Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Kiama, New South Wales |
School | Windsor Grammar School; Kogarah High School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | St Mary's Rectory, East Balmain, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 142 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Rev. John Howell-Price, St Mary's Rectory, East Balmain, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets, 1911-1913 (appointed Lt, 1 July 1911); in charge of Company Area 33B. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Promotions |
Captain Unit: 3rd Battalion Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 3rd Battalion Promotion date: Major Unit: 3rd Battalion Promotion date: Temporary Major Unit: 3rd Battalion Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', Supplement, No. 29455 (28 January 1916); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 44 (6 April 1916). |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'This youth, as his name indicates, was of pure Welsh descent, being the 4th son of Rev. J. Howell-Price, his maternal grandfather a Winchcombe of Swansea. He inherited al the indomitable of his mighty forefathers, together with a settled conviction that it is Britons' right to be free. For this ideal he died.' (details from mother) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Heilly Station Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 14), Mericourt-L-Abbe, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 36 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rev. John and Isabel HOWELL-PRICE |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry on 7th August 1915, in the attack on Lone Pine, Gallipoli Peninsula. He showed the greatest bravery in leading an attack against the Turkish trenches, frequently rallying his men under heavy fire, and restoring order at critical moments. He killed three Turks with his own hands.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 28 Date: Distinguished Service Order Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No 103 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brothers: Major Frederick Philmore HOWELL-PRICE DSO, 6th Company, Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 20 May 1919; Major Philip Llewellyn HOWELL-PRICE DSO MC, 1st Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917; 2nd Lt Richmond Gordon HOWELL-PRICE MC, 1st Bn, died of wounds, 4 May 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: Distinguished Service Order, Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HOWELL-PRICE Owen Glendower |