More Navy Bits

[fez]

Just a few bits i have picked up.

[Nozzer]

Yummy....... Well done mate.

The KGV tally looks like a modern repro though

Can't help but be a little jealous though, you've got some nice bits

Andy

[fez]

KGV is modern, but was picked up from the stores by my mate. I have no idea what it was made for though. Maybe a commemoration ??? I have some HMS Pickle as well somewhere for pickle night.

[Nozzer]

No idea about KGV, now if it was POW or QE I would say that you might have the tallies for the new "super carriers".

Out of interest on the board of trade badges there is one that shows a warship over a radar badge. What is it? Also while I'm here, I have a badge that looks like a reef not. I am told it is for short service, can you explain for me???

Andy

[Nozzer]

The above mentioned badge;

[fez]

The warship patch was a very short lived trade badge for all branches of the RNR. It lasted less than a year. The one you have was obsolete when i joined (the store man gave me 2 full packs) i will find out what they are.

[Nozzer]

I think that I've got to catch up (LOL)

When I joined in the late 80's I wore a shackle and marlin spike as a JS(O)2. I didn't last long though and never finished my training I was given a medical discharge (much to the amusement of my mates).

[fez]

Mates can be cruel :-S I might have a spare blue on white ??

[sailorbear]

Originally Posted by andyh

No idea about KGV, now if it was POW or QE I would say that you might have the tallies for the new "super carriers".

Out of interest on the board of trade badges there is one that shows a warship over a radar badge. What is it? Also while I'm here, I have a badge that looks like a reef not. I am told it is for short service, can you explain for me???

Andy

Hi Andy, the badge was indeed used by the RNR as a branch badge for General Service Seaman (there is a post on here about underwater force protection divers where it is explained!) and was used between the shackle & spike badge used for the old operations (seaman) branch and the new "SEA" branch badge.

The other badge you enquire about was the Short Engagement Seaman branch that was made up of people who signed on for 2 years only and did the more basic mundane seaman tasks onboard but could transfer to regular service at the end if they liked it! I dont know when this scjheme ended but I met a couple of them (in their mid 30's) at HMS Cambridge in 1998.

Regards Tony

[Nozzer]

Thanks Tony

[Ray6930]

Fez
Great items, normally I'd covet the COMBINED OPS and FPGRM tallies (neither of which I was aware of) for my RM cap badge display case - but as you'll see from the album pic of it, I haven't got any more room for tallies!
Ray

[Snowdrop 68]

Andy,

took the words out of my mouth, was going to stick this one in the unknown box, but now I know.

Thanks, Bill

[fez]

The RNR badge was also worn by LOGs branch, not just seaman.
The FPGRM tally was only introduced last August and i believe it was a limited run as it was changing to FPGRN, not sure if it happened though.