Frank Knill Price - 845089
- Sean Maas-Stevens
- Mar 30
- 1 min read
Frank Knill Price was born on 20 September 1884 in Ilfracombe, England to Frank and Mary Price. He served with the Naval Volunteers for just over three years and worked as a butcher while living in Brigden, Ontario. On 28 December 1915, he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, joining the 149th Overseas Battalion as a Private.
Correspondence from 1916 shows a Captain of the 149th Battalion communicated with a Police Magistrate from Sarnia, Ontario regarding Private Price. Private Price was found guilty of selling liquor against Ontario law, and was fined $200 and sentenced to 3 months in jail. It is unclear if this was a prior conviction the Captain was requesting records for, or if it occurred during Private Price’s service.
Private Price arrived in England in April 1917 and joined the 25th Reserve Battalion. In June, he was posted to the 161st Battalion, and moved from Bramshott to Witley. He joined the 4th Canadian Reserve Battalion in February 1918. In August, Private Price deployed to France, and joined the Canadian Machine Gun Corps (CMGC). He moved to the field with the 2nd Battalion of the CMGC.
Following the Armistice, Private Price returned to England in April 1919, and proceeded to Canada in May 1919. He was discharged from the Canadian Expeditionary Force on 25 May 1919, intending to return to Brigden, Ontario.
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