Stanley Murray PRICE

PRICE, Stanley Murray

Service Numbers: S544740, 26845
Enlisted: 3 January 1940, Kensington, SA
Last Rank: Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit: RAAF Point Cook
Born: Adelaide, SA, 9 September 1918
Home Town: Kensington, South Australia
Schooling: Rose Park Public School
Occupation: Grocery Assistant
Died: Adelaide, SA, 10 March 1970, aged 51 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Catholic E, Path 32, Grave 208B
Memorials: City of Kensington & Norwood Honour Roll World War II Book and Case
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World War 2 Service

3 Jan 1940: Involvement S544740
3 Jan 1940: Enlisted Kensington, SA
3 Jan 1940: Enlisted S544740
25 Jun 1940: Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 26845, RAAF Point Cook, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Charles Jeptha PRICE of 64 Kensington Terrace, Kensington, SA.  Educated at Rose Park Public School, Stanley played cricket and tennis and was also fond of swimming.  He played football for the Payneham Association for several seasons.  For some time he was attached to the Eastern Extension Telegraph Service and then worked as a grocer's assistant.  Stanley joined the RAAF in May 1940 and trained in Victoria.  His only brother Private H.C. Price served in the 32nd Battalion in the Great War.

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