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The '''Ryder Memorial Prize''' was a prize of books awarded to the {{SubRN}} who placed highest in the examination in French at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]].
The '''Ryder Memorial Prize''' founded in memory of the late Admiral of the Fleet, Sir [[Alfred Phillipps Ryder]], K.C.B., who died on the 30th April, 1888 was a prize of books awarded to the {{SubRN}} who placed highest in the examination in French at the [[Royal Naval College, Greenwich]].
 
The ''Navy List'' describes the Prize as follows:{{NLJan21|p. 2333}}
<blockquote>
The Ryder Memorial Fund consists of a sum of about 160 pounds invested in Government securities.
 
The dividend arising from this sum is employed annually in the provision of a prize of a book or books, to be awarded to the Lieutenant who takes the first place in French at the annual examinations in foreign languages, a colloquial knowledge of the language being necessary to render a candidate eligible for the award of the prize.
 
The Ryder Prize may be withheld in any year it is considered advisable.
</blockquote>


==Recipients==
==Recipients==
The recipients are denoted in Navy Lists by a <big>'''[R]'''</big> appearing after their name in the Navy List's seniority list.  The year of the award is often found on their Service Record.


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!Year||Recipient||Notes
!Year||Recipient||Notes
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|1889||[[Arthur Rhuvon Guest|Arthur R. Guest]]||
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|1890||[[Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|Horace L. A. Hood]]||
|1890||[[Horace Lambert Alexander Hood|Horace L. A. Hood]]||
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|1893||[[Wilfred Henderson]]||
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|1894||[[Charles Douglas Carpendale|Charles D. Carpendale]]||
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|1895||[[Henry Reginald Shipster]]||year may be read wrongly
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|1896||[[Herbert Neville Garnett|Herbert N. Garnett]]||
|1896||[[Herbert Neville Garnett|Herbert N. Garnett]]||
|-
|1897||[[George Frederic Stewart Bowles|George F. S. Bowles]]||
|-
|-
|1898||[[Barry Edward Domvile|Barry E. Domvile]]||
|1898||[[Barry Edward Domvile|Barry E. Domvile]]||
|-
|1898||[[Geoffrey Basil Spicer-Simson|Geoffrey B. Spicer-Simson]]||
|-
|-
|1899||[[Cecil Vivian Usborne|Cecil V. Usborne]]||
|1899||[[Cecil Vivian Usborne|Cecil V. Usborne]]||
|-
|1901||[[George Thomas Carlisle Parker Swabey|George T. C. P. Swabey]]||
|-
|1901||[[Vivian Ronald Brandon|Vivian R. Brandon]]||
|-
|1903||[[Alexander Hugh Gye|Alexander H. Gye]]||
|-
|1905||[[Cyprian Dunscomb Charles Bridge|Cyprian D. C. Bridge]]||<ref>Bridge Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49/317.}} f. ?.</ref>
|-
|1906||[[Hobart William Theodore Rudolph Seymour|Hobart W. T. R. Seymour]]||
|-
|1908||[[William Ogilvy Hozier|William O. Hozier]]||
|-
|1910||[[Donald James Strachan Oswald|Donald J. S. Oswald]]||
|-
|1911||[[Arthur Hugh Lloyd Terry|Arthur H. L. Terry]]||
|-
|1914||[[Alexander Gordon Murray|Alexander G. Murray]]||
|-
|1916||[[Roland Leeds]]||
|-
|1920||[[Geoffrey Ernest Lyne Veale|Geoffrey E. L. Veale]]{{ToL|Foreign Language Prizes|Tuesday, Mar 08, 1921; pg. 7; Issue 42663}}||
|-
|1920||[[Malcolm George Saunders|Malcolm G. Saunders]]{{ToL|Foreign Language Prizes|Tuesday, Mar 08, 1921; pg. 7; Issue 42663}}||
|-
|YEAR||[[Arthur Robert Halfhide|Arthur R. Halfhide]]||
|-
|YEAR||[[Neville Florian Usborne|Neville F. Usborne]]||
|-
|1922||[[Charles Hardinge Drage|Charles H. Drage]]{{ToL|Ryder Prize Awarded|Monday, May 28, 1923; pg. 18; Issue 43352}}||
|-
