Badge challenge
 

Hi To all,
As we know naval badges were given stores codes and these codes can be used to group the badges.
I would like to see a series of badges in one photo using the the stores codes as reference. These codes can be found in AFO 654/44 https://www.navy.gov.au/media-room/p...et-orders/1944
What this will show is the size of the design and materials of the same design which were worn in different positions.
I hope this makes sense.
Pattern 1 Petty Officer

Pattern 64 Telegraphist not T.O. (W.T.), Ordinary Telegraphist and Boy Telegraphist.

Many thanks for posting the useful link - an area I have not explored before. I wonder if there is similar online access to RN Fleet Orders? Rather than Australian Navy.
All the best
Mike

The information on the site are the Royal Navy Admiralty Fleet Orders.
Large numbers of the orders are online and complete but if anyone can fill in the gaps 1938-1941 I am sure they would welcome the material. https://www.navy.gov.au/media-room/p...y-fleet-orders
If you want the Commonwealth (Australia) Naval Orders they are here https://www.navy.gov.au/media-room/p...h-naval-orders
The Australian Sea Power centre should be thanked for uploading all this information for all and for free.
Barry

Mike,

There are some under ‘Royal Navy Documents’ on the RM Historical site:
https://rmhistorical.com/royalnavy

Tim

Many thanks for the clarification Barry

Agreed Tim - the rmhistorical is an excellent site. Royal Marines Historical Society is well worth joining, particularly given the quality of their FREE (to members) Special Publications.

Series 27 badges as worn by Stoker 2nd Class.
Left to right patterns 27, 27A, X27A, 27B, X27B

Series 137 badges as worn by Cooks.
Left to Right patterns 137, 137A, X137A, 137B, X137B

Another challenge is to get at least one badge from each series across a whole trade.
This is my only such trade where I can do it - Signalman (1934-1948).

Left to right, top.
Pattern X7B - Visual Signalman, 1st Class Petty Officer.
Patterns 15A and 46A - Visual Signalman, 1st Class, below CPO.
Pattern 11A - Visual Signalman, 2nd Class, CPO.
Pattern 15 - Visual Signalman, 2nd Class, PO.

Left to right, bottom.
Pattern 16B - Visual Signalman 2nd Class, Other Ratings.
Pattern 17 - Visual Signalman 3rd Class.
Pattern 19A - Trained Operator (Visual Signalman).
Pattern X20A - Signalman, not Trained Operator (Visual Signalman) and Ordinary Signalamn and Signal Boys.

Can anyone else do a similar challenge across another trade?

Barry