PRICE, Sydney Enos
| Service Number: | 598 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Noarlunga, South Australia, 7 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | McLaren Vale, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Winemaker (Tatachilla) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Aubigny, France, 27 May 1918, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
La Neuville British Cemetery Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 24, La Neuville British Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, McLaren Vale Memorial Wall, McLaren Vale Roll of Honour, Mount Crawford Roll of Honor, Williamstown Mount Crawford Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 598, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 598, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 598, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 598, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 27 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 598, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Merris (France) |
1918 May 27 KIA 22 years ; ONLY Son, Sydney Enos Price Private 598, Platoon VII, B Company, 32nd Battalion
1918 May 27 KIA 22 years ; ONL Son, Sydney Enos Price Private 598, Platoon VII, B Company, 32nd Battalion :-
He was born ONLY Son 7 November 1895 to Enos Price & Emily Susan ( nee Prideaux Weeks : youngest of 3 Daughters ) in Noarlunga ( the " Horseshoe " or " Shoe " ), South Australia ;
same location that his Colonial Pioneer Farmer, Grandfather William Weeks had settled with Mary Prideaux to raise 6 surviving Children ( of 10 born ), of which 3 were Sons, from 1859 onwards, having both emigrated to Port Adelaide from England on the non - assisted passage ship " Pheobe " in 1847 ; & consequently migrated to Hindmarsh & Edwards Town beforehand ;
AIF Pte 598 Price, Sydney Enos
Private 32nd Infantry Battalion, B Company, Platoon VII ; leading Fromelles assault Company together with A ; C & D Companies in Support ;
Date of birth : 7th November 1895
Born: Noarlunga, South Australia
School :
ONLY Son of Enos Price & late Emily Susan (nee Prideaux Weeks), Noarlunga, South Australia
Next of kin: Father, Enos Price & late Emily Susan (nee Prideaux Weeks), Noarlunga, South Australia
Address : McLaren Vale, South Australia
Religion : Church of England
Occupation: Winemaker, Tatachilla ( or Tortachilla ) Wine Cellars
Marital Status : Single
Enlisted AIF : 5 July 1915,
Camp Training Base
Embarked either 18 (or 24 ) Nov 1915 ; HMAT Geelong A2 ( or HMAT Katuna A13 ), Adelaide, South Australia
Age at embarkation : 20
Death: Died of artillery bombardment in field Aubigny near Corbie, Ancre River, France 27 May 1918 ;
Buried Corbie, France, age 22
Place of Burial : La Neauville British Cemetary (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 24), Corbie ( Picardie, Somme ), France
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918, Army
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial (AWM) 121
Served: Egypt, France 18 December 1915 - 27 May 1918 ;
Medals : 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
1916 Jul 19 – 20 remarkably he was one of only a few survivors from the horrendous assault Battle of Fromelles
( Bean Chpt XII pg 340 his B Company together with A Company were the Australian leading Fromelles Assault Companies, with C & D Companies in Support )
in which 718 of his Battalion comrades were casualties within 24 hours, during the night frontal attack of 1916 Jul 19, advancing upon the German stronghold of Delangre Farm ( not far from “ Sugarloaf “ machinegun blockhouses ) ;
almost 75% of his 32nd Battalion’s total strength were casualties ( but closer to 90% of its actual fighting strength ) ;
( the Victorian 60th Battalion also suffered 757 casualties ; the Australia casualty rate for a single Battalion was only surpassed by the Battle of Bullecourt on 1917 May 12, but over a longer period )
So decimated was the 32nd Battalion that remnants were later merged with the 30th Battalion :
( the 32nd Battalion had previously been a “ composite “ Battalion of both South & West, Australians [ similar to Pte 1026 William ( “ Will “ or Wm ) Charles Crook’s 16th “ composite “ Battalion, which was also decimated with 338 casualties at the Battle of “ Bloody Angle “ alone, as a lead up to “ Baby 700 “, at Gallipoli 1915 May 2 – 3, 1 year earlier ;
after the Gallipoli evacuation, the 16th Battalion was split up, to supply experienced soldiers to the 48th Battalion in France ! ] ) ;