|1924||[[Bryan Gouthwaite Scurfield|Bryan G. Scurfield]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Monday, Mar 09, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 43905}}||
|-
|1925||[[Thomas Eric Kirwan Donaldson|Thomas E. K. Donaldson]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, Dec 05, 1925; pg. 6; Issue 44137}}||
|-
|1926||[[John Dreyer Shaw-Hamilton]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, Jun 26, 1926; pg. 8; Issue 44308}}||
|-
|1927||[[Dermot Grove-White]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Monday, Mar 21, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44535}}||
|-
|1927||[[Geoffrey Dennis St. Quintin Marescaux|Geoffrey D. St. Q. Marescaux]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prizes|Monday, Mar 12, 1928; pg. 20; Issue 44839}}||
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|1927||[[John Gunthorpe Hunt|John G. Hunt]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prizes|Monday, Mar 12, 1928; pg. 20; Issue 44839}}||
|-
|1928||[[William Francis Roderick Segrave|William F. R. Segrave]]{{ToL|Naval, Military & Air Force|Wednesday, Mar 20, 1929; pg. 22; Issue 45156}}||
|-
|1929||[[Richard Iwan Alexander Sarell|Richard I. A. Sarell]]{{ToL|Ryder Prize Award|Wednesday, Mar 05, 1930; pg. 27; Issue 45453}}||
|-
|1930||[[Robert Galliano Norfolk|Robert G. Norfolk]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, Mar 14, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45771}}||
|-
|1931||[[Edward Keats Urling Clark|Edward K. U. Clark]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, May 21, 1932; pg. 6; Issue 46139}}||
|-
|1931||[[Errol Rodney Manners|Errol R. Manners]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, May 21, 1932; pg. 6; Issue 46139}}||
|-
|1932||[[Robin Cecil Burton Buckley|Robin C. B. Buckley]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, Jun 10, 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46467}}||
|-
|1932||G. G. A. F. Goldsmith{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, Jun 10, 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46467}}||cannot identify him better
|-
|1932||[[Michael Charles Creagh-Osborne|Michael C. Creagh-Osborne]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, Jun 10, 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46467}}||
|-
|1933||[[George Edward Pollington Milburn|George E. P. Milburn]]{{ToL|Prize Awards|Monday, Feb 05, 1934; pg. 7; Issue 46670}}||
|-
|1934||[[Gerald Wentworth Loscombe Abingdon Bayly|Gerald W. L. A. Bayly]]{{ToL|The Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, Feb 02, 1935; pg. 3; Issue 46978}}||
|-
|1934?||[[George Gerald Augustin Francis Butler|George G. A. F. Butler]]||
|-
|1935||[[Robert Scott]]{{ToL|Prize Awards|Saturday, Mar 07, 1936; pg. 8; Issue 47317}}||
|-
|1936||[[Hugh Wake]]{{ToL|Ryder Memorial Prize|Saturday, Mar 27, 1937; pg. 7; Issue 47643}}||
|-
|1937||[[Ralph Alexander St. Clair Sproul-Bolton|Ralph A. St. C. Sproul-Bolton]]{{ToL|Prize Awards|Saturday, Jan 28, 1939; pg. 23; Issue 48215}}||
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 16:58, 1 April 2022

The Ryder Memorial Prize founded in memory of the late Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Alfred Phillipps Ryder, K.C.B., who died on the 30th April, 1888 was a prize of books awarded to the Sub-Lieutenant who placed highest in the examination in French at the Royal Naval College, Greenwich.

The Navy List describes the Prize as follows:[1]

The Ryder Memorial Fund consists of a sum of about 160 pounds invested in Government securities.

The dividend arising from this sum is employed annually in the provision of a prize of a book or books, to be awarded to the Lieutenant who takes the first place in French at the annual examinations in foreign languages, a colloquial knowledge of the language being necessary to render a candidate eligible for the award of the prize.

