[Guzzman]

Hi Jon

No, it's not a Royal Navy Scripture Readers Badge either. That organisation was formed in 1869 and in 1930 changed its name to the Royal Navy Lay Readers Society. They were a uniformed organisation until 1959. They worked in naval bases and barracks and assisted Royal Navy Chaplains. Their uniform included a peaked cap - never a beret. The cap badge was in white metal, die struck on E/W lugs, in the form of a Cross Pattee (34mm x 34mm). Each arm of the cross bears a letter: left "R", right "N", top "S" and bottom "R". In the centre is a naval crown. When the Scripture Readers changed their name to Lay Readers in 1930 the top "S" was changed to an "L". The badge below was also used by Lay Readers. It was sometimes worn as a lapel badge but was normally worn on the blue scarf of a qualified CE (Anglican) Lay Reader.

Pete