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Royal Marines Officer
I am not sure what the badges on his cap represent as the lower one appears to be a collar badge.
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Current day RM Officer [cap] badge is a 2 piece as per the photo.
However the 2 pieces are placed much closer together in a much more orderly manner. |
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Thank you for that, I had thought that it was probably a two part part but it seemed strange that the two pieces were so far apart.
Is it possible to date the picture from the style of the uniform? I am thinking WW2 but I may be way out. |
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High Wood,
Hope you don't mind me adding a photograph to your thread but this Officer appears to only wear a one piece badge, could anyone enlighten me as to the reason why please. Simon. |
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The service support, engineering, and initially, labour elements of the Royal Marines, wore the plain globe and laurels badge, without any surmounting device, in order to differentiate from the RMA and RMLI. The burgeoning scale of labour requirements for the Royal Marines later led to a much larger labour force with its own cap badge. I suspect that your photo might show an officer of RM engineer services.
Last edited by Toby Purcell; 20-01-20 at 10:17 PM. |
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I do not mind at all. I am sorry that i can't answer your question though. Simon. |
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I think there is a KC there, its just dulled or somehow in shadow.
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This site gives more information under the appropriate section https://rmhistorical.com/badge Mike |
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I am pretty sure that it is a King's crown.
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Simon. Last edited by High Wood; 21-01-20 at 09:57 AM. |
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The officer in the first photo which started this thread is wearing an austerity pattern SD jacket authorised in 1942 which lacks the central pleat found in non-austerity jackets so it dates the photo to WWII.
Jon |
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Not officer's but 2 seem to be RMA and the others just the wreath and globe.
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Thank you.
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Simon
Attached below is a clip from the RM Officer's Dress Regs of 1934 showing that the lion and crown should be positioned half way up the rim which in itself should be stiffened and at an angle of 45 degrees. Given that the cap in question seems to have a large rim then that would explain the distance between the lion and crown and the globe and laurel. Paddy |
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