Call up of reserves 1914

[Phil Wood]

I am researching a sailor on my local war memorial - Alfred Henry Ellaway, a stoker on the Good Hope. From his record I see that he was called up from the reserve on 12 JULY 1914 - three weeks before war was declared. When did the Admiralty begin to mobilise their reserves?

[horatio2]

There was a test mobilisation of the RN Third Fleet in mid-July 1914.

If you use the search engine for "mobilsation" "third fleet" "good hope" you will find lots more.

[Phil Wood]

Thanks Horatio2 - I had searched fro Good Hope but got so many hits I got lost - the extra search terms were spot on!