Established in 1903 it continued until 1958 when all British naval reserve forces were amalgamated and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) was absorbed into the much larger Royal Naval Reserve (RNR).
The Wikipedia page for the Royal Naval Reserve gives an overview of the RNVR.
Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
This trophy was originally placed on the old quarter-deck (presumably constru...
A watch house was an early form of local police station but we've heard it said that this particular watch-house did at one time shelter the guards charged with preventing grave-robbing in the St S...
Former Destroyer in the Polish Navy. ORP stands for Okret Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej (Ship of the Polish Republic).
Professor of Indian languages. Born Charlton, London. Officer in the 3rd Gurkha Rifles. Won Military Cross in Palestine. Died at home, Bishop's Stortford.
Contrary to the information contained in our Picture Source, Captain Charles Albert Cook was born on 11 July 1916 in Pasadena, California, USA, one of the five children of Charles Albert Cook (1875...
