Surname: | Price |
Initials: | C W |
Rank: | Acting Sergeant |
Army Number: | 1080 |
Notes: | MFP. Previously served in the 3 Oxfordshire Light Infantry Militia. 9/4/1898 he enlisted as a Pte, Oxfordshire Light Infantry, No. 5662 age 18.6 years, occupation boot maker, address: father, 63 High Street, Rounds, Northampton, born Tring, Hertfordshire, 1/3/1910 transferred to MFP, 6/3/1916 A/Cpl, 1/7/1916 A/Sgt, 5/7/1916 Cpl. 27/2/1917 A/Sgt with pay, 3/1916 serving Curragh, Ireland, 7/1917 serving ( (Portsmouth) Area, 12/5/1919 to discharge time served with 15d per day pension for life. Served Home 9/8/1898 to 21/12/1899, South Africa 22/12/1899 to 5/3/1902, Home 6/3/1902 to 23/10/1903, Home 24/10/1903 to 12/5/1919, to class Z reserve. Address: wife, 4 Victoria Terrace, Kingsway, Hove, Brighton. Charles William Price. |
Decoration Record: | |
Decoration: | Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/191 Page: 121 March 3, 1903) |
Citation: | Clasps: Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontain, Transvaal, awarded as Pte, 1 Oxfordshire Light Infantry, No. 5662. |
Decoration: | King's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: WO 100/335 Page: 50 Nov. 2, 1902) |
Citation: | Clasps South Africa 1901 & South Africa 1902 awarded as Pte. 1 Oxfordshire Light Infantry, No. 5662. |