Lionel Rothery PRICE

Regimental number8/1604
Place of birthChristchurch
Address24 Shelly Street, Avonside, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, A M Price, 24 Shelly Street, Avonside, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 February 1915
The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTroop Sergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 24 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 4), Surrey, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur Morris Price and Elizabeth Price
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third