The Ryder Prize may be withheld in any year it is considered advisable.

Recipients

The recipients are denoted in Navy Lists by a [R] appearing after their name in the Navy List's seniority list. The year of the award is often found on their Service Record.

Year Recipient Notes
1889 Arthur R. Guest
1890 Horace L. A. Hood
1893 Wilfred Henderson
1894 Charles D. Carpendale
1895 Henry Reginald Shipster year may be read wrongly
1896 Herbert N. Garnett
1897 George F. S. Bowles
1898 Barry E. Domvile
1898 Geoffrey B. Spicer-Simson
1899 Cecil V. Usborne
1901 George T. C. P. Swabey
1901 Vivian R. Brandon
1903 Alexander H. Gye
1905 Cyprian D. C. Bridge [2]
1906 Hobart W. T. R. Seymour
1908 William O. Hozier
1910 Donald J. S. Oswald
1911 Arthur H. L. Terry
1914 Alexander G. Murray
1916 Roland Leeds
1920 Geoffrey E. L. Veale[3]
1920 Malcolm G. Saunders[4]
YEAR Arthur R. Halfhide
YEAR Neville F. Usborne
1922 Charles H. Drage[5]
1924 Bryan G. Scurfield[6]
1925 Thomas E. K. Donaldson[7]
1926 John Dreyer Shaw-Hamilton[8]
1927 Dermot Grove-White[9]
1927 Geoffrey D. St. Q. Marescaux[10]
1927 John G. Hunt[11]
1928 William F. R. Segrave[12]
1929 Richard I. A. Sarell[13]
1930 Robert G. Norfolk[14]
1931 Edward K. U. Clark[15]
1931 Errol R. Manners[16]
1932 Robin C. B. Buckley[17]
1932 G. G. A. F. Goldsmith[18] cannot identify him better
1932 Michael C. Creagh-Osborne[19]
1933 George E. P. Milburn[20]
1934 Gerald W. L. A. Bayly[21]
1934? George G. A. F. Butler
1935 Robert Scott[22]
1936 Hugh Wake[23]
1937 Ralph A. St. C. Sproul-Bolton[24]

See Also

  1. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 2333.
  2. ↑ Bridge Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/317. f. ?.
  3. ↑ "Foreign Language Prizes." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 08, 1921; pg. 7; Issue 42663.
  4. ↑ "Foreign Language Prizes." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Mar 08, 1921; pg. 7; Issue 42663.
  5. ↑ "Ryder Prize Awarded." The Times (London, England), Monday, May 28, 1923; pg. 18; Issue 43352.
  6. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 09, 1925; pg. 7; Issue 43905.
  7. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Dec 05, 1925; pg. 6; Issue 44137.
  8. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 26, 1926; pg. 8; Issue 44308.
  9. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 21, 1927; pg. 7; Issue 44535.
  10. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prizes." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 12, 1928; pg. 20; Issue 44839.
  11. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prizes." The Times (London, England), Monday, Mar 12, 1928; pg. 20; Issue 44839.
  12. ↑ "Naval, Military & Air Force." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 20, 1929; pg. 22; Issue 45156.
  13. ↑ "Ryder Prize Award." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Mar 05, 1930; pg. 27; Issue 45453.
  14. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 14, 1931; pg. 7; Issue 45771.
  15. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Saturday, May 21, 1932; pg. 6; Issue 46139.
  16. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Saturday, May 21, 1932; pg. 6; Issue 46139.
  17. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 10, 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46467.
  18. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 10, 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46467.
  19. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jun 10, 1933; pg. 7; Issue 46467.
  20. ↑ "Prize Awards." The Times (London, England), Monday, Feb 05, 1934; pg. 7; Issue 46670.
  21. ↑ "The Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Feb 02, 1935; pg. 3; Issue 46978.
  22. ↑ "Prize Awards." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 07, 1936; pg. 8; Issue 47317.
  23. ↑ "Ryder Memorial Prize." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Mar 27, 1937; pg. 7; Issue 47643.
  24. ↑ "Prize Awards." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jan 28, 1939; pg. 23; Issue 48215.
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