PRICE, Francis Augustus
(Service number 68553)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 28/07/1897 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o C.F.C.A. Garage, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Motor driver (C.F.C.A. Timaru) | ||
| Previous Military Experience | 2nd South Canterbury Territorials - still serving | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Emily PRICE (mother), 11 Augstine 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 | 33rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company | ||
| Date | 31 December 1917 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland |
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Death
| Date | 18 March 1965 | Age | 67 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Crematorium, Wellington | ||
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Biographical Notes
Francis August Price, known as Frank, was born on 28 July 1897 at Waimate, the youngest son of Alexander and Emily Jane (née Mason) Price. His father, a carter at Waimate, for many years, died tragically on Christmas night 1901 in a fire at his own house. He had been living by himself for some time. Frank was a motor driver for the C.F.C.A. at Timaru when he enlisted. Private F. A. Price embarked at Wellington with the Otago Infantry Regiment of the 33rd Reinforcements on 31 December 1917, destined for Glasgow, Scotland. He returned to New Zealand aboard the “Chupra”, one of 732 soldiers due at Lyttelton about July 22nd, 1919. Francis married Ethel Cuthbertson in 1921 in New Zealand. He died on 18 March 1965. He was cremated at Karori Crematorium, Wellington, where his name is inscribed in the Memorial Book. His brother, Alfred Percival Price, also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 April 2021]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [30 April 2021]; Karori Crematorium record (Wellington City Council) [04 May 2021]; NZ Times, 4 July 1919 (Papers Past)
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