1. Crown above - Seaman Gunner 1st class2. Gun on its own - Seaman Gunner 2nd class. | ||||
1. Gunnery Instructor.2. Without wreath (WW) -Crown star above and below - Gunnery Instructor if captain of turret. 3. WW - Crown and star above - Gunnery Instructor if not captain of turret. 4. WW - Crown above - Seaman Gunner Torpedo Man 1st class. 5. WW - Star above and below - Seaman Gunner Torpedo Man if captain of a gun. 6. WW - Star above - Seaman Gunner Torpedo Man 2nd class. 7. WW - Star above - Seaman Gunner Torpedo Man not captain of a gun. 8. WW - no additions - Seaman Gunner Torpedo Man 3rd class. 9. WW - no additions - Acting Seaman Gunner Torpedo Man | ||||
1. Leading Torpedo Man.2. Crown and star above torpedo crossed over gun - Torpedo Instructor. 3. Crown and star above torpedo crossed over gun surrounded by a wreath - Torpedo Instructor. 4. Star above and below torpedo crossed over gun - Coxswain of Torpedo Boat. 5. Star above torpedo crossed by gun - Leading Torpedo Man | ||||
All of the following types of badges have the RED CROSS as the centre piece. The periods in which badges were extant (thus changes occurred) within the overall period 1911-post 1965 (as shown in column 3) were:- 1911-1933; 1933-1939; 1933-1949; 1949-1951; 1951-1965; 1949-1965; 1949-1958; and post 1965. Each has variants which are the addition of Crowns, Stars and Letter(s) (worn above and below badges) signifying a specific specialisation as follows:- D = Dental Attendant; Dental Surgery Attendant; Dental Technician. DM = Dental Mechanic. H = Hygiene Inspector. HP = Health Physicist L = Laboratory Assistant; Laboratory Attendant; Medical Laboratory Technician. M = Mental Nurse; Masseur. N = State Registered Male Nurse. O = Operating Room Technician; Operating Room Attendant; Operating Room Assistant. P = Physiotherapist R = Radiographer X = X-Ray Assistant; Radiographer The letters M and P were not always used as shown above. The letter P was originally used for MENTAL (PSYCHIATRY) and the M for PHYSIOTHERAPY (MASSAGE/MASSEUR). | ||||
1. Gunnery Instructor if also a sightseer.2. Crown and star above - Armament Instructor Royal Navy Air Service (RNAS). 3. Star above, two stars below - Captain of Gun 1st class 4. Star above and star below - Seaman Gunner 1st class, if also Captain of Gun. 5. Star above and star below - Second Captain of Gun. 6. Star above and star below - Sightseer. 7. Star above and star below - Captain of Gun 2nd class 8. Star above letter 'A' below - AA rating 3rd class 9. Star above letter 'C' below - Control rating 3rd class 10. Star above letter 'P' below - Seaman Gunner Patrol Service 11. Star above letter 'Q' below - Quarters rating 3rd class 12. Star above letter 'DEMS' below - Seaman Gunner Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship 13. Star above letter 'R' below - Radar Control rating 3rd class 14. Star above - Seaman Gunner 1st class 15. Star above - Seaman Gunner 16. Star above - CPO (G) 17. Star above - Aerial Gunner (RNAS) 18. Star Below - Seaman Gunner 2nd class if also Captain of Gun 19. Letter 'BD' below - Quarters rating 3rd class Boom Defence 20. Without any addition (waa) - Seaman Gunner 2nd class 21. (waa) Seaman Gunner | ||||
