Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve

This article is about the organization 1914-1923. For other reserves, see Canadian Navy Reserve.
Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve
Personnel of the RNCVR outside the Provincial Legislature, Victoria, British Columbia, 1914.
Personnel of the RNCVR outside the Provincial Legislature, Victoria, British Columbia, 1914.
Active1914–1923
CountryCanada
TypeMilitary reserve force
RoleNaval
Part ofRoyal Naval Reserve
Garrison/HQVictoria, British Columbia – No. 1 Half Company
Vancouver, British Columbia – No 2 (Vancouver) Company

The Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve (RNCVR) was a naval reserve that was established in Canada in May 1914 and existed until 1923. Initially divided into three subdivisions stretching across the nation, the RNCVR could serve either with the Royal Canadian Navy or the Royal Navy during wartime. During the First World War, an Overseas Division was created and by the end of the war, over 8,000 men served either in Canadian service or abroad. Following the war, the reservists were demobilized and Canada's volunteer reserve was reorganized into the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve.