WW1 British War & Victory Medals named J45032 S H PRYKE AB RB, Naval General Service Medal clasp Iraq 1919-1920 named J45032 S H PRYKE AB RB & Africa General Service Medal clasp Somaliland 1920 named J45032 S H PRYKE AB HMS CLIO, 1939/45, Atlantic, Africa Stars all not named, Defence & War Medals all not named.
Iraq clasp only 128 issued and with the Somaliland clasp only 46 had the pair.
Sydney Herbert Pryke born in Bury St Edmonds on 22nd Feb 1900. He was a labourer when he enlisted into the Royal Navy aged 15 as a Boy 2nd Class. He did his training onshore at HMS Ganges till June 1916 when he joined HMS Dido (Lydiard). HMS Lydriad was a destroyed that had just returned from the Battle of Jutland, he stayed there till Sept 1916 when he went to HMS Pembroke I a shore establishment. HMS Euryalus from Nov 1916 to Oct 1916 when he joined HMS Venus till Jan 1919, She was a Cruiser based in the Far East during the war.
Sydney went back to shore on HMS Pembroke I till Oct 1919 when he joined HMS Clio a Sloop which took part in the Mad Mullah expedition and others earning him his NGSM & AGSM till Dec 1920. HMS Pembroke Dec 1920 to Feb 1922, HMS Tiger Feb 1922 to Mar 1922, HMS Lion Apr 1922 to May 1922, HMS Pembroke May 1922 to Sept 1922, HMS Ramillies Sept 1922 to Apr 1924, HMS Pembroke Apr 1924 to Sept 1924, HMS Ajax (Ark Royal) Sept 1924 to Jan 1925, HMS Pembroke Jan 1925 to Feb 1925, HMS ??? Feb 1925 to April 1925, HMS Concord April 1925 to July 1928, HMS Pembroke July 1928 to Sept 1928, HMS Birmingham Sept 1928 to Oct 1928 & HMS Pembroke Oct 1928 to Nov 1928. No LS&GC earned as service denotes - Drunk, Sleep at Watch,
HMS Tempest Nov 1928 to May 1928, Pembroke May 1928 to May 1929, Victory (Dundalk) May 1929 to July 1930, Pembroke (Scarborough) July 1930 Oct 1930, HMS Dundalk Oct 1930 to Nov 1931, Pembroke Nov 1931 to Oct 1932, HMS Arrow Oct 1932 to July 1935, HMS Pembroke July 1935, HMS Osprey (Thruster) July 1935 to Oct 1935, HMS Walpall Oct 1935 to Oct 1937, HMS Pembroke Oct 1937 Jan 1938, HMS St Angles (Hostile) Jan 1938 to July 1939, HMS Pembroke July 1939 to Aug 1939.
WW2 starts and he is on HMS Pembroke (Jervis) till Nov 1939 when he is pensioned but called back to HMS Beaver 2 (Jervis) Mar 1940 to July 1940 then to HMS Nile July 1940 to Jan 1941 - he was charged with Smuggling and being Drunk in Jan 1941.
HMS Warspite Jan 1941 to Jan 1941, HMS Nile Jan 1941 to Jan 1941, HMS Warspite Jan 1941 to Jan 1941, HMS Nile Jan 1941 to Feb 1941, HMS Canopus Feb 1941 to Feb 1941, HMS Nile Feb 1941 to Jun 1942, HMS Spinx (UK) Jun 1942 to Jun 1942, HMS Pembroke Jun 1942 to Dec 1942, Lent to Cookham Camp Dec 1942 to Dec 1942, HMS Excalibur Dec 1942 to Jan 1944, Duty Jan 1944 to Jan 1944, HMS Excalibar Jan 1944 to Mar 1945, Lent to Slough Mar 1945 to Apr 1945, HMS Pembroke Apr 1945 to Sept 1945 now a Temp Acting Leading Seaman and released to shore in Class A.
