Divers Cloth WW2 and just after - British & Commonwealth Military Badge Forum

bobbluesboy · #1 12-12-20, 02:57 PM

These are some of the Divers Cloth badges in my collection,does anyone know anything about the small badge with " S " underneath,Cheers Bob.

CB101 · #2 12-12-20, 04:21 PM

My initial thought is for SALVAGE diver

Colin S · #3 12-12-20, 05:02 PM

Ship’s diver?

mike_vee · #4 12-12-20, 07:03 PM

Similar to U.S Army salvage diver but they are usually 'subdued' olive green/black.

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Sandman · #5 13-12-20, 11:34 PM

"S" could be for "Ships"

I as well have a similar badge that I believe is RCN dating around 1950s - 1960s.

I cannot find this particular badge anywhere. The Maple Leaf is consistent with RCN badging.

sailorbear · #6 20-12-20, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by bobbluesboy

These are some of the Divers Cloth badges in my collection,does anyone know anything about the small badge with " S " underneath,Cheers Bob.

The S is for Salvage and was worn by the US Navy
A helmet with no numbers or letters would be pre-1944. In that year marks were added for Diver 2nd Class (2) and Salvage Diver (S), necessitating a mark for Diver 1st Class (1). Master Diver (M) was, I believe, previously established. Later marks added would be Deep Water (D) and Scuba Diver (SD). All were gradually made obsolete from the early 70s

Above courtesy of enfant perdus, who educated me on the subject recently!

Regards

tony