1. Mechanician2. Chief Motor Mechanic3. Crown above star below - Chief Stoker 4. Crown above star below - Mechanician 5. Crown above star below - CPO Stoker Mechanic (hrp) 6. Crown above star below - Chief Engineering Mechanic (hrp) 7. Crown above - Chief Stoker 8. Crown above - Stoker PO 9. Crown above - CPO Stoker Mechanic 10. Crown above - PO Stoker Mechanic 11. Crown above - CPO Stoker Mechanic (lrp) 12. Crown above - Chief Engineering Mechanic 13. Crown above - PO Engineering Mechanic 14. Star above star below - Mechanician 15. Star above star below - Stoker PO 16. Star above star below - Motor Mechanic 17. Star above star below - Leading Stoker Mechanic 18. Star above star below - Leading Engineering Mechanic 19. Star above - Chief Stoker 20. Star above - Stoker Mechanic 21. Star above - Leading Stoker passed for Stoker PO 22. Star above - Leading Stoker 23. Star above - Leading Stoker Mechanic 24. Star above - Stoker 1st class 25. Star above - Stoker Mechanic 26. Star above - Engineering Mechanic 1st class 27. Letters 'FF' below - Stoker Firefighter 28. (waa) Leading Stoker 29. (waa) Stoker 30. (waa) Stoker 2nd class 31. (waa) Stoker 32. (waa) Engineering Mechanic 2nd class | ||||
1. Chief Yeoman of Signals (CYS)2. Crown star above and below - Signal Instructor 3. Crown above and two stars below - Visual Signalling Instructor 4. Crown above and two stars below - Tactical Communications Instructor 5. Crown above star below - Visual Signalman 1st class 6. Crown above star below - Visual Signalling Instructor 7. Crown above star below - CYS (hrp) 8. Crown above star below - Chief Communications Yeoman (CCY) 9. Crown above - CYS 10. Crown above - Yeoman of Signals (YS) 11. Crown above - Visual Signalman 2nd class if CPO or PO 12. Crown above - CYS 13. Crown above - CYS (lrp) 14. Crown above- CCY (lrp) 15. Crown above - YS 16. Crown above - CY 17. Star above two stars below - Qualified Signalman higher standard class 1 18. Star above two stars below - YS 19. Star above two stars below - Visual Signalman 2nd class if below PO 20. Star above star below - Qualified Signalman passed for higher grade 21. Star above star below - Qualified Signalman higher standard class II 22. Star above star below - Leading Signalman 23. Star above star below - Visual Signalman 3rd class 24. Star above star below - Leading Signalman 25. Star above star below - CY (lrp) 26. Star above star below - Leading Tactical Communication Operator 27. Star above star below - Tactical Communications Operator 1st class 28. Star above letter 'C' below - Leading Coder 29. Star above - Qualified Signalman 30. Star above - Signalman 31. Star above - Trained Operator (TM) Visual Signalling 32. Star above - Signalman 33. Star above - Tactical Communication Operator 2nd class 34. Star above - Leading Signalman 35. Letters 'BD' below - Visual Signalman Boom Defence 36. Letter 'C' below - Leading Coder 37. Letter 'C' below - Coder or Ordinary Coder 38. Letters 'LC' below - Landing Craft Signalman 39. (waa) Signalman 40. (waa) Signalman if not trained operator in visual signalling 41. (waa) Ordinary Signalman 42. (waa) Tactical Communication Operator 43. (waa) Signal Boy 44. (waa) Junior Signalman 45. (waa) Junior Tactical Communication Operator 46. (waa) Convoy Signalman2. Crown star above and below - Signal Instructor | ||||
1. PO, RN Shore Signal Service worn on the LEFT arm.2. Letters S.S.S., below - Signalman, Royal Navy Shore Signal Service | ||||
1. 1st class marksman2. Cross Rifles with star above - Marksman3. (waa) 2nd class marksman4. (waa) Marksman | ||||
1. 3rd class marksman | ||||
A. GOLD. B. SILVER C. SMALL STAR |
1. Schoolmaster (CPO) 2. Naval Schoolmaster (CPO) 3. Ship's Steward (CPO) 4. Victualling CPO 5. Supply CPO 6. Second Ship's Steward (PO) 7. Victualling PO 8. Supply PO 9. Ship's Steward Assistant (Leading Hand) 10. Leading Victualling Assistant 11. Leading Supply Assistant 12. Victualling Assistant (Trained Man Able Rate) (tmar) 13. Supply Assistant (tmar) 14. Ship's Steward's Boy 15. Victualling Boy 16. Writer Branch SILVER 1. Ship's Cook (CPO) 2. Ship's Cook's Mate (PO) SMALL STAR 1. Advanced Class Boys' whilst in Boys' Training Establishments |
