Great stuff Pete! I felt strongly that it was nothing to do with the R.A. Too much Navy and not enough gunnery depicted. However, can you enlarge on your information? My understanding is that three of these four buttons are Royal Albert, or Royal Albion Yacht Club. The other of course is Royal Artillery Yacht Club. This now poses the question, was there a “Rank” structure on board the Yachts pertaining to uniforms? My three buttons are obviously blackened brass as opposed to my first button (previous post) which is different design and material. Incidentally, note the three different types of maker’s marks wording, all by same company for same unit. Best regards, David J.
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