Regimental number | 6070 |
Place of birth | Mount Perry, Queensland |
Other Names | PRICE, George |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stonemason's labourer |
Address | 65 Buckland Street, Chippendale, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30.4 |
Height | 5' 4.5" |
Weight | 116 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A Rice, 94 Phillips Street, Balmain, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Maria RICE. Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2389 Pte Frederick James RICE, 12th Bn, killed in action, 15 February 1917; 5182 Pte John Thomas RICE, 49th Bn, killed in action, 5 September 1916; 5183 Pte William Henry RICE, 49th Bn, killed in action, 7 June 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front By sworn declaration, London, 28 August 1917, assumed the true name of George RICE. Commenced return to Australia on board HT , 12 May 1918; discharged (family reasons: three brothers killed; sole support of widowed mother), Sydney, 6 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Enlisted as PRICE, 'the name I was known under in boxing circles'. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 55 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, RICE George |