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Officers' escorts would carry a drawn sword. If the accused was not an officer, the escort would carry a drawn cutlass. [2] The accused officer would then have to lay his sword lengthwise on the court table as a symbol of putting his officer's commission and reputation on hold and on the line. [1] When the verdict was decided, the judge would ...
The Naval salute was a sign of respect, with Officers doffing their caps and seamen touching their forelock or knuckling their forehead. [citation needed] However, during the 19th century the Royal Navy was evolving into the modern Navy, as ships spent more time on station and ashore next to the Army and within Victorian society. Therefore, the ...
A depiction of a Royal Navy rating with cutlass in a boarding action. Ratings of the Royal Navy have used cutlasses, short, wide bladed swords, since the early 18th century. These were originally of non-uniform design but the 1804 Pattern, the first Navy-issue standard cutlass, was introduced at the start of the 19th century.
The United Kingdom made much use of various weapons, and designed many new ones, during the Victorian Age to maintain their Empire. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The drummers of the corps, like their Army counterparts, carry the bugle. The formation of bands in the RM are currently followed by the Royal Navy Volunteer Bands, all manned by volunteer musicians, either civilians, retired personnel or active musicians of the Armed Forces.
The drill was known in former times as "club arms" (for reverse arms) and "mourn arms" (for rest on arms reversed). [4] Royal Engineers march with arms reversed at the funeral of Elizabeth II. The movement was used in the US Army by the time of the American Civil War and one veteran of the time noted that the movement was tiring to perform. [5]
Robert Charles Michael Vaughan Wynn, 7th Baron Newborough, DSC (24 April 1917 – 11 October 1998) was a British peer and Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve officer who played a decisive role during the St. Nazaire Raid in 1942 where he commanded a Motor Torpedo Boat.
Captain Richard Been Stannard, VC, DSO, RD (21 August 1902 – 22 July 1977) was a British sailor, officer in the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR), and a recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Stannard was awarded the first VC to the RNR in ...