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...
Resident of Willesden who volunteered and died in the Anglo Boer War, 1899-1900.
Arthur Geoffrey Groser was born in Hornsey, Middlesex (now Greater London), the youngest of the four children of Arthur William Groser (1859-1911) and Isabel Groser née Hudson (1860-1951). The birt...
Soldier. Born Charles Edward Spackman. He was a sergeant in the 1st Battalion, Border Regiment. On the 20th Novenber 1917 at Marcoing in France, his company came under heavy gunfire. He fought his ...
Co-partner or employee of the South Suburban Gas Company. Served but did not die in WW1.
32nd President of USA. Married a distant cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt. Led the States into WW2 and died in office. Had polio from age 39 and is almost always shown seated. See Listicles for 6 more sta...
Awarded the VC for his heroism on 25-26 August 1914, age 27, while serving in the Coldstream Guards. "Positioned in a farm yard, enemy fire ignited a straw stack. Under heavy fire he put out the bl...
