Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Joseph Price, a labourer, born 1847 in Rowley Regis, Staffordshire and his wife Ann Price, born 1848 in Oldbury, Shropshire. Richard was born in the 1st quarter of 1881 in Cleehill, Shropshire, his siblings were, Mary Ann, born 1870 and Susan, born 18th January 1878, the latter two siblings were both born in Old Hill, Staffordshire, in April 1881 the family home was at New Buildings, Caynham, Shropshire. In April 1891 Richard was a schoolboy and was residing in the family home at Angel Bank, Caynham, together with his father, a quarry labourer, his mother and siblings, Joseph Edward, a quarry labourer, born 25th September 1875 in Old Hill, Susan, a schoolgirl and William Albert, a schoolboy, born 12th November 1885 in Shropshire. In March 1901 Richard was absent from the family home in John Street, Enderby, Leicestershire, residing there was his father, a stone quarry worker, his mother and siblings, Joseph, a stone quarry worker, Susan, a hosiery trade seamer, William, stone quarry worker and Frank, born 25th June 1893 in Shropshire. Richard sailed from Liverpool to Boston, Massachusettes, U.S.A. aboard the S.S. Saxonia on the 15th March 1904. Richard married Edith Bradshaw on the 10th September 1905 in St. John the Baptist Church, Enderby, Edith was born on the 29th November 1881 and was baptised on the 5th October 1890 in St. John the Baptist Church, Enderby. They had a daughter Phyllis Mary, born on the 28th February 1917 in Enderby. In 1939 Richard’s widow, Edith resided in the family home at 19, Mill lane, Enderby together with his daughter, Phyllis Mary Lowe, a hosiery trade worker and her husband Tom J. Lowe, a retail grocer’s cashier, born 21st February 1913. Richard was initially buried by his comrades in Ross Trench Cemetery, his body being later reburied in the AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers. Richard was awarded the British War and Victory medals.
The War Diary records: 18 Nov-16 – In the Line as above.
Snow fell during the early morning changing to sleet, rain and a thaw later. One of the most trying days the Battalion has experienced during the campaign, owing to the sea of mud caused by the sudden thaw.
Difficulties in maintaining rations and supplies much increased. Many men completely lost their way owing to the impossibility of distinguishing tracks.
A considerable amount of shelling, particularly on N.3 Company’s front.
Casualties, 4 men killed, 3 wounded and 1 slightly wounded, the latter remained at duty.
NOTE:
Richard was the father of Mary Lowe (nee Price) of Holyoak Street, Enderby, Mary was born never having known her father, her mother Edith was a Bradshaw before marriage, and the three Bradshaw’s named on the St. John the Baptist Church Memorial are her brothers. In September 1991, on behalf of Mary, my father and I took a wreath with a personal message attached that had been written by Mary, and we placed it upon her father’s grave, after our return we compiled and presented Mary with a photographic record together with a pressed rose that we had taken from the foot of her father’s headstone. (14/10/1991).