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| Picture No | 10731441 |
| Date | 1914 |
| Description | Naval reserves called up at the outbreak of World War I |
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Naval reforms inaugurated by Lord Fisher included the establishment of a Naval Reserve which could be added to the strength of the fleet whenever was necessary. On 2nd August 1914, all these reserves were called up, and by the next day the whole fleet had been mobilised. In this photograph, reservists, coast-guards and liberty-men are on their way to join their ships at Portsmouth.
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| Source | Unattributed photograph in 'Nelson's Portfolio of War Pictures', page 35 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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