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PRICE, Thomas Caradoc Rose
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Colonel |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 21 October 1841 |
| Home Town: | Warrnambool, Warrnambool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia, 3 July 1911, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Melbourne St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral Col. Tom Price Memorial Plaque |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Colonel, Officer, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Zidane McNamara
Served 22 years in the British Indian Army and retired a Lieutenant Colonel in 1883. Appointed Colonel of the Victorian Mounted Rifles in 1885 and made them wear khaki uniforms as well as the slouch hat, later a defining piece of kit in the Australian Military/Defence Force. He briefly commanded the Victorian Rangers [1888-89] and commanded the Second Victorian Contingent to South Africa where he was mentioned in despatches. He lost a son to the First World War; another son became a Brigadier.
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