John Frederick Price (26 June 1901 – 27 June 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014).
Family The son of John Price, and Annie Price (née Hunt), John Frederick Price was born at Camberwell, Victoria on 26 June 1901.
He married Emslee Margaret Gladys Murdoch in 1921.
Football Originally playing with Carlton reserves, Price transferred to Hawthorn during the 1925 VFL season, making 10 appearances and scoring 2 goals.
He subsequently played with Camberwell in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) for four seasons.
Military service Price enlisted and served in the second AIF in the 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion (as did Max Wheeler).
Death He was killed in action in Syria on 27 June 1941. He has no known grave, and is commemorated at the Alamein Memorial in Egypt.Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
See also List of Victorian Football League players who died on active service Syria–Lebanon Campaign
Notes
References World War Two Nominal Roll: Private John Frederick Price (VX28913), Department of Veterans' Affairs. Private John Frederick Price (VX28913), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
External links
Jack Price's playing statistics from The VFA Project