Canadian Virtual War Memorial
George Lawrence Price
In memory of:
Private George Lawrence Price
November 11, 1918
Mons, Belgium
Military Service
256265
25
Army
Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment)
28th Battalion
Additional Information
December 15, 1892
Falmouth, Nova Scotia
October 15, 1917
Regina, Saskatchewan
Son of James E. and Annie R Price of Port Williams, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Private George Lawrence Price is believed to be the last Canadian soldier to die in battle during the First World War. He died at Mons, Belgium, about 2 minutes before the signing of the Armistice. He was originally buried in Havre Old Communal Cemetery.
Commemorated on Page 487 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
ST. SYMPHORIEN MILITARY CEMETERY
Belgium
V. C. 4.
ST. SYMPHORIEN MILITARY CEMETERY is located 2 km east of Mons on the N90 a road leading to Charleroi. On reaching St Symphorien the right hand turning from the N90 leads onto the Rue Nestor Demon. The ST. SYMPHORIEN MILITARY CEMETERY lies 200 metres along the the Rue Nestor Demon.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
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