Early Life :

Service Life:

Campaigns:

• The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.

The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.

Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.

Detail :

Z/236, Able Seaman, Edward John Lymington Price, Royal Naval Division.

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 However Antwerp fell to the Germans soon after, and so many of the RND units were withdrawn to England.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.

Probate PRICE Edward John Lymington of Plas-y-Dolerwin Sholtermill Surrey died 5 July 1915 near the Dardenelles of wounds received on active service Administration London 18 March to Rhys William Price solicitor. Effects £192 12s. 5d.

Masonic :

31 year old Brigade Officer of 33 Princes Square, S.E. War service noted & "Died of wounds July 1915."

Source :

The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
• The (UK) National Archives
• Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
• ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry

Additional Source:

• Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
• Researcher : Bruce Littley