Thomas Tannatt Pryce was born in The Hague on 17 January 1886 and later joined the 1/6th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment from the Honourable Artillery Company.

On the night of 25/26th November 1915, whilst in the 1/6th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 'C' Company was to mount a raid on enemy trenches near the corner of Gommecourt wood.

The raid was commanded by Captain VL Young (Gloucestershire Regiment), with Lieutenant Price commanding "right party".

Ploegsteert Memorial

At position Y, "right party" found only low wire and were able to get into the German trenches without alerting the enemy. The first shelter they found was a telephone office, a German soldier was coming out of the shelter, he refused to surrender and was shot. Three bombs were thrown into the shelter and then a block was formed to cut off the target area. The raiders then ran down the trench throwing bombs into six more shelters. Three unarmed Germans were taken prisoner, but as they were passed along the trench, they dashed into a shelter and emerged with weapons, all three were killed. One of the raiders was sent back to the signallers with a message, but he was never seen again.

A group of German soldiers emerged from a shelter and were bombed. The raiding party then left the German trench and moved back to Z hedge, with one wounded German prisoner. Lieutenant Pryce was wounded by a German officer, but he killed him with his revolver.

Lieutenant Pryce was one of two officers that were awarded the MC for the raid.

He was invalided back to England as a result of his wound and later returned to France with the 2/6th Glosters. He was awarded a bar to his MC on 19th July 1916 for an "act of exceptional gallantry."

Thomas Tannatt Pryce was 32 years old, and an Acting Captain in the 4th Bn., Grenadier Guards when he was killed near Vieux Berquin, on 12th April 1918, while commanding No.2 Company. He was "last seen engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand struggle against overwhelming odds" and was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.

His citation reads:

On 11 April 1918 at Vieux Berquin, France, Captain Pryce led two platoons in a successful attack on a village. Early next day he was occupying a position with some 40 men, the rest having become casualties. He beat off four attacks during the day, but by evening the enemy were within 60 yards of his trench. A bayonet charge led by Captain Pryce drove them back some 100 yards, but he had only 17 men left with no ammunition when yet another attack came. He again led a bayonet charge and was last seen engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand struggle against overwhelming odds.

He has no known grave, although it is known that his name is recorded on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium that stands in Berks Cemetery Extension, which is located 12.5 kilometres south of Ieper town centre, on the N365 leading from Ieper to Mesen (Messines), Ploegsteert and on to Armentieres.

His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Grenadier Guards Regimental Headquarters, Wellington Barracks, London, England.