An officer with the Grenadier Guards during the First World War, he was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions over the period 11 to 13 April 1918, during the German spring offensive.

[2] He was educated at Shrewsbury School [1] and then had two terms at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester before leaving to travel overseas.

In October 1915, having received a commission, he transferred to the 1/6th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, then serving on the Western Front as part of the 48th Division.

With the battalion, he was involved in fighting at Gommecourt in late November 1915; he was awarded the Military Cross (MC) for leading an assault on German trenches.

The initial attack was successful but when German reinforcements arrived, Pryce executed a safe withdrawal of his men.

[4] Pryce's battalion, as part of the 31st Division, had been in reserve, but was brought back to the front on 10 April to hold the line at the village of Le Paradis, near Vieux-Berquin.

[6] The citation for Pryce's VC read: For most conspicuous bravery, devotion to duty, and self-sacrifice when in command of a flank on the left of the Grenadier Guards.

Determined that there should be no surrender, he once again led his men forward in a bayonet charge, and was last seen engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand struggle with overwhelming numbers of the enemy.

His company undoubtedly stopped the advance through the British line, and thus had great influence on the battle.He was also mentioned in despatches posthumously, on 22 May 1918.