Oswald Clarence PRICE

PRICE, Oswald Clarence

Service Number: 7292
Enlisted: 3 January 1917, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 23rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Beaconsfield, Tasmania, 1 July 1898
Home Town: North Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Tinsmith
Died: Killed in Action, Dartford, England, United Kingdom, 9 July 1918, aged 20 years
Cemetery: Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

3 Jan 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria
19 Feb 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7292, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 7292, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
9 Jul 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7292, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7292 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-09

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"Thanks.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Dilger, Myrtle Dale, Mathinna, wish to sincerely thank Mathinna War Fund Committee, Returned Soldiers' Committee, and all kind friends for letters and cards of sympathy in the loss of their dear brother, Private Oswald Clarence Price, died of wounds received in action in France, 9th July, 1918." - from the Launceston Examiner 16 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)

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