Thomas Price (soldier), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Price (soldier)

Australian soldier

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1842

Place of Birth: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1911

Profession: military officer

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Thomas Caradoc Rose Price CB (21 October 1842 – 3 July 1911), often known as Colonel Tom Price, was an Australian soldier, and acting commandant of the Commonwealth Military Forces in Victoria in 1902.
Joining the British Indian Army in his early years, he served 20 years in India before returning to Australia.
In 1885, he raised the Victorian Mounted Rifles, and was instrumental in establishing the concept of light horse units within the Australian Army.
In 1900, he led a Victorian contingent during the Second Boer War, and was the only Australian officer during that war to command a force of British regulars.
He remained in the Australian military after the war, serving in Queensland until 1904 when he was medically discharged.
He retired to Victoria again and died in 1911 at the age of 68.