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Pte Daniel Thomas Price
Service No: 195
Rank: Private
Unit: 41st Battalion

It was a beautiful winter’s day at Lutwyche Cemetery when our volunteers restored the lettering to the headstone of Daniel Thomas Price and his wife, Frances. The headstone was in good condition, although a bit dull from being out in the elements for over 60 years. We are grateful to have received family permission to undertake these works, as well as approval and support from Brisbane City Council. The grave surrounds were also given a gentle clean to remove all the dirt and grime that has built up. The grave now looks tidy and the headstone is able to be easily read.

𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 was born on 5 January 1891 in the Queensland town of Warwick, to parents Ellen Conway and Mortimer (Murty) Price. He was the fifth of seven children, and had four brothers and two sisters. The family lived at the Lyndhurst Stud Farm, where Daniel’s father Murty managed the farming side of the well-known property, and was an expert in many avenues of farm life, renowned as a stack builder. Murty was employed at the property for over 50 years and was an employee until his death in 1941.

Daniel enlisted to serve with the Australian Imperial Force on 1 September 1915, signing up at Enoggera, Brisbane. He embarked at Sydney per HMAT ‘Borda’ on 5 June 1916, disembarking at Southampton in England on 23 July 1916.

After four months in England, Daniel proceeded overseas to France, embarking on 25 November with the 42nd Battalion. He was admitted to hospital on 17 January 1917 with mumps, and was transferred to the 7th General Hospital for treatment before being discharged on 7 February. He rejoined his unit in the field four days later.

𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (Warwick Examiner and Times, Sat 21 Jul 1917 – p3):
𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳? 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘯, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘨. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘵, 𝘪𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘻𝘢𝘤𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘬, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵. … 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘴𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘴 𝘪𝘴, “𝘋𝘰 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭”.. (Full letter attached.)

Daniel was transferred from 42nd Battalion on 31 October, and taken on strength of the 11th Brigade Headquarters the following day. He was granted leave to England the following year on 27 February 1918, rejoining his unit from leave on 15 March. He was transferred to another unit three months later, being taken on strength of the 41st Battalion from the 11th Brigade Headquarters. Daniel was granted leave on 30 December 1918, returning to France from England on 15 January 1919.

Daniel marched out to Base from the field on 10 May 1919, embarking for return to Codford, England nine days later. He returned to Australia per HT ‘Prinz Hubertus’, disembarking in Australia on 26 September and was discharged from service on 13 October 1919.
On his return to Australia, Daniel worked as a cook in Coolangatta. He married Frances Ruby Beard on 7 July 1926, and the couple had three sons – George Daniel, Gregory Thomas and Ronald Arthur. Daniel and Frances lived in the Toowoomba region from 1930 to 1937 where Daniel was employed as a gardener, before moving to Green’s Orchard at North Tamborine sometime around 1943. Frances left Green’s Orchard in 1954, moving to live with her son George at Gympie Road, Aspley. Daniel stayed on at Green’s Orchard, and worked as a gardener there until 1958, when he moved to his son Gregory’s house at 9 Navua Avenue, Aspley where Frances was also living at the time.

Daniel Thomas Price passed away the following year on 12 March 1959 at the age of 68 years, and was buried at Lutwyche Cemetery two days later. His wife, Frances died sixteen years later on 1 October 1975, and was buried with Daniel.

Lest We Forget