The last Commonwealth
soldier killed in action :
11 th november 1918 at 10:58 Hrs.
Cease fire : 11 th november 1918 at 11:00 Hrs.
Private George Laurence Price member of the 28th Bn Canadian Infantry Saskatchewan Regiment killed in action at Ville sur Haine, east of Bergen in Belgium.
Armed with his Lewis gun and not aware of the comming cease fire he crossed a bridge and just outside the second house he went in he received his shot wound in the brest from a German sniper at 10:50 Hrs. Despite the help he received, his wound was fatal ( near to his heart ) and he died at 10:58 Hrs, just 2 minutes before the cease fire was effective and The Great War ended.
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The Lewis machine gun. |
The grave from George Laurence Price in Mons Belgium.
In 1968 his comerades placed this plate in remembrance.
Later the plate was replaced and they used the bricks from the old house where private Price was killed.
When its 10:58 Hrs on 11-11-2010 , please remember what happened 92 years ago in the madness of war just one man on the wrong time in the wrong place.
It could happen to you...
Think about this for just 2 minutes.
Just 2 minutes can be the difference between life and dead..
