Leo Little


Leopold Paul Little was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and University Football Club|University] in the Victorian Football League.

Family

The son of David Armstrong Little, and Annie Mary Little, née Hanigan, Leopold Paul Little was born at Bacchus Marsh on 22 February 1892.
He married Doris Speck in 1920.

Education

He was attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat as a boarder from 1906 to 1910; and, in January 1910, it was announced that he had passed the Junior Public Examination.
In January 1910 he sat for the Commonwealth Public Service Examination for Appointment as a Clerk, Class 5, and was 18th of all the 600 candidates.

Football

[Image:Detail of Third Australian Division Football Team (28 October 1916).tif|thumb|The Third Australian Divisional Team: 28 October 1916. Leo Little is the second player from right, back row.]
He played for University in 1912 and 1913. In 1914, as a member of the Commonwealth Public Service, he moved to Canberra.
On 17 October 1914,
He was not linked with the Melbourne Football Club until 1919

Military service

He enlisted in the First AIF, as "Leo Paul Little", on 8 January 1916.
He played for the Third Australian national Divisional team in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match.
He was wounded in action in 1917.

Death

He died on 19 November 1956 at the Mercy Hospital, in East Melbourne.