Edward Price

Personal Information
Date of Birth	unknown
Place of Birth	London, England
Death	28 Mar 1918
Place of Death	Abbeville, France
Age at Enlistment	24 years, 11 months
Description	5' 3½" (1.61m) tall; weight 132 lbs (69.9 kg); fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair
Occupation	gardener
Religion	Church of England
Address	Forrest road, Armadale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife Mrs Margaret Price
Military Information
Reg Number	4201
Date of Enlistment	14 Feb 1916
Rank	Driver
Unit/Formation	28th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement, transferred to 3rd Division Ammunition Train (Mechanical Transport Company)
Date of Embarkation	1 Apr 1916 - 2 Jun 1916 Alexandria
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A38 Ulysses
Date of Embarkation	2 Jun 1916 - 12 Jun 1916 Plymouth
Ship Embarked On	HMT Minnetonka
Fate	Accidental Death in the field 12 Mar 1918
Monument	Armadale (West Armadale panel)
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Edward married Edith Bettinelli in Claremont in 1916 prior to serving overseas.

Electoral Roll entries - 1917 - 1918 has Edith in Armadale

War Service

On entering Blackboy Hill camp, Edward was allocated to the 10th reinforcement draft for the 28th Battalion and he trained and travelled with them to England.

A month into training in England (13 Jul 1916), he was transferred to the 3rd Division Ammunition Column (3DAC) as a motor transport driver, and he embarked for France a month later on 25 Nov 1916.

On 2 Feb 1917 he was transferred to the 'Y' Corps Ammunition Train and soon after (20 Mar 1917) Edward was charged with being in an area prohibited (estaminet) by a 2nd Anzac Order. Awarded 14 days field punishment.

In Nov 1917 he transferred back to 3rd DAC. In Jan 1918 he was given leave in England, but was a little slow (41 hours) returning, costing him 24 days pay.

On 27 Mar 1918 Edward was jammed between two lorries and died at 2.15pm on 28th March 1918 in the South African General Hospital in Abbeville of a "crushed chest".

".. Serving at present in the Motor Transport."

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  Abbeyville Communal Cemetery Extension
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  Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Notes

Second Brother of Mary Werndly to die.