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Originally Posted by Alex Rice
Not sure how long after the war, if at all, the 'HMS' tally continued to be used but just by seeing that I would assume it is a wartime photo.
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Cap Ribbons or "tallies" with ships names were reintroduced in early 1946 (AFO 1441). Issue of named ribbons was slow to say the least with just H.M.S. being worn for two or three years after hostilities ceased. Ratings would often source named ribbons from unofficial sources like naval tailors. Interestingly, gold wire wasn't reintroduced until the early 1950's
Great photo by the way
Andrew