Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Created in 1903, the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve provided much of the manpower Britain required to crew the massive number of vessels required during the Great War. In particular, the crews of the many trawlers and drifters brought into service was enriched by many R.N.V.R. personnel.

In early 1914 the R.N.V.R. was organised into six division comprising 47 companies, the strength on 1 January, 1914, being:

Royal Naval Volunteers	Establishment	Strength
Officers	213	178
Honorary Officers	—	25
Petty officers and men	4,612	4,127
Permanent Staff:— Officers Petty officers and men	7 82	7 80

The divisional strength of the R.N.V.R. on 1 January, 1914, was:

Division	Establishment	Strength
Bristol	413	377
Clyde	1,434	1,243
London	1,025	886
Mersey	719	691
Sussex	617	495
Tyneside	617	613

See Also

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• Royal Naval Reserve