Able Seaman Edward John Lymington Price

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    liverpool annie New Member

    In Memory of

    Able Seaman EDWARD JOHN LYMINGTON PRICE

    London Z/236, Nelson Bn. R.N. Div., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

    who died
    on 05 July 1915

    Remembered with honour CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL

    Edward John Lymington Price, Able Seaman, Z/236, Royal Naval Division. Edward was born on the 15th March, 1875, the Third son of I.R. Price, 'Plasydderwen', Llandovery and the Brother of G.P Price, of High Pitfold Farm, Hindhead, Surrey. He had been educated at Llandovery from 1889 to 1896. Edward joined the Mercantile Marine around 1905, and completed about 9 years service. He left to join the Royal Navy on the 9th September, 1914, and was posted to the Royal Naval Division early in 1915. The Naval Brigades had been formed from surplus Royal Naval Personnel and Royal Marines, and were used as Infantry. They were originally sent to Antwerp and Dunkirk in September and October, 1914 to guard against invasion by the Germans. However Antwerp fell to the Germans soon after, and so many of the RND units were withdrawn to England.

    After a lengthy period of refit and training the Division moved to Egypt preparatory to the Gallipoli campaign. Landing on the 25th April, 1915 the Division fought throughout the Campaign on Gallipoli. Here, the Nelson Battalion took part in the diversionary attack at Bulair on the 25th April 1915, before being sent to Anzac on the 29th April as 'Reserves'. After the failure of the attack on Baby 700 on the 1st May 1915, the Battalion was transferred to Helles. Edward was wounded during the Third Battle of Krithia, which lasted from the 28th June to the 2nd July 1915, and was evacuated via Hospital Ship to Alexandria. Sadly, Edward subsequently died of his wounds at Alexandria on the 5th July, 1915.

    He was about 40 years old, and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent. Edward had given a false age upon enlisting, and was recorded as being 29 years old when he died.

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