William Charles PRICE

Regimental number10/1170
Date of birth1877
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationContractor
AddressKilbirnie, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Height5' 10"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Jane Price, Moxham Avenue, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Previous military serviceSouth African Contingent
Enlistment date15 October 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late John Charles and Margaret Price, Kilbirnie, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 27 April 1915, but remained on duty with unit.

Posted missing, 8 May 1915.

Court of Enquiry, Moascar, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concludes 'now believed to be dead, 8 May 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20802924

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