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PRICE, Colombus Leigh
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 18 November 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 16 August 1886 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Geelong College |
| Occupation: | Manager |
| Died: | East Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 16 November 1948, aged 62 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Tristania, Garden F4, Bed 12, Rose 53 |
| Memorials: | Belmont Geelong Lodge of Unity and Prudence No 5 Honor Roll, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 18 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Evan PRICE and Martha nee PHILLIPS
Colombus had 2 brothers who also served in WW1, Roland Vincent Price born 10 December 1888 Frank Heath Price born 9 September 1893.
MAJOR C. L. PRICE
Major C. L. Price died after a short illness at a private hospital on Tuesday at the age of 62. In 1914 he was commissioned in the 4th Light, Horse Regiment and served in the Middle East. He was mentioned in despatches four times and received the OBE. Since 1920 he had been in business at Murtoa, Carnegie, and Cheltenham. He has left a widow.
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