Lionel James (Leo) PRICE MC

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Service Number:	2192
Enlisted:	23 August 1915, Sydney
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	3rd Field Company Engineers
Born:	Petersham, New South Wales, Australia, 14 June 1896
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Wentworthville and Hurstville Public Schools, Sydney Boys' High School and the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
Occupation:	Engineering Student
Died:	Natural causes, Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia, 2 May 1980, aged 83 years
Cemetery:	Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria SPEC E 0250
Memorials:

23 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2192, 1st Field Company Engineers, Sydney
9 Nov 1915:	Involvement Sapper, 2192, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
9 Nov 1915:	Embarked Sapper, 2192, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Beltana, Sydney
2 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
7 Jan 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Field Company Engineers
3 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Field Company Engineers
25 May 1917:	Honoured Military Cross, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Accompanied by 2118 Lance Corporal Clifford Jacobs (awarded Military Medal for the action) he succeeded in capturing a party of six of the enemy. Later, he constructed a strong point under the most difficult conditions.
5 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, Westhoek, GSW hand and elbow - middle finger amputated
27 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Field Company Engineers

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