By troopship from
Halifax, Nova Scotia to Reykjavik, Iceland. |
From the Icelandic
Staging camp (after some delay) by Troopship to Liverpool
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Home leave and
commisioning as Sub.Lieutenant (A) RNVR |
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"New Officer" photographed
in rear garden of 103 Woodlands Ave, Wanstead, London.
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The "A" on sleeve
stands for AIR.
Permanent/Regular Royal Navy
members have straight stripes. RNVR (Royal Naval Voluntary Reserve:
Reserve=temporary). Merchant navy personnel "shanghaied" into RN or
RNVR had different stripes (more "ups and downs")
Wavy lines= all
RNVR. | |
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Officers' Course at
Greenwich Naval College |
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Meals on Officers' Course
served in the famous Painted Hall. |