Pvt.
George
Lawrence
Price
Born in Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of James Ephrain Price
and Annie Rose (Stephens) Price
Brother of
Jennie Viola (Price) Zwicker [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 25
in Le Roeulx, Hainaut, Belgium
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Biography
George Price is Notable.
Private George Price was Killed in Action 11 Nov 1918 during World War I.
Private George Price served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: 4 Dec 1917
Unit(s): 28th Battalion (Northwest)
Service ended: 11 Nov 1918
Service started: 4 Dec 1917
Unit(s): 28th Battalion (Northwest)
Service ended: 11 Nov 1918
Notable as the last Canadian soldier to die in WWI.
He was killed by a sniper's bullet, two minutes before the official end of the war.[1]
MONS WAS RECAPTURED BY THE CANADIAN CORPS ON THE 11th NOVEMBER 1918: AFTER FIFTY MONTHS OF GERMAN OCCUPATION, FREEDOM WAS RESTORED TO THE CITY: HERE WAS FIRED THE LAST SHOT OF THE GREAT WAR.[2]
His birthdate may be a year off. His service record has 1892, the 1901 census has 1893. Both have 15 Dec.[3]
This is obviously not a complete biography but the sources below have many good biographies. In particular, his unit's history site has a good write up on the circumstances of his death and it included a link to a comprehensive biography of the soldier.[4]
Sources
- ↑ Halifax today
- ↑ Battle of Mons wikipedia article
- ↑ 1901 Canada census
- ↑ http://www.nwbattalion.com/last.html
See also:
- Chronicle Herald
- First World War CA
- Maclean's Remembrance Database
- How 2 Nova Scotians resurrected the last Canadian to die in WW I, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/george-price-first-world-war-movie-john-dunsworth-ben-proudfoot-1.4892140
- http://www.nwbattalion.com/last.html
- Spotify podcast
- The last man: Canadian WW I soldier died at 2 minutes to peace, https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/george-price-first-world-war-last-soldier-killed-1.4898387?fbclid=IwAR0fiitpOiats2p5mXy_psRO0YKXl4cWAAfKHS6tT0WxbTxWl4SQCTMKZM0
See Also:
- Wikipedia: Pvt. George Price
- Wikidata: Item Q48402, en:Wikipedia
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