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Admiralty: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Records of Service, First World War

Catalogue reference: ADM 337

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ADM 337

This series contains service of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). The ratings' records are bound volumes of enrolment forms. The records give details of ships served in, period of service and remarks such as details of appearance and war...

Full description and record details

Reference
ADM 337
Title
Admiralty: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Records of Service, First World War
Date
1894-1922
Description

This series contains service of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). The ratings' records are bound volumes of enrolment forms. The records give details of ships served in, period of service and remarks such as details of appearance and war gratuity eligibility.

Digital copies of Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve service records 1903-1922 can be searched and downloaded. This includes all pieces in the series except those that are indexes (ADM 337/100 and 109-116).

Arrangement
Arrangement

Records for ratings are arranged in service order within each War Fleet Service Division or miscellaneous unit.

Officers' records are arranged in volumes relating to executive officers, engineer officers, medical officers. chaplains and accountants, all indexed by a single series of cards.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Board of Admiralty, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1903-1964
Physical description
128 volume(s)
Access conditions
Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

Pieces 1-108 in 1999; Pieces 101-128 in 2000 Ministry of Defence

Accruals
Series is accruing
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C15126/

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Within the department: ADM

Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies

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Admiralty: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: Records of Service, First World War