Raymond Price
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
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Raymond was born in 1890 the son of Arnold and Evelyn Price (née Haywood). His father Arnold was born in Gotham on 21 December 1858, the son of Naaman and Selina Price. In 1881 the family was living on East Street, Gotham. Naaman was a hosiery manufacturer employing six men and three boys including his son, Arnold (22) who was a framework knitter. His mother Evelyn was born in Kegworth, Leicestershire, on 27 March 1862. Arnold and Evelyn were married in 1883 and had five children who were all born in Gotham: Minnie b. 1883, William Haywood b. 1885, Leonard b. 1886 d. 1904, Raymond b. 1890 and Alfred b. 1894. In 1891 Arnold (32), a bricklayer, and Evelyn were living on Gladstone Street, Gotham, with their four children Minnie (7), William (6), Leonard (4) and Raymond (under 1 year), By 1901 the family had moved to 42 Nottingham Road, Gotham, All five of their children were in the home on the night of the census: Minnie of no occupation, William an apprentice bricklayer, Leonard a plaster miner boy. Raymond and Alfred (7). Also in the household were Evelyn's widowed father, John Haywood (70 b. Bradmore) a retired bricklayer, and Arnold's nephew, Frederick Price (19 b. Gotham) a plaster labourer. The third child, Leonard, died in 1904 aged about 18. Three of the four surviving children were still living in the family home in 1911: Minnie described as 'at home', William a bricklayer and Alfred a grocer's assistant. Raymond was a grocery shop assistant and living as a boarder at Nottingham House, Derby Road, Heanor, Derbyshire, in the household of William Shepherd (52 b. Gotham), a publican. Arnold and Evelyn together with their widowed daughter Minnie Snell (m. 1920) and their son Arthur, were still living at 42 Nottingham Road, Gotham, in 1939 when the England & Wales Register was compiled. Evelyn died in 1942 and Arnold in 1944. Raymond's brother William Haywood served in the South Staffordshire Regiment (37339) and survived the war. (See 'Extra information')
Raymond Price served in the 5th Bn Grenadiers Guards. He disembarked in France on 15th August 1915. He died of wounds on 14 April 1918 and is buried in Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, France (grave ref. V.A.29). Raymond qualified for the 1915 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. CWGC - History of the Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (extract): 'St. Omer was the General Headquarters of the British Expeditionary Force from October 1914 to March 1916 ... The town was a considerable hospital centre with the 4th, 10th, 7th Canadian, 9th Canadian and New Zealand Stationary Hospitals, the 7th, 58th (Scottish) and 59th (Northern) General Hospitals, and the 17th, 18th and 1st and 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Stations all stationed there at some time during the war ... The cemetery takes its names from the triangular cemetery of the St. Omer garrison, properly called the Souvenir Cemetery (Cimetiere du Souvenir Francais) which is located next to the War Cemetery.' (www.cwgc.org)
His brother William Haywood Price, a 30 year old bricklayer, attested at Nottingham on 10th December 1915. He was posted to the Reserve the following day and mobilised on 10 March 1916 and posted to the 5th Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment. He landed in France on 25 June 1916, and promoted to lance corporal on 19 September 1916. He suffered a gunshot wound to his scalp on 19th January 1917 and returned to England for treatment on 4 February 1917. He was eventually transferred to the Labour Corps where he continued to serve until his discharge on 6 August 1919. Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Raymond's sister, Minnie, was his sole legatee.
