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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
14-04-21, 09:05 PM
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COVID cheer up
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Hello Barry,some truly beautiful items you have...
Hello Barry,some truly beautiful items you have there and great to view them,thanks for your efforts.These items are getting harder and harder to source.I have a few Time capsule RN Medals Groups...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
14-04-21, 09:02 PM
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Royal Navy Diving Branch Collection
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bobbluesboy
Hi Tony thanks for showing your...
Hi Tony thanks for showing your collections,enjoyed viewing,cheers Bob.:)
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
07-02-21, 02:15 PM
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RN Artificer 1945
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RN Artificer 1945
Over the years I have always picked up any interesting RN Photo,s and Cards.This shows an Artificer in No 2 Uniform.on the rear it is dated " April 1945 ".
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
27-12-20, 07:08 PM
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Mystery 'cap' badges
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bobbluesboy
Hi Pete,I wonder if these were theatre made.SEAC...
Hi Pete,I wonder if these were theatre made.SEAC headquarters was in Kandy ,Ceylon.I am wondering if they were worn by medical staff say in operating theatres,etc, where normal kit would not...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
12-12-20, 02:57 PM
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Divers Cloth WW2 and just after
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bobbluesboy
Divers Cloth WW2 and just after
These are some of the Divers Cloth badges in my collection,does anyone know anything about the small badge with " S " underneath,Cheers Bob.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
01-12-20, 06:07 PM
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Mystery 'CW' Armlet
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bobbluesboy
Only other thing I can think of is maybe "...
Only other thing I can think of is maybe " Canteen Worker " who may have been in civies.Bob.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
29-09-20, 01:08 AM
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Badge Identification
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bobbluesboy
The crown is a naval crown and the anchor is off...
The crown is a naval crown and the anchor is off a Merchant Navy Officers badge with the bar at the top of the anchor tilted,was your Gt Grandfather an officer in the Merchant Navy ?
The Naval...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
15-08-20, 05:48 PM
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Royal Marine Band . Medals
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bobbluesboy
Charles Henry Small joined the Royal Marines in...
Charles Henry Small joined the Royal Marines in 1904 as a Band Boy in the Royal Marines Band of which there were several.He was born in Aldershot and his trade on enlistment was a Stonemason.In WW1...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
09-07-20, 07:03 PM
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Rare Image Of WWI DR Patch
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bobbluesboy
I have a medal Group to a Motor Cyclist Corporal...
I have a medal Group to a Motor Cyclist Corporal in the Royal Engineers from WW1,he was based at Divisional Headquarters and was awarded the MSM.Upon checking his service record he was in the Motor...
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
09-07-20, 06:55 PM
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Royal Naval Division
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bobbluesboy
Medal Ribbon on PO looks like China 1900 or RNVR...
Medal Ribbon on PO looks like China 1900 or RNVR LSGC Medal.
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Photographs of British Servicemen and Women Wearing Insignia
09-07-20, 06:53 PM
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Any thoughts
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bobbluesboy
Could these chaps be Boer War Vets at the time...
Could these chaps be Boer War Vets at the time of the start of WW1,Certainly looks as if one is wearing his QSA ? Another thought is could the badges they are all wearing be Special Constables ?...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
28-03-20, 02:04 PM
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Help with Naval GS medal
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bobbluesboy
Born West Ham,London, January 1917. Bob.
Born West Ham,London, January 1917.
Bob.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
28-03-20, 01:36 PM
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Help with Naval GS medal
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bobbluesboy
The recipient of this medal group was Leslie...
The recipient of this medal group was Leslie Henry Ernest Kimpton,he was awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal at HMS Kestral (Worthy Down),Winchester,Hampshire, Fleet Air Arm on 16th July...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
17-07-19, 08:31 PM
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RN Combined Ops question for a display
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bobbluesboy
Petty Officer & Signallers Badges look right to...
Petty Officer & Signallers Badges look right to me,cannot comment on the Combined Ops as there are people on here who are experts although its general appearance looks good to me.Cheers Bob.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
04-07-19, 09:05 PM
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New RN Photographers Trade Badge
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bobbluesboy
Looks like something off a 1950,s American Space...
Looks like something off a 1950,s American Space cartoon.
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It's a Mystery -Unknown Insignia for Identification
17-01-19, 10:47 PM
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naval white plastic buttoin
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bobbluesboy
Have not seen one before but would not be...
Have not seen one before but would not be surprised if it was connected to the Royal Yacht in some way.Waiters or Cooks Button ?
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Reproductions, Restrikes, Fakes, Forgeries, and Copies
31-12-18, 06:33 PM
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Heavily Silvered DCLI Cap Badge
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Heavily Silvered DCLI Cap Badge
I have had this Cap Badge of the Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry for about 20 years,it is very heavily Silvered and at one time someone has acid tested the slider.There is no sign of any hallmarks...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
29-12-18, 09:32 PM
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HMS HOOD
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bobbluesboy
As a Collector of RN Medal Groups I am always...
As a Collector of RN Medal Groups I am always surprised by the lack of medals to " Big Battle Wagons " such as the Hood,Battleships or Aircraft Carriers,most are not as common as there complements...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
13-11-18, 06:13 PM
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Army DEMS mystery
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bobbluesboy
Wonder if they were on board,loss of SS Western...
Wonder if they were on board,loss of SS Western Chief on this day,
Early in World War II, the British government purchased Western Chief to help to alleviate the shipping shortage the United...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
18-09-18, 12:25 PM
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Electrician (Air) vs. Air Mech/Fitter (Electrical)?
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bobbluesboy
Going off medal groups I have Electricians were...
Going off medal groups I have Electricians were post war and WW2 and Pre war in the Fleet there were Electrical Artificers.I have no records from this period as both Electricians I have,have service...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
14-09-18, 05:06 PM
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Time Capsule Served RNAS Twatt ,Orkney
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bobbluesboy
I notice on the full box its says " Rayon ",I...
I notice on the full box its says " Rayon ",I wonder if the WW2 Cap Tally is Silk or Rayon ? We should also remember that large stocks of these tallies had to be kept because in time of war they...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
14-09-18, 04:37 PM
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Time Capsule Served RNAS Twatt ,Orkney
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bobbluesboy
When I was in the Army Cadets in the 70,s the...
When I was in the Army Cadets in the 70,s the Quartermaster told me that they had ration packs in the stores brought back from D-Day and they were still edible,the RN HMS tallies may be a similar...
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
14-09-18, 03:02 PM
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Time Capsule Served RNAS Twatt ,Orkney
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bobbluesboy
Hi Leigh sad that no history came with it at...
Hi Leigh sad that no history came with it at all,love to know what these items have seen and what stories they could tell,all the best Bob.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
14-09-18, 02:54 PM
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Time Capsule Served RNAS Twatt ,Orkney
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bobbluesboy
More of HMS Victorious (USS Robin ) in the...
More of HMS Victorious (USS Robin ) in the Pacific US Fleet 1942 / 1943.
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Royal Navy and Royal Marines
14-09-18, 02:35 PM
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Time Capsule Served RNAS Twatt ,Orkney
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bobbluesboy
All these items turned up in a Craven A Cigarette...
All these items turned up in a Craven A Cigarette tin.Below rear of WW2 HMS Talley.Pictures are HMS Vicorious 1942 / 1943 in the Pacific as USS Robin,the Carrier that never was.
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