Autographed studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Philip L Howell-Price (later Major Philip L ...

Accession Number A05729
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Unknown
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Autographed studio portrait of Second Lieutenant Philip L Howell-Price (later Major Philip L Howell-Price DSO MC) of the 1st Battalion. He subsequently served at Gallipoli during August and September 1915, where he was mentioned in despatches for his involvement in the Lone Pine battles. He also served at Armentieres in France in June 1916, for which he received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO), the Somme in July 1916, Flers in November and at Bullecourt in March 1917. He was awarded the Military Cross and later died at Broudseinde in Belgium on 4 October 1917.