Claim: Alfred Cheetham was a reservist in the Royal Navy, the U.K's naval warfare force.
Evidence: Cheetham worked from his base in Hull as a merchant navy boatswain and a reservist for the Royal Navy. The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK or U.K.) or Britain, is a sovereign country located off the north­western coast of the European mainland.