Royal Naval Badges just Aquired

[Paddy]

Originally Posted by andyh

Basic Device for a Seaman Specialist (not 100% certain but this may be one of the older badges that was worn on the lower sleeve)

Hello

This is the badge for "Seaman Sub-branch New Entrants" worn by Junior Seaman (Operator) ratings upon joining Raleigh. Notice that it is slightly smaller than the previous badge. Probably obsolete now.

Andy

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