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Originally Posted by Paddy
Andy
Although as you state this style of badge is the Seaman Sub-Branch New Entrants badge I still think it is more likely to be the Seaman Spec badge that used to be worn on the lower right hand sleeve. My reasoning is that the device on this badge is quite a bit smaller than the device on the L/S Seaman Spec badge to the left of it and given the general age of the badges in the group bought by Billy I would say they were from the 90s when this badge would have been worn. I saw one of them being worn today at the remembrance ceremony at Gosport (it was a PO wearing a Warfare branch badge of crossed seawolf missile and torpedo with the letters SEA underneath and the small version of the shackle & marlin spike being worn on his lower right hand sleeve)
Paddy
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You could be right but this badge (which is very slightly smaller) is also the badge worn by the RNR (Operations Seamanship) branch as an Ordinary Rate branch badge. I can definitely state this as it is identical to the badge I wore on my arm when I was an Ordinary Seaman in the RNR in 1995 and which I still own. In comparison with later Seaman Specialist badges it is a bit smaller.
Regards Tony