Both were common conditions for soldiers returning from the front lines and as a result of the appalling living conditions they experienced in the trenches.
So-called “trench fever” was caused by the transmission of body lice, which infected armies across the Western and Eastern fronts.
VDH, which led to Private Price’s October 1918 discharge from the Army, referred to some form of heart malfunction which also affected soldiers.
He was awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and British War Medals to recognise his overseas service.
The soldier left behind a widow, Martha, and four children.
