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    The Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, post-nominal letters VD until c. 1947 and VRD thereafter, was instituted in 1908. It...
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    The Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Reserve, commonly known as the Reserve Decoration (RD) was a medal awarded to officers with at least fifteen...
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  • Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RANVR) was a reserve force of the Royal Australian Navy. In late 1920, the Navy Board proposed the creation of...
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    Forces - the Royal Naval Reserve, the Royal Marines Reserve, the Army Reserve and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. It replaced the separate decorations and medals...
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    The Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, initially designated the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service Medal, was...
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  • The Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve was the volunteer naval reserve of the British Crown colony of Ceylon from 1938 to 1950. Established as the Ceylon...
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  • Royal Naval Reserve RD Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve VRD Royal Naval Reserve Long Service Medal Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve...
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  • January 1997) was an officer of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and a recipient of the Empire Gallantry Medal, later exchanged for the George Cross. Sandy...
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    Forces Reserve Student Army Reserve Force Volunteer Reserve: Royal Naval Reserve (including the University Royal Naval Unit) Royal Marines Reserve Army...
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  • Orders, decorations, and medals of Baden Orders, decorations, and medals of the Bahamas Orders, decorations, and medals of Bahrain Orders, decorations, and...
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    The Victoria Cross (VC) is a naval and military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth...
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  • the general practice in the British Empire at that time. The colonial medals were: Decorations Volunteer Officers' Decoration (VD) (1894–1901) Colonial...
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  • with the awarding of various awards and decorations. Together with rank and qualification badges, such awards are a means to outwardly display the highlights...
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    of service by Petty Officers and ratings of the Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve, Royal Fleet...
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    rank of lieutenant colonel and beyond. The IDF often sponsors the studies for its officers in the rank major, while aircrew and naval officers obtain...
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  • Thumbnail for Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force
    The Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force (SLVNF) is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Navy. The SLVNF, which consists of the volunteer...
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    Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was established, which was renamed and absorbed into the Royal Navy as the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World...
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    in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in the Second World War, and represented Edinburgh North in the House of Commons for 13 years. He owned the largest...
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  • Thumbnail for Awards and decorations of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces
    (Ceylon) (1930 - 1972) Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (1938-1950) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct...
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  • by officers of general rank equivalent (air commodore and above). Officers entitled to wear aiguillettes or the Royal Cypher, AVMs and above, the Director...
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    Rifles officers and Category:Artists' Rifles soldiers Army Reserve Volunteer Force (Great Britain) Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade Originally the regiment...
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    the RAF Regiment and the Defence CBRN Centre. The Royal Naval Volunteer Bands are not part of the RMBS, these bands are assigned in various Royal Navy...
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    Marines (redirect from Naval infantry)
    numbered 2,817 officers and men. The Naval Brigade was disbanded in 1920 and volunteers were absorbed into the Royal Australian Naval Reserve. Though overshadowed...
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    officers, airmen and airwomen in the Auxiliary and Volunteer Air Forces of the United Kingdom and the Territorial Air Forces and Air Force Reserves of...
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  • Recipient of the Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration (VRD) Recipient of the Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Recipient of the Air...
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    Archibald Walter Buckle (category Royal Navy officers of World War I)
    served as an officer in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR) in the First World War. He commanded the Anson Battalion in the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division...
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    The Army Reserve is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the British Army. It is separate from the Regular Reserve whose members are ex-Regular personnel...
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  • Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, which had also been awarded to South Africans, the letters DVR were chosen instead. The...
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  • Thumbnail for Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
    The Special Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was a long service medal awarded by the United Kingdom. The medal was awarded for service in the...
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    Efficiency Medal (South Africa) (category Military decorations and medals of South Africa)
    Preceded by the Efficiency Decoration (South Africa) (ED). Succeeded by the Decoration for Officers of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (VRD). The medal was...
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