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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 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 | The Ryder Prize may be withheld in any year it is considered advisable. | ||
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The recipients are denoted in Navy Lists by a <big>'''[RR]'''</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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The Ryder Memorial Prize founded in memory of the late Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Alfred Phlllipps 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 [RR] appearing after their name in the Navy List's seniority list. The year of the award is often found on their Service Record.
See Also
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 2333.
