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Price1: Adjutant, dangerously wounded at Tweefontein 25.12.1901 died 26.12.1901, Mentioned in Despatches, War Memorials Parkville & S. Yarra, Lieutenant 2Scots Rifles.
Source:# 251 St. Kilda died, Scottish Horse attached to Imperial Yeomanry.
URL3: father Sir John GRICE.
URL4: The news of the death in South Africa of Captain George GRICE, reported in "The Age" of yesterday, was received with sorrow by the numerous Victorian friends of the deceased officer. Captain GRICE was educated at Cumloden, Alma Road, St. Kllda, and subsequently went to England and qualified for a commission. Joining the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) shortly before the commencement of tho South African
war, he quickly obtained his captaincy, and shortly afterwards was appointed adjutant. His short career in the army was so promising that his relatives and friends anticipated that a bright future was before the ill-fated young officer. Captain GRICE was only 24 years of age.
URL5: Capt. George GRICE of Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) attached to Imperial Yeomanry, died of wounds at Tweefontein, father John GRICE in Tasmania so first telegram sent to James GRICE who was staying at Frankston Vic. Educated at Cumloden St Kilda but entered Army and left for Eng. after few terms at Melbourne University, obtained commission in Cameronians shortly before Boer War, promoted Captain and Adjutant at front and died aged 24.
URL7: The Rev. AE PEACOCK, of Colac Vic., unveiled a tablet at Trinity College, last Tuesday afternoon 1.9.1908, to the memory of the late Lieutenant Geo. GRICE, who was killed in South Africa.
Source:# 1496 The family appear to have been based in Malvern but a connection to St. Kilda comes from a couple of references from correspondents to the OZBDB Project, one of which suggests he was partly educated at "Cumloden", St. Kilda (although he also appears to have attended Trinity College at Melbourne University). Cumloden was a private Grammar School, believed to have originated around 1890 and based in a mansion in Alma Road East on or near the corner of Alexandra Street. His father was Sir John Grice, noted in part as Chairman of the Metropolitan Gas Company and despite the family being prominent in Melbourne social circles, almost nothing was recorded locally of the son's death. The family migrated from England to Melbourne, arriving in June, 1896, George then shown as 15 years of age.
URL8: At 4 o'clock this afternoon [2.9.1902] a tablet which has been erected in the chapel of Trinity College to the memory of the late Lieutenant George GRICE will be unveiled by the Rev. AE PEACOCK, of Coke. Lieutenant GRICE was one of three old students of the college who have fallen in the war, the others being the late Surgeon-Lieutenant PALMER, killed at Wilmansrust, and Sergeant VAUGHAN, killed at Hartebeestfontein. The memorial has been erected by Lieutenant GRICE's fellow collegians.
URL9: GRICE George, Lieutenant (Cameronians) Scottish Rifles, Died on December 26th, 1901, of wounds received in action at Tweefontein, in DE WET's attack on Christmas morning. He was holding the temporary rank of Captain, whilst acting as adjutant of the 11th (Middlesex and Kent) Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. He was born January 1879, and entered the Scottish Rifles November 1898, was promoted Lieutenant October 1899, and granted the temporary rank of Captain April 1901. Captain GRICE accompanied his battalion to South Africa in October 1899, and served from the commencement of the war, being mentioned in despatches LG February 8th 1901. He was buried at Tweefontein, and his name is inscribed on an obelisk which was erected there, in memory of all those who fell in this action. Source - Donner.
Source:# 1578 The windows which have been placed in the chapel of the Melbourne Grammar School in memory of the late Professor EF MORRIS, head master from 1875 to 1882, and of the old Melburnians who fell in the Boer War were dedicated yesterday by Archbishop CLARKE … the following old boys of the Melbourne Grammar School were either killed in action or died in South Africa during the Boer war: - Messrs GW GRICE, CW ROGERS, HJ GOODMAN, JW CHRISTIE, CH WALTER, GEW WILMOT, RPN ROBERTSON and BC MERRILEES.
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