1913-1921 1890-1918 1918-1922 1922-1932 1912-1918 1918-1922 1922-1932 1890-1918 1918-1922 1922-1932 1918-1922 1922-1932 1890-1918 1918-1922 1890-1932 1890-1932 1890-1932 1919-1956 |
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1. Master at Arms2. Crown
between the letters 'N' and 'P' - Naval Police 3. Crown between the letters 'R' and 'P' - Regulating PO 4. Crown (waa) - Regulating PO 5. Crown (waa) - Leading Patrolman 6. Crown (waa) - Leading Regulator |
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1. Staff Physical
Training Instructor2. Crown above
star above and below - Gymnastic Instructor 1st class 3. Crown above star below and above - Physical Training Instructor 1st class 4. Crown above star below and above - Physical Training and Recreational Instructor 1st class 5. Crown above star below and above - Physical and Recreational Instructor 1st class 6. Crown and star above - Gymnastic Instructor 7. Crown and star above - Physical Training Instructor 2nd class 8. Crown and star above - Physical Training and Recreational Instructor 2nd class 9. Crown above and star below - Physical and Recreational Training Instructor 2nd class 10. Crown above and star below - Physical and Recreational Training Instructor 1st class 11. Crown above and star below - Staff Physical Training Instructor 12. Crown above and star below - Physical Trainer CPO 1st class 13. Crown above - Gymnastic Instructor 14. Crown above - Gymnastic Instructor 3rd class 15. Crown above - Physical and Recreational Training Instructor 2nd class 16. Crown above - Physical Trainer CPO 17. Crown above - Physical Trainer CPO 2nd class 18. Crown above - Physical Trainer 1st class (Not CPO) 19. Star above and below - Physical Trainer 2nd class |
1909-1921 1921-1923 1923-1932 1932-1948 1948-1951 1951- 1890-1904 1904-1909 1932-1948 1948-1951 1951- 1948- 1948- |
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1. CPO Artisan 2. Crown above
crossed axe and hammer with star below - Ship Mechanic 1st class RNR 3. Crown above crossed axe and hammer with star below - Marine Engineering Artificer (Hull) 1st class RNR 4. Crown above - Chief Shipwright 5. Crown above - CPO Artisan 6. Crown above - Artisan 1st, 2nd or 3rd class 7. Crown above - Ship Mechanic 2nd class RNR 8. Crown above - Marine Engineering Artificer (Hull) 2nd class RNR 9. Star above - Skilled Shipwright 10. Star above - Blacksmith, Plumber, Painter all 1st class; Chief Carpenter's Mate and Carpenters Mate 11. Star above - Armament Mechanic RNAS 12. Star above - Cooper, Joiner, Shipwright 1st or 2nd class 13. Star above - Chief Shipwright 14. Star above - Chief Blacksmith, Chief Plumber, Chief Painter, Chief Cooper 15. Star above - Chief Joiner 16. Star above -All Artisans 1st, 2nd or 3rd class 17. (waa) All other Artificers (but not ERA's) 18. (waa) All other Artisans 19. (waa) Ship Mechanic acting 2nd and 3rd class RNR 20. (waa) Marine Engineering Artificers (Hull) acting 2nd and 3rd class RNR |
1948-1951 1948-1968 1968-1970 1970- 1890-1919 1890-1924 1916-1918 1919-1924 1919-1932 1919-1948 1924-1948 1924-1968 1890-1913 1913-1968 1968-1970 1970- |
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1. PO Armourer 1st class2. Star over
crossed axe and hammer with gun on top - Chief Armourer 3. Star over crossed axe and hammer with gun on top - Armourer 4. (waa) Armourer's Mate 5. (waa) Armourer's Crew |
1890-1948 1890-1948 |
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1.Chief and other torpedo Artificers | ||||
Gunnery Instructor if also turret gunlayer. Gunner's Mate if also gunlayer 1st class. Gunner's Mate |
