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Headdress
16-12-20, 09:10 PM
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Royal Anglian Regiment '60s Beret Badge Backing
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Very interesting reading chaps, thank you very...
Very interesting reading chaps, thank you very much for all the information.
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Headdress
15-12-20, 05:27 PM
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Royal Anglian Regiment '60s Beret Badge Backing
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Royal Anglian Regiment '60s Beret Badge Backing
Hi All,
I'm interested in getting a definitive answer on Royal Anglian Regiment beret badge backings soon after its formation. I'm familiar with the later drab beret with black tombstone backing...
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Formation Signs and Patches
31-07-15, 11:05 PM
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SEAC Titles - RN Uniform
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SEAC Titles - RN Uniform
Just thought I would share these photos of a recent pick up, an RN Sick Berth Attendant's uniform complete with SEAC titles.
I would be interested to know can anyone provide any official...
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Indian Badges
26-07-14, 10:34 AM
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254th Indian Tank Brigade
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Many thanks for that, it seems a lot of people...
Many thanks for that, it seems a lot of people have got confused about this as other sources have it illustrated not only upside down but also yellow not red, I think I'll have to drop a couple of...
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Indian Badges
25-07-14, 11:47 PM
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254th Indian Tank Brigade
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254th Indian Tank Brigade
Interested for some clarification on this if people can help, originals I have seen of the badge for this unit show a red colouring to the triangle but several sources state a yellow background, can...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
06-05-14, 03:02 PM
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H.M.S. Prefix on Tallies
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Fantastic Pete, I knew someone on here would...
Fantastic Pete, I knew someone on here would know, cheers!
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
05-05-14, 12:18 PM
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H.M.S. Prefix on Tallies
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Just adding to this; the 1890 uniform regulations...
Just adding to this; the 1890 uniform regulations are the first to mention ribbons being made to conform with standard Admiralty patterns; "to be of black silk ribbon, 1 1/8 inches broad, 45 inches...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
05-05-14, 11:37 AM
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H.M.S. Prefix on Tallies
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Good thinking Andy, I'll add a couple here to get...
Good thinking Andy, I'll add a couple here to get the ball rolling, one a photo from 1896 which clearly shows the tally bearing H.M.S. before the ships name, sadly less clear but identified in the...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
04-05-14, 09:57 PM
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H.M.S. Prefix on Tallies
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H.M.S. Prefix on Tallies
Hey chaps, a question for you and sorry if this has been covered here before, a search didn't turn it up...
I'm trying to work out when the H.M.S. prefix was added to Royal Navy cap tallies, from...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
02-05-14, 07:18 PM
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Mystery Victorian Badges
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I've yet to work this part out, looking through...
I've yet to work this part out, looking through the regulations for any mention of it, the reference to the chevrons was under the section on training rather than badges which is why I didn't see it...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
25-04-14, 11:03 PM
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Mystery Victorian Badges
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Scratch this thread, thankfully managed to find...
Scratch this thread, thankfully managed to find the reference in RNAV regs.
"83. A Badge of Efficiency will be worn by men who were returned as "Efficient" in the last Annual Return of the...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
25-04-14, 11:01 PM
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Pre-1890 Marksman Badges?
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AHA! Just found the reference in another...
AHA!
Just found the reference in another peruse of the RNAV uniform regs.
"83. A Badge of Efficiency will be worn by men who were returned as "Efficient" in the last Annual Return of the...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
25-04-14, 10:54 PM
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Pre-1890 Marksman Badges?
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The RNAV uniform regs of 1774 state white or...
The RNAV uniform regs of 1774 state white or silver on frocks and silver on the jackets (No. 1 dress). Otherwise badges for POs and Leading Gunners (RNAV ratings were 'gunners' not 'seamen') were to...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
25-04-14, 07:48 PM
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Mystery Victorian Badges
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Mystery Victorian Badges
Attached this here as someone might be able to help, an interesting photo of ratings undergoing torpedo training. The chevrons on the right cuffs and the badge above (a star?) worn by the 1st Class...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
25-04-14, 04:25 PM
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Pre-1890 Marksman Badges?
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Many thanks Bryan, look forward to seeing the...
Many thanks Bryan, look forward to seeing the photos, I'll start up another thread to query the chevrons. I also thought possibly RNAV purely from the high contrast of the badges, look more like...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
25-04-14, 01:12 PM
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Pre-1890 Marksman Badges?
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It seems to be a puzzlement for others as well! ...
It seems to be a puzzlement for others as well!
Just adding another and even more puzzling photo, the 2nd Class PO at left seems to have a marskman badge in a photo with a given date of 1876. The...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
21-04-14, 06:06 PM
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Pre-1890 Marksman Badges?
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Hi Bryan, I'd be interested to see more...
Hi Bryan,
I'd be interested to see more photos, it's certainly a puzzlement to me too!
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
21-04-14, 12:44 AM
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Pre-1890 Marksman Badges?
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Pre-1890 Marksman Badges?
I decided to start this thread after discussion with members on this forum including Bryan (RCN), I do hope you don't mind me quoting you here Bryan and sharing one of your photos.
It is...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
20-04-14, 11:59 PM
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RNAS Armoured Car Collar Badges - With a Difference
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RNAS Armoured Car Collar Badges - With a Difference
Found this photo here; http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/odhs/Garners/Toms%20Letters.html
http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/odhs/images_g/Tom-Garner-1web.jpg
I have read of officers in the RNAS Armoured...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
19-01-14, 12:17 AM
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RN Bands and Buglers
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Thanks for all the info posted here! To be...
Thanks for all the info posted here! To be digested and hopefully memorised, just been sparse on-line for the last week or so :rolleyes:
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
05-01-14, 06:15 PM
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Harpoon Badge
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Thankyou!
Thankyou!
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
04-01-14, 07:39 PM
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Harpoon Badge
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Harpoon Badge
I've put this here as it seems to be the harpoon and coil from the Submarine Detector Branch minus the crossed lighting bolt.
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9412/mm0f.jpg
Any ideas what...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
04-01-14, 11:44 AM
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RN Bands and Buglers
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HMS-Troutbridge
Thanks Pete, a great start, cheers!
Thanks Pete, a great start, cheers!
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
04-01-14, 11:43 AM
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'Royal Navy' Titles
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HMS-Troutbridge
Thanks Pete! Always fascinating to hear the...
Thanks Pete! Always fascinating to hear the history and reasoning behind such things too, I certainly remember the proliferation of combat uniform as I was following the doings of the RN even then,...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
04-01-14, 02:25 AM
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RN Bands and Buglers
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RN Bands and Buglers
Interested as I've found some info on RN volunteer bands and have thus been researching the badges RN musicians have worn over the years...
I know of the buglers badge but don't know when it was...
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