Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration. EIIR issue. Reverse officially dated 1956

The decoration suspended from its original issue gilt silver medal mounting bar, This latter complete with its original long hinged pin and clasp fittings

A digital search of The London Gazette for 1956, returns only 9 x awards of the R.N.V.R.D. that were gazetted in 1956, including 5 x awards to the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1 x award to the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, all of which were published in the London Gazette issue dated, 19 October 1956:

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Admiralty, 5th October, 1956. The QUEEN has been graciously pleased to« approve the award of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration to the under-mentioned officers:

- Chaplain J. R. Gray, B.D., Th.M., R.N.V.R.
- Commander J. D. Murricane, M.B.E., D.S.C., R.N.V.R.
- Commander J. M. M. Swanson, R.A.N.V.R.
- Lieutenant Commander R. J. Jamieson, (S), M.B.E., R.N.V.R.
- Lieutenant Commander C. P. Dickeson, D.S.C., R.A.N.V.R.
- Lieutenant Commander D. C. Algie, R.N.Z.N.V.R.
- Lieutenant Commander (Sp) B. L. Westbroock., R.A.N.V.R.
- Lieutenant W. Pearson (S), R.A.N.V.R.
- Lieutenant Commander R. F. Williams, D.S.C., R.A.N.V.R.

A rare year of issue award for 1956

Condition: EF

Code: 23902