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PRICE, Alexander

Service Numbers:	3119, 3119A
Enlisted:	20 September 1915, Townsville, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Esk, Queensland, Australia, June 1885
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Police Constable
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 6 October 1916
Cemetery:	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No. 131
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Julia Creek MacKinlay Shire Honor Roll, McKinlay Alexander Price Memorial, McKinlay War Memorial

World War 1 Service

20 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 3119, 26th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Queensland.
30 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3119, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: ''
30 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3119, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane
6 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3119A
12 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 48th Infantry Battalion, Reverts to Corporal
6 Oct 1916:	Involvement Corporal, 3119A, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3119A awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-10-06
25 Oct 1916:	Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Richard and Isabella Adams Price, of Moombra, Esk, Queensland.