Last Soldier Killed of the British Empire
St Symphorien Military Cemetery
Belgium
256265 Private George Lawrence Price
28th Bn. Canadian Inf.
11th November 1918
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Born in Kings County, Nova Scotia on December 15, 1892, Price makes his way to Moose Jaw Saskatechewan and works as a farm labourer. With the passing of the Military Service Act in 1917, Price is drafted and has his physical exam on December 4, 1917.
Price sails from Halifax on January 27, 1918 aboard the SS Scotian (www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerica...)
On November 11, 1918, Price is shot by a sniper at 10:57 and succumbs to his wounds one minute later, dying 2 minutes before the armistice is signed.
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A memorial stands today in Ville-sur-Haine, Belgium, near the spot that Price was killed.
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Last Soldier Killed of the British Empire
St Symphorien Military Cemetery
Belgium
256265 Private George Lawrence Price
28th Bn. Canadian Inf.
11th November 1918
www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/...
Born in Kings County, Nova Scotia on December 15, 1892, Price makes his way to Moose Jaw Saskatechewan and works as a farm labourer. With the passing of the Military Service Act in 1917, Price is drafted and has his physical exam on December 4, 1917.
Price sails from Halifax on January 27, 1918 aboard the SS Scotian (www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerica...)
On November 11, 1918, Price is shot by a sniper at 10:57 and succumbs to his wounds one minute later, dying 2 minutes before the armistice is signed.
central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B7...
www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-vir...
A memorial stands today in Ville-sur-Haine, Belgium, near the spot that Price was killed.
www.flickr.com/photos/30711218@N00/48083727532/in/photoli...