Royal Navy Dems Insignia

[fez]

Hi all,
does any one have any info ,pics, ect of WW2 ROYAL NAVY DEMS insignia ??????????????????????????

[Mike]

hi fez and welcome to the forum.

here is a sketch of the dems gunlayer patch dems seaman gunner patch







as for specific insignia for other DEMS men...well its a good question... I know they were not just RN men but Merchant Marine and Army. a good number of territorial royal artillery chaps manned the guns on merchant ships, so a bit of a mixed bag of ocean going worriors........

Anyway I think I will go off and create a permanent page on RN ratings badges.

[boots and saddles]

Originally Posted by fez

Hi all,
does any one have any info ,pics, ect of WW2 ROYAL NAVY DEMS insignia ??????????????????????????

It appears that any gunnery rate could serve in the DEM's position the letters DEMS is what declares them a gunner on a merchant ship,This fellow below was a Quarters rate gun layer in the RN or RCN etc.

[54Bty]

For more information goto
http://www.britishbadgeforum.com/for...hp?t=41&page=7
Post numbers 65,68 and 69.

[mallyhart]

the dems badge you display is a seaman dems quarter ratings badge the gun layers badge had crossed guns. there is a good website at www.naval-reference.net/rn/ww2

mal

[Mike]

hi mallyhart, .....I stand corrected...... the patch shown is the dems seaman gunners - it's crossed guns for the dems gunlayers. I have corrected it above.

Apparently these are the only Royal Navy badges worn by the Army ......unless someone knows different???

thanks.

[boots and saddles]

Me too, I should have had my chart in front of me. Ray

[RCN]

I picked up on this thread a while back & knew I had a photo of a Canadian sailor (I think he is likely an RCNVR rating) wearing the Q DEMS rate badge, & now I have found it would like to share it in this thread.

Unfortunately the rate badge is not all that sharp but think it will show up OK,

The photo taken on their wedding day....

I have several DEMS rate badges but in frame & unable to photo clearly.


Bryan

[Fred W]

I am trying to obtain a DEMS Gunlayer's arm patch.
Can anyone help please?

Fred

[RCN]

The only DEMS badges I have are in my own collection Fred.

I have not seen a DEMS badge for sale for many many yrs,

Bryan

[Jibba Jabba]

SOLD - £850

[rubicon]

A former DEMS who was transfered to the 124th (Highland) LAA RA (TA).
J-F

[Fred W]

Hi all,

I am trying to obtain a DEMS Seaman Gunner patch, can anyone help please.

Fred W

For those interested, here's a good article:
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles...t-ships.385252
Rgds,
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[Mike Jackson]

With a contemporary explanation of the significance of the badge:
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