RNAS CPOs Cap Badge

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It would appear from A W Gamage's list of badges that the Bronze CPOs cap badge was first worn by the RNAS and not by the RND who, at a later date in 1914, then adopted it for their CPOs. Not this is a CPOs cap badge and not, as commonly stated, a POs cap badge. CPOs wore this style of badge, although normally gilt & silver wire, until 1922 when CPOs adopted the addition of laurel leaves and POs adopted this style of badge.