PRICE, Ewart
| Service Number: | 1730 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1915, Maryborough, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Amby, Queensland, Australia, 22 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Spring Hill, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway guard |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 17 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1730, Maryborough, Queensland | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1730, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1730, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1730, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 11 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1730, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1730 awm_unit: 25 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'MILITARY ITEMS.
Word was received in Ipswich yesterday that Mr. Ewart Price had been killed in action, in France. The deceased was at one time engaged as a porter at the Ipswich railway station. Subsequently he was promoted to the position of guard.' from Queensland Times 20 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
'WITH THE COLORS.
Mrs. H. E. Price, Pomona, whose son, Sergeant Ewart Price, was reported missing, has received the following letter from General Birdwood:- Dear Mrs. Price, —
Thank you so much for your letter, which I have just received, and I only send you a line to acknowledge it, and to assure you again of my very deep sympathy in all the great trouble which I know you have been, and still are going through, on account of the loss of your
really gallant and brave son. As I think I said before, no words can ever help in a terrible loss of this nature, but as time goes on I hope you will be comforted by the knowledge of the brave death which he met, while others, who have stayed at home, and who could have come out, will, I am sure, never again be able to look honest men and women in the face. With my kindest regards, and again my deep sympathy.' from The Daily Mail 22 May 1917 (nla.gov.au)
'ROLL OF HONOUR.
PRICE.— In loving memory of dear "Ewart." Sergt. Ewart Price, A.I.F., reported missing, in France, July 2nd, 1916.
"His duty done"
Inserted by his sorrowing parents, brothers, and sisters.' from The Brisbane Courier 28 July 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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