Military History

Embarked Melbourne per HMAT ‘Persic’ A34 for Egypt 22.11.1915.
Roll Rank Driver.
Roll Unit 6th Field Artillery Brigade, 16th Battery.
Price disembarked at Suez. His unit joined the MEF to reinforce for the 6th Artillery Bde. in Egypt. Following the evacuation of ANZAC, there was a reorganisation of troops. The 16th Battery was moved to Alexandria and joined the BEF. Price became sick and was hospitalised 30.12.1916. He was discharged from Hospital and joined his Unit at Tura 3.1.1916. He embarked for France 17.12.1916. The 16th disembarked a Marseilles and marched in to Havre 23.12.1916. The 16th fought in the first Battle of the Somme. Price fell sick with influenza and was taken by the 7th Field Ambulance to hospital 26.4.1916. He was discharged back to his Unit 27.6.1916. He was again sick 26.12.1916 and admitted to the ANZAC Clearing Station. He was discharged form Duty 30.12.1916 and joined his unit the next day. He was hospitalised over the next few months with respiratory problems and debility. Price injured his left knee in France and was hospitalised at Abbeville 22.10.1917. He continued to serve with the 6th Bde. on the Western Front at Bullecourt, Menin Road, Broodseinde, Passchendaele and Hamel. He was admitted to Hospital sick 19.2.1919 and admitted to the 20th Casualty Clearing Station dangerously ill with Bronchial Pneumonia.
Price Died of Disease 12.2.1919 his death was considered due to ‘exposure’ whilst on Military Duty. He was buried in the Charleroi Communal Cemetery, Charleroi, Hainault, Wallonie, Belgium.
Final Rank Driver, 6th Australian Field Artillery Bde.
Medical Condition Deceased, died of disease- bronchio pneumonia.
Awards and Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Photos  Reginald James Price. Photograph by LambDixon, photograph source NAA Discovering Anzacs
              Farewelling HMAT 'Persic' from Melbourne. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM PB0826
              Ruined village of of Boursieres (Boursies) in the Bullecourt sector 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E01303
              Passchendaele 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source AWM E01200
              Charleroi Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Photographer unknown, photograph source CWGC

Information Source
AWM PB0826. Farewelling HMAT 'Persic' from Melbourne. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
AWM Ruined village of of Boursieres (Boursies) in the Bullecourt sector 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph source  Pictorial Collection of the War Memorial(5 Anzac Projects
AWM E01200. Passchendaele 1917. Photographer unknown, photograph sourced from the Pictorial Collection of the Australian War Memorial
CWGC. Charleroi Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Photographer unknown, photograph source Commonwealth War Graves Commission  http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/55014/CHARLEROI%20COMMUNAL%20CEMETERY
Guildford War Memorial
NAA: B2455, Price Reginald James
NAA. Reginald James Price. Photograph by LambDixon, photograph source NAA Discovering Anzac  http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/gallery/30419
AWM Embarkation Roll- Reginald James Price
AWM Roll of Honour- Reginald James Price.

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