Group    From 1903  To 1958

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Categories: Armed Forces

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.

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Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

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Major General G. M. G. Swindells

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