Royal Naval Reserve
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 4 episodes found for "Royal Naval Reserve".
Sep 14, 2026
James WatersVOICE_ACTOR
What we wanted was Harvey.
James WatersVOICE_ACTOR
[ship horn] Experience of Captain Horatio Sowerby, RNVR, master of the steamship Claverhouse, Antwerp for Halifax, Nova Scotia.
speaker_12VOICE_ACTOR
As we moved down the River Scheldt to be, to the sea on the start of our voyage, I stood on the bridge with the pilot.
speaker_12VOICE_ACTOR
Few passengers were on deck, it being a very dismal day.
Alastair WatkinsVOICE_ACTOR
[sniffs] Navy officer Oh.
Alastair WatkinsVOICE_ACTOR
RN, RNR, or RNVR? Not one of ours.
Alastair WatkinsVOICE_ACTOR
[clears throat] Polish navy
David LlewellynVOICE_ACTOR
When did this Polish naval officer take the room, Mr., uh, Cowdflash?
Susan PostHOST
He didn't just write about spies.
Susan PostHOST
Before he was writing about James Bond, he began his military career at the beginning of World War II as a lieutenant commander, RNVR, in the Naval Intelligence Division.
Susan PostHOST
And he was assistant to the director of Naval Intelligence.
LeviHOST
Yeah, that's awesome.
David SmithHOST
A 15-year-old midshipman in the Royal Navy during the Egyptian campaign of 1882, Fielding was admitted to Trinity in 1887.
David SmithHOST
Called to the bar in 1894, he served on the Committee of Naval Censors, the Press Bureau during the Great War, and afterward with the rank of Lieutenant RNVR in the Special Intelligence Department of Egypt.
David SmithHOST
In a career move similar to that which launched the legend of Lawrence of Arabia, Fielding was lent to the Arab Bureau and the Foreign Office for political service in Syria.
David SmithHOST
After the war, he received the OBE as well as the Order of the Nile and Order of al-Nahda for services in Egypt and the Hejaz.