Thomas Caradoc "Tom" Price was born on 21 October 1842 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, the son of Mary Price (nee Franklin) and John Giles Price.[1]
He married Mary Denniston Baillie on 5 August 1874.[2]Mary died in 1899.[3]
Tom married Emeline Shadforth Reid on 30 April 1902 in Armadale, Victoria.[4]
He died on 3 July 1911 in Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.[1] He was survived by his wife and three sons, and a daughter of his first marriage.[1]
From his obituary.. Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Tuesday 4 July 1911, page 7
DEATH OF COLONEL TOM PRICE
ARRANGEMENTS FOR MILITARY FUNERAL.
In military circles it will be learnt with regret that Colonel Tom Price, C.B. died yesterday /morning at his residence. "Lenzie," Warrnambool.
Since his retirementfrom the position of State Commandant of Queensland eight years ago the deceased had resided in Warrnambool.
For some years he had been suffering from an affection of the liver and spleen, as the result of malarial fever contracted in India, and the severe accidents he had met with told on his splendid constitution. His health had failed considerably during the past two years, For the past month he had trained nurses in.constant attendance, and a few weeks ago his medical adviser. Dr. C. C. .Mac-Knight, performed, a slight operation, which gave him temporary relief. .About a week .ago Drs. MacKnight, Connell and Craig of Warrnambool, and Dr. Maudsley, of Melbourne, had a consultation, and deceased . rallied until Saturday evening, when serious symptoms developed, and he became delirious. On Sunday morning his heart began to fail, and he continued in a weak state until about 6 a.m. yesterday, when he showed signs of collapse and died at 9 o'clock.
Deceased was 69 years of age. He leaves a widow and the following family by his first wife:— Thomas Price aide-de-camp to General Smith Dorrien, at Aldershot; Vivian Price, a commander in the navy; Franklin Price, in the South African railway service: and ; Mrs. Ainslie Mills, of Uardry . N.S.W.
Deceased's second wife was Miss Reid of Armadale.
Colonel Tom Price was a son of Captain John Price, chief inspector of convict establishments in the, early days of' Victorian history. Captain Price, who was an in-flexible disciplinarian, was attacked by a gang of 82 convicts employed on the jetty at Williamstown on 26th March. !857. Large stones were hurled at him and he died the/next day from the injuries he received.
The late Colonel Price's military career dates from 7th June, 1861, when he entered the Imperial army, he retired; in April, 1883. with the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel. In 1885 he organised and commanded the Victorian Mounted Rifles. Five years later he came into prominence during the great maritime strike; when the mounted rifles received orders to stop the disturbances on the- part of the strikers. On the parade ground at the rear of the Victoria barracks he was said to have given the famous command to his troops. "Fire low and lay them out." Colonel Price strenuously maintained that this order was entirely misunderstood. and that hiss meaning was to instruct his men that, if they had to fire to fire so at such a low elevation that, the rioters would not be wounded in a vital part. Visiting England in 1891 with a team of riflemen for the Islington tournament Colonel ..Price was attached for a few months to the staff of Lieutenant-General (now Field-Marshall) Sir Evelyn Wood.and later to the staff of Major -General T. F. Fraser. In . January, 1900, he was ap-pointed commanding officer of the second Victorian contingent for South Africa, and in recognition; of his services in the Boer war was made a Companion of the Order of the Baths In 1902 he temporarily assumed command. of. the. Commonwealth military forces in Victoria, and in July of the same year was appointed Commandant of the Queensland, forces, being transferred to the retired list in August, 1904
Colonel Stanley, the State Commandant, has instructed his staff to make arrangements for a full military funeral.This afternoon the body will be brought from Warrnambool by train,and the funeral will leave Victorian Barracks at 3.30 pm. on Wednesday.The body is to be interred in the family vault in the Church of England portion of the Melbourne General Ceme-tery.All officers and members of corps are invited to assemble .at.. the rear of the St. Kilda rd barracks at": 3 p.m. to-morrow. The Rev. Honourable Patron Hitchock will conduct the service.; at. the grave side. [5]
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