ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

PRICE, Henry Albert Franklin

Full Name: Henry Albert Franklin

PRICE

Date of Birth: 03

–

1887

Place of birth: Margate Kent

England

Occupation: Farmer/Contractor

Address: Katanning WA

Next of Kin: Father – James PRICE

Next of Kin Address: 10 Queens Street Margate Kent England

Religion: Wesleyan

Service Number: 2888

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1916-04-17

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-07-31

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-08-25

Locations Served:

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Died of Wounds

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Palestine

Age at Death: 30

Burial Location: Deir El Belah War Cemetery Israel, Grave A- 103

Previous Service – 25th Australian Light Horse and R.E.K.M.R.
29/03/1916- Completed Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Katanning WA
01/04/1916- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
17/04/1916- To No. 63 Depot Perth as Private
18/04/1916- To No. 6 Depot Light Horse WA
09/06/1916- To 20th Reinforcements 10th Light Horse Regiment Claremont WA as Trooper
31/07/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard “Malwa” bound for Egypt
25/08/1916- Disembarked Alexandria to Isolation Camp Moascar Egypt
23/09/1916- To 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment Moascar
26/11/1916- To Imperial School of Instruction Zeitoun Egypt- Passed Machine Gun Course as 1st Class Machine Gunner
16/12/1916- Rejoined 3rd LHTR Moascar ex School
09/01/1917- Taken on Strength 3rd Light Horse Machine Gun Squadron Masaid Egypt
19/04/1917- Wounded in Action (Gunshot Wound to Head) at Deit-el-Belah Palestine
20/04/1917- Admitted 53rd Welsh Casualty Clearing Station Belah ex 6th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance
20/04/1917- Died at 53rd Welsh CCS from Wounds Received in Action.

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 44431
Victory Medal – No. 43933
Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 322067.

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Katanning War Memorial WA
Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 180.