David Price

Posted by George Price on Monday 27th of October 2025 17:37

Hello Stephen. The Rear Admiral was also my great great uncle . I agree with you feelings about his death, I am in possession of a snuff box given to him by King Ludwig of Bavaria and other items. Administrator please forward my coments and email to Stephan Howell. Thanking you George.

Posted by W Gibbs on Thursday 7th of August 2025 11:20

I am researching the artist John Evan Thomas of Brecon also a Breconshire JP .In 1855 he exhibited a bust of Admiral Price at the Royal Academy. Unfortunately we have no idea of its present wherabouts.
If anyone can help I woud be most grateful
Willam
Chair
Brecknock Art Trust

Posted by Cy on Thursday 21st of December 2023 11:20

Of course, unless there is an eye witness account, any narrative of his death is speculation at best.
If you have a record of such an account I'd be delighted to see it and correct the entry. Until such time I've removed the note of suicide.

Posted by Stephen Howell on Thursday 21st of December 2023 07:57

Rear Admiral David Powell Price is my great great uncle and as well as his sabre given to him by Mehmet Ali of Egypt also have his Stsr of the Redeemer from King Otto of Greece. Pertaining to his death of suicide, your record is incorrect. The Admiral was injured loading a new Colt Navy London percussion revolver that accidentally went off, when the ship rolled. The new revolver itself at the time was a dangerous firearm to load as it was done muzzle up, potentially facing you! On checking the loaded chambers out was reasonable to assume when the ship rolled the revolver accidentally discharged wounding him with him dying some hours later. As a fighting man since the age of 11 and spending his life fighting the French and being wounded on several occasions you would reasonably expect he'd know how to kill effectively. The conclusion of suicide by writers who don't even know what tool was used or the circumstances is bad historical fact. The revolver remained in the family and was stolen from my grandfather in the late 1950's during a house sale of the family estate.