1. Gunner Instructor if
also Captain of turret. 2. Gunnery Instructor if also turret gunlayer. 3. Gunner's Mate if also gunlayer 1st class. 4. Gunner's Mate 5. Crown and star above - Gunnery Instructor if not Captain of turret 6. Crown and star above - Gunnery Instructor if also gunlayer 7. Crown and star above - Gunner's Mate if not gunlayer 1st class 8. Crown above and two stars below - Gunnery Instructor 9. Crown above star and the letters 'CA' below - Control Armourer CPO 1st class 10. Crown above star and the letters 'FC' below - Fire Control Armourer CPO 1st class 11. Crown above star and the letters 'GA' below - Gunlayer Armourer CPO 1st class 12. Crown above star and the letters 'GL' below - Gunlayer CPO 1st class 13. Crown above star and the letter 'L' below - Gunlayer CPO 1st class 14. Crown above star and the letter 'Q' below - Quarters rating CPO 1st class 15. Crown above star and the letters 'QA' below - Quarters Armourer CPO 1st class 16. Crown above star and the letters 'QR' below - Quarters Rating CPO 1st class 17. Crown above star and the letter 'R' below - Radar Control Rating CPO 1st class 18. Crown above star below - Captain of Turret if not a Gunnery Instructor 19. Crown above star below - Gunner's Mate 20. Crown above star below - Gunnery Instructor 21. Crown above letter 'A' below - AA Rating CPO 22. Crown above letter 'A' below - AA Rating 1st class 23. Crown above 'C' below - Control Rating CPO 24. Crown above 'C' below - Control Rating 1st class 25. Crown above 'C' below - Patrol Service Gunner CPO RNR 26. Crown above letters 'CA' below - Control Armourer CPO 2nd class 27. Crown above letters 'CA' below - Control Armourer 1st class 28. Crown above letters 'FC' below - Fire Control Armourer CPO 2nd class 29. Crown above letters 'FC' below - Fire Control Armourer 1st class 30. Crown above letters 'GA' below - Gunlayer Armourer CPO 2nd class 31. Crown above letter 'GA' below - Gunlayer Armourer 1st class 32. Crown above letters 'GL' below - Gunlayer CPO 2nd class 33. Crown above letters 'GL' below - Gunlayer 1st class 34. Crown above letter 'L' below - Layer Rating CPO 35. Crown above letter 'L' below - Layer Rating CPO 2nd class 36. Crown above letter 'L' below - Layer Rating 1st class 37. Crown above letters 'MS' below - CPO RNR qualified in minesweeping 38. Crown above letters 'MS' below - Gunlayer RNR passed in minesweeping 39. Crown above letter 'Q' below - Quarters Rating CPO 40. Crown above letter 'Q' below - Quarters Rating CPO 2nd class 41. Crown above letter 'Q' below - Quarters Rating 1st class 42. Crown above letters 'QA' below - Quarters Armourer CPO 1st class 43. Crown above letters 'QA' below - Quarters Armourer 1st class 44. Crown above letter 'QR' below - Quarters Rating CPO without 1st class qualifications 45. Crown above letters 'QR' below - Quarters Ratings 1st class 46. Crown above letter 'R' below - Radar Control rating CPO 47. Crown above letter 'R' below - Radar Control Rating CPO 2nd class 48. Crown above letter 'R' below - Radar Control Rating 1st class 49. Star above with two stars below - Turret Director Layer 50. Star above with two stars below - Director Layer 1st class 51. Star above star and letter 'A' below - AA Rating 1st class 52. Star above star and letter 'A' below - AA Rating 2nd class 53. Star above star and letter 'C' below - Control Rating 1st class 54. Star above star and letter 'C' below - Control Rating 2nd class 55. Star above star and letters 'CA' below - Control Armourer 2nd class 56. Star above star and letters 'FC' below - Fire Control Armourer 2nd class 57. Star above star and letters 'GA' below - Gunlayer Armourer 2nd