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Royal Naval Reserve
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The Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) is one of the two volunteer reserve forces of the Royal Navy in the United Kingdom. Together with the Royal Marines Reserve, they form the Maritime Reserve. The present RNR was formed by merging the original Royal Naval Reserve, created in 1859, and the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR), created in 1903. The Royal Naval Reserve has seen action in World War I, World War II, the Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan.
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Royal Naval Reserve | |
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Active | 1859–present |
Country | ![]() |
Allegiance | King Charles III |
Branch | ![]() |
Type | Naval reserve |
Role | Volunteer Reserve |
Website | Royal Naval Reserve |
Commanders | |
Flag Officer Reserves | Rear Admiral Philip Hally |
Commander Maritime Reserves | Commodore Jo Adey[1] |
Commodore-in-Chief | Prince Michael of Kent, GCVO |
Insignia | |
White Ensign | ![]() |
Naval jack | ![]() |
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