Wireman - Landing Craft badge - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

sam_g · #1 21-04-12, 04:46 PM

I am desperatly trying to find a wireman - landing craft badge.

I am putting together a memorial frame for my granddad as he sadly passed away on the 1st April.

He was Combined Operations in 1945 and was a leading seaman. He was an electrician on the landing craft and my dad said he had an old badge which was a torpedo.

I have looked into it and i think it is one of these:

I have the rank and unit badges in red and blue/black

like this one:

Anyone know if i'm right or way off? Also where to get one as my local place which has every type of badge going says i wont be able to get one!!

Thanks in advance

RCN · #2 21-04-12, 08:34 PM

LC rate badge very rare -- I dont have an example & have never seen one, but I am in Canada, perhaps you might have more luck in UK tho.

He might have been either a Seaman Torpedoman or a Wireman, before he went to landing Crafts -- both rates shown below:

Bryan

sam_g · #3 21-04-12, 09:04 PM

That's what i thought.

The guy at Sabre sales in Portsmouth said he had never seen one and going by the room they have FULL of badges etc I am not surprised they are hard to find.

My dad is going to try to find the original badge as he still has it. He thinks it is a gold embroidered torpedo?

fez · #4 21-04-12, 09:57 PM

I have an original example in my album.
Fez

fez · #5 21-04-12, 10:02 PM

here it is

sam_g · #6 22-04-12, 06:54 AM

Dont suppose you want to sell one?

fez · #7 22-04-12, 11:06 AM

Sorry, I dont have any spares but i will keep an eye out for one for you.
Fez

royston · #8 22-04-12, 12:34 PM

Sam

LC would normally be separate letters attached below the branch badge. In use 1943 - 1946. If you find one attached, it was probably purchased from a Naval Tailor. I collect RN and never seen one.

John

RCN · #9 22-04-12, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by royston

Sam

LC would normally be separate letters attached below the branch badge. In use 1943 - 1946. If you find one attached, it was probably purchased from a Naval Tailor. I collect RN and never seen one.

John

neither have I & I WOULD like to obtain one!

Bryan

fez · #10 22-04-12, 01:18 PM

As you can see from my pic, mine is a one piece badge. you can see it better if you look at my albums.

jones1958 · #11 10-08-12, 05:42 PM

Sorry new to this website so might get something wrong.

I've just discovered my dad was a Wireman (LC) and during 01/04/1944 to 08/09/1944 under ship/shore Establishment it says LCT 924. I have his badges and medals. I've hopefully attached the picture for you to see but apologise if it isn't there because I'm not too good with all this. Is this what you were looking for?
I don't know what LCT 924 is and what his role would entail so if you or anyone else have any information I would be appreciative.

royston · #12 11-08-12, 08:23 AM

Hi

I found a link to the LCT. I hope this works. No doubt there is a photograph somewhere

John

http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/18558.html

54Bty · #13 11-08-12, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jones1958

I've just discovered my dad was a Wireman (LC) and during 01/04/1944 to 08/09/1944 under ship/shore Establishment it says LCT 924. I have his badges and medals. I've hopefully attached the picture for you to see but apologise if it isn't there because I'm not too good with all this. Is this what you were looking for?
I don't know what LCT 924 is and what his role would entail so if you or anyone else have any information I would be appreciative.

Interesting combined operations badge, 'No Eagle'.

Marc

Guzzman · #14 11-08-12, 08:52 AM

Hello All

Firstly, I must apologise for going slightly off our badge theme but lets not forget that the badges we collect were often worn by incredibly brave men who achieved remarkable things against terrific odds. I think its fair to say that we collect badges not because they are 'pretty' bits of cloth or metal but because of what they represent. So I know that this is slightly off topic but I have some information on LCT 924 which might be helpful.

LCT 924 was a Landing Craft Tank Mk IV. A total of 865 of these vessels were built and landing craft of this type took part in the landings at Salerno, Anzio, Normandy, the South of France and Walcheren.

Displacement: 586 tons
Length 187ft 3in
Beam: 38ft 9in
Propulsion: 2 x 460 hp Paxman diesel engines, 2 shafts
Speed: 8 knots
Capacity: 350 tons of cargo, which meant they could carry nine Mk IV Sherman tanks or six Churchill tanks
Complement: 12
Armament: 2 x single Oerlikon 20mm cannon or 2 x single Bofors 40mm guns

LCT 924 was built by Stockton Construction in Thornaby, U.K.
Ordered: 14th November 1942
Laid down: 9th December 1943
Launched: 2nd March 1944
Commissioned: 17 February 1944

No other information I'm afraid. But considering the date she was commissioned she probably took part in the D-Day landings in some capacity. Hope this helps.

Pete

Fatboy Ken · #15 11-08-12, 09:53 AM

Here is an image of an LCT Mk IV
(Taken from the book "The Army's Navy" by David Habesch)
RASC Fleet/Maritime

P8110979.jpg

Hope this is of some help,

If you (left) click on the image it will come up closer on your computer.

Then if you (right) click on the image, a drop down menu will appear, select "Save Picture As" and select an album from your own computer to hold the image into.

Just to help confuse the issue, ADC 837 was one of over 100 LCT Mk IV's converted to ADC's (Ammunition Disposal Craft) as coming up to the end of WW2, there was a need to dispose of unwanted ammunition, both friendly and "Enemy". And deep sea dumping was the solution, albeit a rather dangerous solution, so that this image was nearer to the end of WW2 of slightly after the end of WW2.

Hope this was of some help to you's
Ken (The Fatboy)