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02-12-17, 05:57 PM
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Royal Navy - or Coast Guard?
Thoughts on the identity of the service of the man shown in the photo - his uniform looks naval but not quite - and the date it might have been taken - would be appreciated.
Jon 
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02-12-17, 06:11 PM
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Royal Navy - or Coast Guard?
Hi Jon,
Not quite sure what your man is - I'll have to try and enlarge his cap badge to try and confirm what it is. Prior to 1923 the Coast Guard were administered by the Admiralty and since their ranks were made up of ex-RN personnel they formed a reserve for the Fleet. Their uniform was therefore virtually identical to that of the Royal Navy. Your man isn't wearing any RN uniform that I recognise. Since he appears to have a crown on his cap badge perhaps he's something like a Lifeboat Coxswain? I'll try and enlarge an image of his cap badge and see if I can identify it. I'll also post some images of Coast Guards to show you what I mean about them wearing RN uniforms. Pete
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02-12-17, 09:04 PM
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He could, perhaps, be from Trinity House. The 'crown' does not look evenly shaped and there appears to be quadrants on the main body of the badge.
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02-12-17, 10:47 PM
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03-12-17, 01:09 AM
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03-12-17, 04:26 PM
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I also agree about Trinity House. When I enlarged the image the quality wasn't very good but the shape of the 'crown' was noticeable and it was just possible to make out the quadrants on the badge.
As it seems to have been positively identified I won't bother posting the images of coastguards I put together! Pete
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