusk of Cavanaleck, Fivemiletown.
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| Second Lieutenant Henry James Little is commemorated locally on the Roll of Honour in Fivemiletown Methodist Church and on Fivemiletown War Memorial.
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| The CWGC record Second Lieutenant H J Little as the son of John W and H H Little of Cavanaleck, Fivemiletown, County. Tyrone. He is also recorded as being a native of Armadalest, Dennistoun, Glasgow.
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| Second Lieutenant Henry James Little is listed on page 53 of the Fivemiletown book, from which most of these details come from. Many thanks to Mark Byers for the information.
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