PRICE, Roland Valentine
| Service Number: | 1550 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Camel Corps |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 10 December 1888 |
| Home Town: | Pomborneit, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Died: | 4 Shannon Avenue, Newtown, Victoria, Australia, 13 October 1923, aged 34 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Church Of England Row 07 Grave 240 |
| Memorials: | Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1550, Camel Corps, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 15 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 1550, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 15 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 1550, Camel Corps, HMAT Vestalia, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Evan PRICE and Martha nee PHILLIPS, Pomborneit, Victoria
Roland had 2 brothers who also served in WW1, Frank Heath Price born 9 September 1893 and Columbus Leigh Price OBE, born 16 August 1886. Columbus Leigh Price was a Captain 4th Light Horse, after previously serving in the Militia.
PRICE.—On the 13th October, 1923, at 4 Shannon Avenue, Newtown, Geelong, R. V. (Val) late 4th Light Horse, A.l.F., seventh son of Martha and the late J. E. Price. Private interment.
Roland Valentine Price, late of Murtoa, storekeeper, who died at Shannon avenue, Newtown, Geelong, on 13th October, bequeathed by will dated 29th September, 1923, personal property valued at £5753, to his brothers and relatives, with bequests to friends and employees of Price Bros., Murton, and subject to a gift of £50 to the Church of England, Murtoa.