Albert Stewart Price was born in Aberdare, Glamorgan, the second son of Jonah and Harriet Price, who later settled down in the growing colliery community of Oakdale. He worked as a local coal miner before enlisting in the 1st (Rifle) Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment—a dedicated Territorial Force unit. Albert deployed overseas early, arriving in France with his battalion in February 1915.

Only two months after arriving on the continent, his unit was pushed into heavy service securing front line sectors along the Western Front. Private Albert S. Price (2693) sustained catastrophic combat injuries and died of wounds on 5 April 1915, aged just 18.

He was interred at Bailleul Communal Cemetery, France, which was actively utilized by the medical staff managing nearby No. 8 Casualty Clearing Station. He is also formally commemorated on the Battalion War Memorial mounted inside St Woolos Cathedral, Newport.