John Edward Price
John Price
1915 - 11th December, John enlisted in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Ammanford, where he was working as a grocer's assistant.
1916 - 6th March, John was mobilised. He embarked for France on the 19th December.
1917 - 1st January, John joined the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at the front.
Below are his army records.
Attestation
Report on Enlistment 1
Report on Enlistment 2
Medical History
John was 5 feet 3 1/2 inches tall and of slight build. His teeth needed attention.
Statement of Services 1
Statement of Services 2
Conduct Sheet
John was Confined to Barracks for 2 periods, one of 3 and one of 5 days for being unshaven on parade. This was while he was still in England in 1916.
In March 1917 John was Awarded 14 days of Field Punishment No 1 for being absent from Fatigues for 1 hour and 20 mins.
This was considered a very severe punishment. So much so, in fact, that it was abolished by the House of Lords in 1923.
Contemporary illustration of Field Punishment Number One
Effects after Death
A calculation of days in the Army, presumably for back pay.
 Before they could "dispose" of the plaque and scroll to commemorate John the Army Records Office had to have the Names and Addresses of his Father, Mother and any living Brothers and Sisters. This had to be witnessed by a Minister or a Magistrate. |
Dinah signed the Statement of John's Relatives and it was witnessed by the Congregational Minister.
Acknowledgement of receipt of the Memorial Scroll by Edward Price
Acknowledgement of the receipt of the British War Medal that John was entitled to.
John is commemorated on the Menin Gate at Ypres which means that his body was never found.
The Memorial has the names of 88 men from the Rhayader area that were killed in the First World War.
