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#1
11-12-21, 12:13 PM
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Naval Officer's souvenir pennant.
I have been buying some of the effects of a deceased Royal Naval officer whose family are dealing with his estate. Having already bought his dress uniform and other small items, I bought this pennant from the family.
It was not meant to be a flag as it is one sided but there is the space for a pole sewn into the left hand side so was probably displayed against a wall. My question is, was it made as a souvenir for the officer's amusement or does it signify something else? 
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11-12-21, 12:17 PM
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Did the naval officer serve on submarines?
The skull and crossbones is an emblem of the submarine service. Keith
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11-12-21, 12:29 PM
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Are they still displayed by submarines?
I seem to remember that they were "banned" by authority a few years back?
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#5
11-12-21, 12:38 PM
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Last edited by High Wood; 11-12-21 at 04:19 PM. Reason: Adding sources.
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11-12-21, 12:42 PM
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I've just downloaded a pdf on RN flags and colours, just in case the jolly Roger's mentioned - havnt found it yet...
Last edited by leigh kitchen; 11-12-21 at 12:47 PM.
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11-12-21, 12:48 PM
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No, I realised as soon as I pressed "send" and deleted .....
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#9
11-12-21, 02:03 PM
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He wasn't from Poole was he? Piracy was our local career of choice for about 500 years, a fact still commemorated by the local speedway team "Poole Pirates". (If you weren't cut out to be a pirate smuggling was also popular).
Graham
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#10
11-12-21, 03:00 PM
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No, not from Poole, he came from Chepstow. He is listed as serving on H.M.S. Tormentor, a shore establishment at Warsash, in the early part of the war.
HMS Tormentor Function: Minor landing craft operational base including maintenance, also an operational training base for craft of Force J Flotilla in Aug 1941. Address and commissioning history: Hamble, Southampton, located in the Household Brigade Yacht Club. It was commissioned from 12/8/40 to 31/3/46.
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11-12-21, 03:12 PM
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Cap badge of the Household Brigade Yacht Club and the later Household Division Yacht Club. Just as the club was mentioned.
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11-12-21, 04:23 PM
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Last edited by High Wood; 11-12-21 at 04:50 PM.
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