1918 May 27 Sadly Sydney Enos Price was killed in action ( KIA ) together with 2 of his comrades ( 12 also wounded ), almost 2 years after the horrendous Battle of Fromelles, when attached to a field Cookhouse, which was mistakenly shelled a few hours after a German observation aircraft mistook the Cooking apparatus for an Artillery piece ;
Bring alive past spirituality through History Research & relive past Lives
Many thanks & sincere regards
Jeff M. Weeks
Unit 3, 371 Morphett Road, Oaklands Park, SA 5046, South Australia
PREFERRED Contact 04 2888 2844 SMS txt 7 days as I am 75 - 80 % deaf
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Submitted 9 April 2016 by Jeff Weeks
Biography
1918 May 27 KIA Sydney Enos Price Private 598, Platoon VII, B Company, 32nd Battalion :-
He was born ONLY Son 7 November 1895 to Enos Price & Emily Susan Prideaux Weeks youngest of 3 Daughters ; in Noarlunga ( the " Horseshoe " or " Shoe " ), South Australia, same location that his Colonial Pioneer Farmer, Grandfather William Weeks had settled with Mary Prideaux to raise 6 surviving Children ( of 10 born ), of which 3 were Sons, from 1859 onwards, having both emigrated to Port Adelaide from England on the non - assisted passage ship " Pheobe " in 1847 ; & consequently migrated to Hindmarsh & Edwards Town beforehand ;
AIF Pte 598 Price, Sydney Enos
Private 32nd Infantry Battalion, B Company, Platoon VII ; leading Fromelles assault Company together with A ; C & D Companies in Support ;
Date of birth : 7th November 1895
Born: Noarlunga, South Australia
ONLY Son of Enos Price & late Emily Susan (nee Prideaux Weeks), Noarlunga, South Australia
Next of kin: Father, Enos Price & late Emily Susan (nee Prideaux Weeks), Noarlunga, South Australia
Address : McLaren Vale, South Australia
Religion : Church of England
Occupation: Winemaker, Tatachilla ( or Tortachilla )
Marital Status : Single
Enlisted AIF : 5 July 1915,
Camp Training Base
Embarked either 18 (or 24 ) Nov 1915 ; HMAT Geelong A2 ( or HMAT Katuna A13 ), Adelaide, South Australia
Age at embarkation : 20
Death: Died of artillery bombardment in field Aubigny near Corbie, Ancre River, France 27 May 1918 ;
Buried Corbie, France, age 22
Place of Burial : La Neauville British Cemetary (Plot II, Row G, Grave No. 24), Corbie ( Picardie, Somme ), France
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918, Army
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial (AWM) 121
Served: Egypt, France 18 December 1915 - 27 May 1918 ;
Medals : 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
1916 Jul 19 – 20 remarkably he was one of only a few survivors from the horrendous assault Battle of Fromelles
( Bean Chpt XII pg 340 his B Company together with A Company were the Australian leading Fromelles Assault Companies, with C & D Companies in Support )
in which 718 of his Battalion comrades were casualties within 24 hours, during the night frontal attack of 1916 Jul 19, advancing upon the German stronghold of Delangre Farm ( not far from “ Sugarloaf “ machinegun blockhouses ) ;
almost 75% of his 32nd Battalion’s total strength were casualties ( but closer to 90% of its actual fighting strength ) ;
( the Victorian 60th Battalion also suffered 757 casualties ; the Australia casualty rate for a single Battalion was only surpassed by the Battle of Bullecourt on 1917 May 12, but over a longer period )
So decimated was the 32nd Battalion that remnants were later merged with the 30th Battalion :
( the 32nd Battalion had previously been a “ composite “ Battalion of both South & West, Australians [ similar to Pte 1026 William ( “ Will “ or Wm ) Charles Crook’s 16th “ composite “ Battalion, which was also decimated with 338 casualties at the Battle of “ Bloody Angle “ alone, as a lead up to “ Baby 700 “, at Gallipoli 1915 May 2 – 3, 1 year earlier ;
after the Gallipoli evacuation, the 16th Battalion was split up, to supply experienced soldiers to the 48th Battalion in France ! ] ) ;
1918 May 27 Sadly Sydney Enos Price was killed in action ( KIA ) together with 2 of his comrades ( 12 also wounded ), almost 2 years after the horrendous Battle of Fromelles, when attached to a field Cookhouse, which was mistakenly shelled a few hours after a German observation aircraft mistook the Cooking apparatus for an Artillery piece ;
Bring alive past spirituality through History Research & relive past Lives
Many thanks & sincere regards
Jeff M. Weeks
Unit 3, 371 Morphett Road, Oaklands Park, SA 5046, South Australia
PREFERRED Contact 04 2888 2844 SMS txt 7 days as I am 75 - 80 % deaf
[email protected]
Home Messages 101 : 08 8298 3787
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