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Miscellaneous documents

Reference: D/X 2230 Catalogue Title: Miscellaneous documents Area: Catalogue Category: Other Records Description: Richard Annand VC, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Covering Dates: 1933-1937

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Catalogue Description

Royal Naval Reserve
Born South Shields, 5 November 1914; served in Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1933 - 1937; commissioned second lieutenant in 2nd Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry, January 1938, attached to 2nd Battalion; joined British Expeditionary Force in France, September 1939; awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry in command of 16 Platoon at the River Dyle, Belgium, on 15 May 1940; invalided from the Army, 1948; retired 1979. Medals in DLI Medal Collection.
See also D/DLI 7/14/1-50 for records relating to service with The Durham Light Infantry

Catalogue Contents

Richard Annand, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (Ref: D/X 2230/1-6)Appointments (Ref: D/X 2230/1/1-3)

Letter from Admiralty, SW1, appointing Richard Annand as a probationary midshipman Tyne Division, HMS Satellite, at North Shields, Royal Naval Reserve, dating from 26 October 1933, signed O. Murray, 2 November 1933
(1 paper)


Letter from HMS Calliope, Headquarters, Tyne Division, Royal Naval Reserve, appointment as Probationary Midshipman RNVR, signed Lieutenant Commander [R.A. Nicholson] for the Commanding Officer, 3 November 1933
(1 paper)


Cover letter from Lieutenant Commander [?], Royal Navy, on behalf of the Commanding Officer, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, to Sub-Lieutenant R.W. Annand, noting the accompanying correspondence, 1 March 1937
(1 paper)


Letter from the Admiral Commanding Reserves, London, to Sub-Lieutenant R.W. Annand, responding to Annand's letter (copy included D/X 2230/1/3/3) concerning eligibility for transfer from the Royal Naval Reserve to the Royal Navy, and to who communications should be directed, 25 February 1937, stamped 1 March 1937
(1 paper)


Letter from Sub-Lieutenant R.W. Annand to the Admiral Commanding Reserves, London, requesting a transfer from the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve to the Royal Navy, 21 February 1937
(1 paper)


Envelope addressed to Sub-Lieutenant R.W. Annand, R.N.V.R. Olive House, Warwick Road, Coventry, postmarked 2 March 1937
(1 paper)

Certificates of service (Ref: D/X 2230/2/1-2)

Certificate of service of R.W. Annand as probationary midshipman in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, aboard H.M.S. Valiant from 21 April 1934 to 4 May 1934, and that he conducted himself to the satisfaction of the captain, signed Captain [Bertram C. Watson], 9 May 1934
(1 paper)


Certificate of service of R.W. Annand as sub-lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, at H.M.S. Excellent from 25 April 1937 to 5 May 1937, and that he conducted himself under training, signed Lieutenant Commander B. Jones, for the Captain, 29 May 1937
(1 paper)

Examination results (Ref: D/X 2230/3/1-2)

Results for Sub-Lieutenant R.W. Annand of examination in gunnery for the rank of lieutenant with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, 142/200, signed Lieutenant Commander [G.T. Coney] for the Captain of H.M.S. Excellent [shore establishment], 1 May 1937
(1 paper)


Passing certificate for Sub-Lieutenant Richard W. Annand, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, London Division, for a course in Navigation and Pilotage for the rank of lieutenant, 159/200, taken at H.M. Navigation School, Portsmouth, 7 May 1936 [1937], signed Commander [R.W. Ravenhill] for the Captain, stamped 10 May 1937
(1 paper)

Souvenir booklets (Ref: D/X 2230/4/1-2)

Souvenir booklet, 'With the Royal Naval Division on Board HMS Crystal Palace & Elsewhere], 1915
(1 booklet, 1 paper, printed)


Souvenir booklet 'With the Royal Naval Division on Board HMS Crystal Palace & Elsewhere (no. 2)', second edition, 1915
(1 booklet, 1 paper, printed)

Photographs (Ref: D/X 2230/5/1-3)

Photograph of several young men of the [Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve] aboard a ship, some in uniform, some in civilian clothes, and a senior ranking member standing on the back row, far right, n.d. [1930s]
(1 photograph, 10cm x 8cm, sepia)


Photograph of several young men of the [Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve] in a rowing boat, some in uniform, some in civilian clothes, and a senior ranking member, n.d. [1930s]
(1 photograph, 8cm x 10cm, sepia)


Photograph possibly of a Royal Navy training or school ship, n.d. [1930s]
(1 photograph, 8cm x 10cm, sepia)

Miscellaneous (Ref: D/X 2230/6)

Copy of 'The Gospel According to St John', Active Service Edition, Naval and Military Bible Society, London, n.d. [1930s]
(1 volume)