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== Career ==
== Career ==


Price served during World War I with the [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] from 1915 to 1918, mainly in France. In 1921, he joined the Colonial Office, before transferring to the Dominions Office in 1925. He attended various conferences as part of the UK delegation including, the Imperial Wireless and Cable Conference in 1928; the London Naval Conference in 1930; and the Disarmament Conference between 1932 and 1934. He was also a delegate at the [[League of Nations]] in 1928, 1932 to 1934, and in 1939.
Price served in France during [[World War I]] with the [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] from 1915 to 1918 having been commissioned as a second lieutenant from the unattached list of the [[Territorial Force]].{{London Gazette |issue=29293 |date=13 September 1915 |page=9077 |supp=y }} In 1921, he joined the [[Colonial Office]],{{London Gazette |issue=32247 |date=4 March 1921 |page=1808 }} before transferring to the [[Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs|Dominions Office]] in 1925. He attended various conferences as part of the UK delegation including, the Imperial Wireless and Cable Conference in 1928; the [[London Naval Treaty|London Naval Conference]] in 1930; and the [[Conference on Disarmament|Disarmament Conference]] between 1932 and 1934. He was also a delegate at the [[League of Nations]] in 1928, 1932 to 1934, and in 1939.


From 1937 to 1939, Price served as joint secretary to the Oversea Settlement Board Assistant and then secretary at the Dominions Office. From 1940 to 1942, he was deputy high commissioner to the Union of South Africa and then, from 1948 to 1947, deputy high commissioner to Australia. In 1949, he was appointed high commissioner to New Zealand, a post he held until his retirement in 1953.{{Cite book |last=Colin Mackie |url=http://archive.org/details/directorybritishdiplomats-mackie-pt1 |title=A Directory of British Diplomats [2013] |date=2013 |pages=401}}
From 1937 to 1939, Price served as joint secretary to the Oversea Settlement Board Assistant and then secretary at the Dominions Office. From 1940 to 1942, he was deputy high commissioner to the [[Union of South Africa]] and then, from 1948 to 1947, deputy high commissioner to Australia. In 1949, he was appointed high commissioner to New Zealand, a post he held until his retirement in 1953.{{Cite book |last=Colin Mackie |url=http://archive.org/details/directorybritishdiplomats-mackie-pt1 |title=A Directory of British Diplomats [2013] |date=2013 |pages=401}}


== Personal life and death ==
== Personal life and death ==
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== Honours ==
== Honours ==


Price was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ([[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]]) in the [[1942 Birthday Honours]], and promoted to Knight Commander ([[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]]) in the [[1950 New Year Honours]].
Price was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ([[Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]]) in the [[1942 Birthday Honours]],{{London Gazette |issue=35586 |date=11 June 1942 |page=2479 }} and promoted to Knight Commander ([[Order of St Michael and St George|KCMG]]) in the [[1950 New Year Honours]].{{London Gazette |issue=38797 |date=2 January 1950 |page=4 |supp=y }}


== See also ==
== See also ==
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[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]]
[[Category:High commissioners of the United Kingdom to New Zealand]]
[[Category:High commissioners of the United Kingdom to New Zealand]]

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