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rahrodboges navy army eoqov and auxiliaries a fully coloured guide to the badges worn by members of his majesty s forces more than 300,000 copies sold in the edited 6y paymr lleut corn mandf r.n .r e c talbot-booth george philip son ltd 32 fleet street e.c phup son nephew ltd liverpool 1943 printed 1n great britain london

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list of contents 26 air raid precautions 25 air-sea rescue service air training corps 25 air transport auxiliary 25 army distinguishing badges various corps 16 army officers badgesof rank 14,15 page army rank and appointment badges of w .o s n.c .o s and men 17-19 army skill-at-arms proficiency badges etc 20,21 armv some distinctive stars 15 army air corps 16 army catering corps 16 16 army dental corps army educational corps 16 auxiliary and miscellaneous badges 25-27 auxiliary territorial service 31 boys brigade 27 bay scouts 27 14 british army badge british legion 26 british red cross society 28 civil defence general services 32 civil nursing reserve 27 coastguard h.m 13 combined operations command 25 discharged unfit badge 26 entertainments national service association 25 fleet air arm 7 girl guides 27 glider pilot 18 home guard 21 mechanised transport corps 25 merchant navy 12 national fire service 32 navy army and air force institutes 26 navy league sea cadet corps 25 parachute regiment 16 paratroops 18 pioneer corps 16 queen alexandra s imperial military nursing service 27 queen alexandra s royal naval nursing service 28 reconnaissance corps 16 red cross and st john war organisation 29 royal air force officers badges of rank etc 22,23 royal air force badges of w.o s n.c.o s etc 24 r.a .f educational branch 25 royal armoured corps 16 royal army ordnance corps 16 royal corps of signals 16 royal electrical and mechanical engineers 16 royal engineers 16 royal marines 6 royal national lifeboat institution 26 royal navy and reserves badges of petty officers and ratings .7-11 royal navy examples of fulldress cuffs 4 royal navy executive branch officers 3,4 royal navy officers of branches other than executive 5 royal navy shoulder straps on great coats 5 royal navy youth entries 7 royal naval reserve 6 royal naval volunteer reserve 6 royal observer corps 25 royal ordnance factory workers 26 st andrew s ambulance corps 29 st john ambulance brigade 29 special constabulary 26 territorial army nursing service 27 voluntary aid detachment 28 women s auxiliary air force 31 women s land army 27 women s legion 26 women s royal naval service 30 women s transport service 25 women s voluntary services 27 pace grateful acknowledaernent is made to the carious gouernment departments and other bodles also to messrs j r gaunt san ltd forassistance in the compilation of this beak .

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4 royal navy executive branch-officers 3 white cap-covers for ogcerq and white cans for ratings are worn on foreign stations rear-admiral commodore 1 at ci cap badge as 1 2 flag oafaere are those of rear-admirai s rank sad above and who fly a dietenguiekihp a cam nado,ejl+aa a brood pennant far pandant flap.

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4 o royal navyexecutive branch officers warrant officer cap d badge as 11 and 2 midshipman cadet flap and badge oe il and 2 tbuttans only in jull drew examples of full-dress cuffs the foregoing cuffs and the remainder given on pagas 8 d 5 are those warn with the undrca=iform thethreeexam plee he low vii ad mlrai commodore 2nd ci ass and warrant mass show the three sty lee of foll4mu cuff with al ash as worn by all commissioned ofoers the rows of dietinotion lace very in number and style for the different ranks and branohes exaotly as on the cliffs of undress uniform flag officers &commodores 1 et class commodores 2ndclass captains commanders to sub-lieutenant commis5foned warrant warrant officers only also commissioned office from warrant rank,

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-royal navyofficers of other branches accountant paymaster instructor shipwright ordnance constructors electrical note the ranks for all these officers tire the same as for execatlue officers with the prgfx of surgeon for 8prgean so and so f ol added for don tal ofaers paymaster so and so for accountant and others as named above in the case of the engineer officers most are called by executive ranks but with e in brackets afterwards for instance commander e a few captains and upwards however still retain thaformer titles of engineer captain engineer rear-a dm ira1 etc the rank shofuu in all the above drawings is that of commander the coloured cloth hetre+een the cold is oelvel shoulder straps on great-coats officers of lower rank have the same desion npg1 theirshoulder straps as anon e heir sleeves engineer and surgeon vice and rear-admirals and paymaster acrd instructor rear-admirals have suitably coloured edging-purple red white and light blue respertiuelg .

