Friday 23 November 2012

Private John Thomas Price

Born on 23 November 1895 in Manchester, England - son of late John Thomas Price and Mrs. Winifred Davie, Pudsey, England - at the time of his enlistment in 1915: trade as farmhand; single; no current military service; previously served with No.2 Canadian Field Ambulance (one year); Roman Catholic; height of 5 feet 3.25 inches; chest of 36.5 inches fully expanded; fair complexion; brown eyes; black hair.

Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 14 or 26 April 1915 (number 410383) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - killed in action on 2 November 1916 - name inscribed on the Vimy Memorial, France.

(Updated with a photo of Pte Price's inscription on the Vimy Memorial that I took in August 2012).

(sources: Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), online attestation papers; Canadian War Museum, 19740281-001, Manu 58F 2 3, 207th Canadian Infantry Battalion and 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Nominal Roll; The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Regimental Museum, A400-0007, Master Personnel List for the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Commonwealth War Graves Commission, "Debt of Honour" register, www.cwgc.org)

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