BORN HULL 17/02/1895. SON OF THOMAS MORRIS LITTLE (1868-1936) & FANNY BURSELL (1868-1954), LITTLE PRESTON, HULL. SON OF A PAINTER. ONE OF SEVEN CHILDREN. HE WORKED AS A BUTCHER (1911 CENSUS), BEFORE HE JOINED THE ROYAL NAVY, ON 04/12/1911.
SERVED AS ABLE SEAMAN, ON HMS “ARDENT”. DIED AT JUTLAND, ON 01/06/1916, AGED 21.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON ALL SAINTS CHURCH MEMORIAL, PRESTON.
First name:
WILLIAM BURSELL
Regiment:
Military Number:
15095
Rank:
Able Seaman
Date Died
01/06/1916
Place died:
PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, HAMPSHIRE, UK
Age:
21
