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Old 03-07-20, 08:57 AM
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I know that this is an old thread and I have just seen it. This is for mainly Navy diver badges but I thought I would add my R.E. divers to it.
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Old 03-07-20, 01:48 PM
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Free diving is basically "breath holding" but Wiki also notes:

"Historically, the term free diving was also used to refer to scuba diving, due to the freedom of movement compared with surface supplied diving."
In military terms its the latter...
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By WRNS I asume you mean Pre 92 when they stopped wearing Blue on Blue and started wearing Red until 1995 when they changed again to Gold Wire. I have never seen any Blue on Blue in over 40 years of collecting RN badges etc and agree with the other posts that it was highly unlikly ever to have been any.

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Old post I know but I actually have a WRNR Port Diver badge! I don't know if they were actually, officially issued or if they were private purchase, but during my time in the RNR I did see it being worn on WRNS No 1 suit during divisions at HMS Eaglet. The badge I have came with a collection of WRNS badges I acquired about 25 years ago from a fellow collector in the RNR. When I can find it I will post a picture.

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Thanks Mike!

I should have guessed that one really. You can't say that being a member of this site isn't educational!

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Old 08-07-20, 11:28 AM
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Hi Steve

The 'F' stands for 'Free Diver' and badges bearing this were in use in the Royal Navy between 1960 and 1964. I have no idea what the term 'Free Diver' actually signifies.

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Hi Pete - Thats a new one on me. Never seen another.
Some interest in the Royal Navy diving branch SW badges - again quite rare. The helmet design is the same as all the other RN diving branch badges. Royal Engineers certainly have SW badges , the helmet design is slightly different to RN badges.
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