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royal naval volunteer reserve r0-i marines can and radye is r.n hiyhesi run k it n h and r.n va l ummwore 2+rd cluz 1 half-stripe o lie+rfenaat-canrmarfdr r is a rauvu 40rd nrra and that of pa rlarrr .yter lieutenant-commander has a nurrofu mhife edgintl the special 8raneh r.n v.r aveor rmeruld yreen treiweerr cold officers attached to sea cadet corps wear letters s.c.c irr rlvld abuce the curl.

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royal navy reserves 7 ay i i apb cape adg~s of patty j j i iii i m cap badge f n s ta~tnox petty officers men and boys dressed as seamen a chief petty officer petty officer a 1 ihyrr fleet air arm i 1 y 4 1 y f royal navy youth entries f r r e-kr observers air gunners officers buttons y r yft 1 k i`1 i« e l rr r s u p n r:r .a ynvt y m ,r nr rl 7 yegre accooled jor the rwy and lra+afiinv rn+l-up nt 18 worry rrt the top of lope elssue on nonre bvr d ben cudef u rrre -i-l a riylrf cn~nf seamen +n these ifcserees j pefty ofcero ruear a single-breastedlacket for iuork+ng viq arrd a do re bfe-breasted otherwise on .vrrbstanfirle badyes on their lapels c,p,0,s wear three furye be+ttons on sleeves and it aithotiah it is rrut worn nowadags this badge still o/lrcially exists .

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royal navy reserves badges of petty officers ratings 3rd gunnery rating class layer see notes on page 11 ihas an l below it and a q for quarter rarinp c for control and a for ant -alrcraft.

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royal navy reserves badges of petty officers ratings r r 9 s photographer x air fitter air frame air gunner 3rd glass telegraphist fl chief sailaiaker r g1f4ler e petty officer telegraphist leading telegraphist i engine section leading rating t physical training i~ist r tat clasess physical trainin9 insteuctur ~xb class regulating p.o rx-v.r .i bee ft on page 71 t applis8 to rnembera of the air branch fr y in full physlaal ad rerreatienal 7rainipp instructor

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i° royal navy reserves badges of petty officers ratings chief stoker and stoker petty officer leading stoker stoker and 15r class chief p.o artisan i all other artisans iii

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r7a11 si aad n v royal navy reserves badg e s of petty officers ratings ~r~re ~r r e re e met a rime rrn-e e the badgea shown on pages 8 9 10 end 11 ate wia ike exception of the last three worn on the wont arm and in the ease of chief pettp officers or the front of the collor lapel lhep are as shown in the drawings fed on blue serge or working rig but are in 9ll1e on white uniforms also in gold waen worn on cloth or fall dreaa the bottom raw ilfustrates long service and 0000 conduct stripes threw stripes denoting at leant thirteen years two denoting at least eight years and ono at least years thess afripes are worn upon the left aim five i4 c ci il:f s g 7 oi li wnm en c tel f mm i :if i

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12 merchant navy +ve distributed to o~eers and alan the merchant sevlce and pgep~ea fiehlna fleece 1940 cap badge eto are those the alerohpnt nauy uniforms many corapaniea alfl retain their own aistinetiue badgea and unofarms urhich are optional of of ofoial

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h .m coastguard 13 cap badges inspectors and higher grades badgen i district officers 9ndye us 1 station officers and cdastguardsiaen bndge .a 2 deputy ohief inspector inspectors buttons district offiofas and wner grades station officers station officers and owtsbrosmen coabtouar08mex warno 4raidwr th.mfwuee of their reeferjackets .

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14 offioers badges of rank army worn on 8eroicewith a plain khaki cloth peaa field-marshal lieu7-general p eadys and qoflet putvh as a,u c major-general cup eadye and corgel patolr asa,6&c .

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officers badges of rank army i5 cup and badgo of svgstaniiere coloasl worn on service with a plain khaki cloth peak llor1et potch of gorget patch substantive colonel gcrrrret patcltes are worn in di e rent colours.accordlng to the branch as under blue b iuhtl royal enprrreer seroicps !pale education red sue r1 e t i gen era staff a nd prdnur+ce cherry medical maroon veterinary purple green denial chaplain yellow pay metal rank distinctions worn by oaeers are sometimes of a dull bronze colour but are here shown n .r gilt for greater clearness ca be or for officers of rank vw colonel regimental other badge being worn at a lieut mlonel captain some distinctive stars lieutenant 2nd lieut s grenadier guards coldstrean guards and welsh guards b scats guards c irish guards d rifle regiments and r a chaplains d opt,

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