class 58. Star above star and letters 'GL' below - Gunlayer 2nd class 59. Star above star and 'L' below - Layer Rating 1st class 60. Star above star and letter 'L' below - Layer Rating 2nd class 61. Star above star and letter 'P' below - Patrol Service Gunnery Instructor 62. Star above star and letter 'Q' below - Quarters Rating 1st class 63. Star above star and letter 'Q' below - Quarters Rating 2nd class 64. Star above star and letters 'QA' below - Quarters Armourer 2nd class 65. Star above star and letters 'QR' below - Quarters Ratings 2nd class 66. Star above star and letter 'R' below - Radar Control Rating 1st class 67. Star above star and letter 'R' below - Radar Control Rating 2nd class 68. Star above - Captain of Gun 69. Star above - Gunlayer 70. Star above - Turret sightsetter 71. Star above - Gunlayer 2nd class 72. Star above - Gunlayer 73. Star above - Seaman Gunner, Star 74. Star and letter 'C' below - Seaman Gunner, Star (Control) 75. Star and letters 'MS' below - Gunlayer Armourer RNR 76. Star and letter 'Q' below - Seaman Gunner, Star (Quarters) 77. Letters 'BD' below - Gunlayer Boom Defence 78. Letter 'C' below - Seaman Gunner (Control) 79. Letters 'MS' below - Seaman Gunner (control) RNR passed in minesweeping 80. Letter 'Q' below - Seaman Gunners (Quarters) 81. (waa) Gunlayer 3rd class 82. (waa) Seaman Gunner (Control) RNR 83. (waa) Seaman Gunner |
1904-1909 1909-1929 1929-1932 1903-1904 1904-1909 1909-1929 1951- 1951-1956 1956- 1956- 1962- 1951-1956 1951-1962 1951- 1962- 1951-1956 1903-1904 1932-1948 1948-1951 1948-1951 1948-1951 1948-1951 1948-1951 1960- 1951-1956 1951-1956 1956- 1956- 1956- 1956- 1962- 1962- 1948-1951 1951-1956 1948-1956 1960- 1960- 1948-1951 1948-1962 1948-1962 1951- 1947- 1962- 1962- 1948-1951 1951-1956 1948-1956 1918-1927 1927-1935 1939-1948 1948-1951 1939-1948 1948-1951 1951-1956 1956- 1956- 1962- 1939-1948 1948-1956 1941-1948 1939-1948 1948-1962 1951- 1962- 1944-1948 1948-1956 1903-1904 1904-1909 1904-1909 1909-1935 1935-1939 1962- 1956-1962 1960- 1956-1962 1941-1948 1956-1962 1960-1956-1962 1909-1924 1960- 1962- |
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Torpedo Gunner's Mate. |
1. Torpedo Gunner's Mate
(higher standard). 2. Torpedo Gunner's Mate. 3. Crown and star above - Torpedo Instructor 4. Crown and star above - Torpedo Gunner's Mate 5. Crown above and star below - Torpedo Gunner's Mate 6. Crown above wheel below - Torpedo Coxswain 7. Wheel above star below - Torpedo Coxswain if leading torpedo man 8. Wheel above - Torpedo Coxswain if seaman torpedo man 9. Wheel above - Torpedo Coxswain 10. Star above star and letter 'CM' below - PO (Controlled Mining) 11. Star above star and letters 'CMS' below - PO (Observation Mining) 12. Star above star and letter 'J' below - PO Wireman (Cable Jointing) 13. Star above star and letter 'L' below - PO Wireman 14. Star above star and letters 'MS' below - PO Wireman (Minesweeping) 15. Star above star below - Leading Torpedo Man (Low Power) 16. Star above letter 'C' below - Leading Wireman (Controlled Mining) 17. Star above letters 'CMS' below - Leading Wireman (Observation Mining) 18. Star above letter 'J' below - Leading Wireman (Cable Jointing) 19. Star above letter 'L' below - Leading Wireman 20. Star above letters 'MS' below - Leading Wireman (Minesweeping) 21. Star above - Leading Torpedo Man |
1920-1932 1903-1909 1909-1920 1932-1947 1932-1947 1903-1909 1903-1909 1909-1932 1942-1947 1942-1947 1942-1947 1942-1947 1942-1947 1939-1947 1942-1947 1942-1947 1942-1947 1940-1947 1942-1947 1903-1947 |
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Watchkeeper (Controlled Mining) |
1. Leading Watchkeeper
