PRICE, Alfred Percival
(Service number 13574)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 3 May 1884 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Augustine Street, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Carrier | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. J. PRICE (mother), 11 Augustine Street, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 13th Reinforcements, Divisional Signalling Company | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 August 1953 | Age | 69 years |
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| Place of Death | Mosgiel | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Alfred Percival Price was born on 3 May 1884 at Waimate, the second son of Alexander and Emily Jane (née Mason) Price. His father died in 1901 and was buried at Waimate A. P. Price, 13574, of Waimate, returned to New Zealand per the “Kia Ora”, embarking at Liverpool in March 1919, the draft being due at Lyttelton on 7 May 1919. Alfred married Katherine May Scott in 1921. He died on 17 August 1953 at Mosgiel, aged 69 years, and was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Dunedin. His widow died 24 years after and was buried with him.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 June 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [27 June 2020]; Andersons Bay Cemetery headstone image & burial record (Dunedin City Council) [30 June 2020]; New Zealand Times, 26 April 1919 (Papers Past) [27 June 2020]
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