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Douglas Faithful PRICE

Regimental number2456
Place of birthOrbost Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressOrbost PO, Orbost, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, David Price, Orbost PO, Orbost, Victoria
Enlistment date13 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name59th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/76/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Plot XVIII, Row C, Grave No. 9), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
168
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Mary PRICE, Orbost, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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