(Controlled Mining) 2. Watchkeeper (Controlled Mining) 3. Star above and below - Seaman Torpedo Man 4. Star above and below - Seaman Torpedo Man (Old Scale) 5. Star above letters 'CM' below - Wireman (Controlled Mining) 6. Star above letters 'CMS' below - Wireman (Observation Mining) 7. Star above letter 'J' below - Wireman (Cable Jointing) 8. Star above letter 'L' below - Wireman 9. Star above letters 'LC' below - Wireman (Landing Craft) 10. Star above letters 'MS' below - Wireman (Minesweeping) 11. Star above - Seaman Torpedo Man 12. Star above - CPO (T) 13. Letters 'BD' below - Torpedo Rating (Boom Defence) |
1942-1947 1903-1904 1904-1909 1942-1947 1942-1947 1942-1947 1940-1947 1943-1947 1942-1947 1904-1947 1909-1947 1942-1947 |
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1. CPO Radio Mechanic
Fleet Air Arm 2. Crown above and two stars below - Wireless Instructor 3. Crown above and two stars below - Radio Communication Instructor 4. Crown above star below - Wireless Telegraphist 1st class 5. Crown above star below - Wireless Instructor 6. Crown above star below - CPO Telegraphist (hrp) 7. Crown above star below - Chief Radio Supervisor (CRS) (hrp) 8. Crown above letter 'M' below - CPO Radio Mechanic 9. Crown above - CPO Telegraphist 10. Crown above - PO Telegraphist 11. Crown above - CPO or PO Wireless Telegraphist 2nd class 12. Crown above - CPO Telegraphist 13. Crown above - CPO Telegraphist (lrp) 14. Crown above - CRS (lrp) 15. Crown above - PO Telegraphist 16. Crown above - Radio Supervisor 17. Star above two stars below - Wireless Telegraphist 2nd class 18. Star above star below - Leading Telegraphist 19. Star above star below - Wireless Telegraphist 3rd class 20. Star above star below - Leading Telegraphist 21. Star above star below - Leading Radio Operator 22. Star above star below - Telegraphist passed for Leading Telegraphist 23. Star above star below - Radio Operator 1st class 24. Star above - Leading Telegraphist 25. Star above- Telegraphist 26. Star above - Trained Operator (W/T) 27. Star above - Telegraphist 28. Star above - Radio Operator 2nd class 29. Letter 'A' above letter 'M' below - Radio Mechanic FAA 30. Letter 'M' below - Qualified Radio Mechanic FAA 31. Letter 'P' below - Radar Plot Rating - not qualified in seamanship 32. Letter 'R' below - Radar Control Rating - not qualified in seamanship 33. (waa) Ordinary Telegraphist 34. (waa) Radio Operator 3rd class 35. (waa) Telegraphist not trained operator 36. (waa) Boy Telegraphist 37. (waa) Junior Telegraphist 38. (waa) Junior Radio Operator 39. (waa) Radio Mechanic (unqualified) |
1951-1958 1958- 1934-1948 1948-1951 1951-1958 1958- 1944-1948 1909-1934 1909-1934 1934-1948 1948-1951 1951-1958 1958- 1951-1958 1958- 1934-1948 1909-1932 1934-1948 1948-1958 1958- 1948-1958 1958- 1932-1934 1090-1934 1934-1948 1948-1958 1958- 1944-1948 1944-1947 1944-1948 1944-1948 1909-1958 1958- 1934-1958 1909-1956 1956-1958 1958- 1944-1947 |
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'OS' Officers' Steward |
1. 'OC' Officers' Cook 2. 'OS' Officers' Steward |
1916-1917 |
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Officers' Steward |
1. Officers' Cook 2. Officers' Steward |
1917-1932 |
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1. Star above - Mechanic RNAS 2. (waa) Leading Craftsman or Craftsman RNAS |
1918 |
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1. CPO Mechanician and Craftsmen at the RN Experiment Station, Stratford 2. (waa) Mechanician and Craftsmen at the RN Experimental Station, Stratford | 1918 |
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1. Rangetaker 1st class2. Star above
- Rangetaker 2nd class 3. (waa) Rangetaker 3rd class |
