WW1 WRENS Petty Officers ? cloth & bullion cap badge

[arrestingu]

....just picked this up thought i would share as unable to locate another.
thanks Steve

[Home Guard]

To me that is a very lovely badge which has definitely been worn instead of sitting on the QM shelf. Thanks for sharing!

Terry

[royston]

Well done, definately 1WW WRNS and hard to come by. See my album page/.

John

[royston]

Further to the above, this is a Chief Section Leaders badge, equivalent to CPO. The PO's wore square rig.

[royston]

Add yet another on. Petty Officer's were called Section Leaders

Regards

John

[arrestingu]

Thank you Terry and John,much appreciated Steve

[Alex Rice]

Wow, nice find!

[royston]

Steve

Just to add the front and back of my badge, since the back is not shown on my album page. The Label is to GEO KENNING & SON / LITTLE BRITAIN /LONDON, E.C. / Embroiderers Goldsmiths – Masonic Depot.

My badge came from ebay Canada

John

[arrestingu]

..very nice to mate,thank you for sharing.
picked my one up at an antiques fair,was very pleased
best wishes
Steve

[royston]

I have just come back on this one, This is in fact a Chief Section Leaders badge.
The chiefs did not obtain the laurel leaves to the crown until 1922 when the POs then wore the badge originally worn by the CPOs. This did not apply to the WRNS since they were disbanded on 01 October 1919 not to be reformed until 1939.

Section Leaders wore the POs badge and Square rig (Sailors rig).

John

[Cleeman]

Lovely badge. I have been looking for one of these for years! Never thought of looking on eBay Canada!

[royston]

Always worth looking on ebay Canada and America. WRNS Officer's cap badge purchased from America (at a snip since the seller did not realize he had a valuable item until it was too late)

[Alex Rice]

Well done, hen's teeth!