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Old 20-08-18, 01:05 PM
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Default ROYAL NAVY PARATROOPER WW.2

Interesting picture of a parachute trained R.N Commando ??? im guesstimating.

Unusual placement of the para wing and intersting cut shape ( top ) of the combined ops sign. ?
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Old 20-08-18, 01:22 PM
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Thanks for sharing!
I’m not sure it is WW2 (opened collar on the BD)
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Old 20-08-18, 02:57 PM
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hooks visible on the collar. collar worn open for style at the photographers.
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Old 20-08-18, 03:33 PM
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Parachute badges on RN uniform were not common. In May 1943 Lord Mountbatten informed the Admiralty that ‘It has become necessary to train seven Naval Wireless Telegraphy Ratings of No1 Bombardment Unit in parachute work…to fit the ratings concerned for operational work with the Airborne Division’. A similar letter in June 1944 from the C-in-C Mediterranean noted that ‘a number of W/T ratings in the Mediterranean have been trained as qualified parachutists, in order to be available as Forward Observation Bombardment Parties, after being dropped during amphibious operations [and have] carried out the standard Army Parachutists qualification course. Details from National Archives file ADM/16771

The ‘Royal Navy’ arm titles worn by ratings on battle dress by June 1941 were supplemented from September 1942 by the new Combined Operations badge, Ratings serving with Combined Operations units wearing it on the cuff of their blue uniforms like ‘the Good Shooting Badge with the Tommy gun’s muzzle pointing to the rear. A separate pattern badge made in facing pairs was authorised for battle dress, worn on the upper part of the sleeves ‘below the special shoulder titles’, a reference to the official printed ‘Royal Navy’ arm title available by April 1943. The round Combined Ops badge was usually only worn by the Army's Commandos. The way that the top of the badge has been cut with angled corners would suggest it's a printed badge.

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Old 20-08-18, 03:59 PM
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For the Army, BD could be worn with a shirt/tie and open collar from some time in 1944 onward.
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All makes sense given title is ROYAL NAVY - rather than R.N. COMMANDO - I would agree, a good chance this is a FOO.
FOO, Beach Signals, RN Commandos and LCOCUs, appear to have operated in close harmony re initial assault waves.
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Parachute badges on RN uniform were not common. In May 1943 Lord Mountbatten informed the Admiralty that ‘It has become necessary to train seven Naval Wireless Telegraphy Ratings of No1 Bombardment Unit in parachute work…to fit the ratings concerned for operational work with the Airborne Division’. A similar letter in June 1944 from the C-in-C Mediterranean noted that ‘a number of W/T ratings in the Mediterranean have been trained as qualified parachutists, in order to be available as Forward Observation Bombardment Parties, after being dropped during amphibious operations [and have] carried out the standard Army Parachutists qualification course. Details from National Archives file ADM/16771


The way that the top of the badge has been cut with angled corners would suggest it's a printed badge.

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Old 23-08-18, 12:57 PM
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It's a well-known image, but worth showing again - lots of interest for badge collectors in this group (and I do like the way the Normandy family joined the photograph).
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