Divers Badges

[elyisum]

Here are a few divers badges from my collection .Has anyone here ever seen a WRENS divers badge ?

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[Raymond Gilbert]

I have never seen a Wren's divers badge and suspect that it is highly unlikely that there ever was one as it would be considered too dangerous for females in that era.

[paj1]

Hi very attractive divers badges, are they modern patterns ?
paj1

[DAVID B HOWELL]

Hi
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.

David B Howell

[elyisum]

I was referring to the pre 1992 blue on blue badges. Two wrens passed the port diving course in the late 1980s and there have been a few female ships divers in the past so there are some badges out there somewhere.

The first female Royal Navy clearance diver Lt Catherine Ker passed out of the defence diving school in November last year.

The helmet on the badge is a Siebe Gorman admiralty pattern six bolt helmet .Navy clearance divers are still issued with the helmet and two stars badge .I don’t think that the other badges are still in use.

[peter4447]

You have mentioned these are just a few divers badges from your collection. I seem to remember serving with a chap who had the initials SW (Shallow Water) beneath the helmet - would I be correct in this?
Peter4447

[sailorbear]

Originally Posted by DAVID B HOWELL

Hi
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.

David B Howell

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.

Tony