1918-1935 |
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1. CPO Clearance Diver
1st class2. Crown above
star below - CPO Diver 1st class 3. Crown above star below - CPO Clearance Diver 4. Crown above letter 'C' below - CPO Clearance Diver 2nd class 5. Crown above letter 'C' below - Clearance Diver 1st class 6. Crown above - CPO Diver 7. Crown above - CPO Diver 2nd class 8. Crown above - CPO Clearance Diver 2nd class 9. Crown above - Diver 1st class 10. Crown above - Clearance Diver 1st class 11. Star above star and letter 'C' below - Clearance Diver 2nd class 12. Star above star below - Diver 2nd class 13. Star above star below - Clearance Diver 2nd class 14. Star above letter 'C' below - Clearance Diver 3rd class 15. Star above letter 'C' below - Clearance Diver, Star 16. Star above - Diver 3rd class 17. Star above - Diver, Star 18. Star above - Clearance Diver, Star 19. Letter 'F' below - Free Diver (badge worn on cuff) 20. Letters 'SW' below - Shallow Water Diver (badge worn on cuff) 21. (waa) Diver 22. (waa) Ship's Diver (badge worn on cuff) |
1964- 1952-1964 1952-1964 1948-1951 1951-1964 1964- 1948-1964 1964- 1952-1964 1948-1964 1964- 1952-1956 1956-1964 1948-1956 1956-1964 1964- 1960-1964 1953- 1919-1948 1964- |
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1. CPO Surveying
Recorder 1st class2. Crown above
- CPO Surveying Recorder 3. Crown above - Surveying Recorder 1st class 4. Crown above - CPO Surveying Recorder 2nd class 5. Star above and below - Surveying Recorder 2nd class 6. Star above - Surveying Recorder 3rd class 7. Star above - Surveying Recorder. Star 8. (waa) Surveying Recorder |
1948- 1951- 1948- 1948-1956 1956- 1921-1948 |
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1. Observer's Mate 2. Crown above - Acting Observer's Mate 3. Star above - Air Gunner 4. (waa) Telegraphist Air GunnerSEE BELOW (IN SEVERAL SECTIONS) FOR OTHER RATINGS FLYING BADGES |
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1. CPO Photographer (hrp)2. Crown above
- Chief Photographer 3. Crown above - CPO Photographer 4. Crown above - CPO Photographer (lrp) 5. Crown above - PO Photographer 6. Crown above - Photographer 1st class 7. Star above and below - Photographer 2nd class 8. Star above - Photographer 1st class 9. Star above - Leading Photographer 10. Star above - Photographer 3rd class 11. Star above - Photographer, Star 12. (waa) Photographer 2nd class 13. (waa) Photographer |
1937-1951 1951-1964 1937-1948 1948-1964 1948-1964 1930-1937 1937-1948 1948-1956 1956-1964 1930-1937 1937-1948 |
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1. Chief Motor Mechanic2. Star above and below - Motor Mechanic | ||||
1. Submarine Detector
Instructor2. Star above
star and letter 'S' below - Harbour Defence Operator 1st class 3. Star above and below - Submarine Detector 1st class 4. Star above and below - Higher Submarine Detector 5. Star above letter 'S' below - Harbour Defence Operator 2nd class 6. Star above - Submarine Detector 2nd class 7. Letter 'S' below - Harbour Defence Operator 3rd class 8. (waa) Submarine Detector Operator 9. (waa) Submarine Detector |
1937-1947 1940-1947 1930-1937 1940-1947 1930-1937 1937-1947 |
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1. Chief Sailmaker (hrp)2. Crown above
- Chief Sailmaker 3. Crown above - Chief Sailmaker (lrp) 4. Crown above - Sailmaker 5. Star above and below - Sailmaker's Mate 6. Star above - Chief Sailmaker 7. Star above - Sailmaker 8. (waa) Sailmaker's Mate 9. (waa) Fabric Worker |
1951-1970 1948-1970 1948-1970 1932-1948 1932-1948 1932-1948 1940-1948 |
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CPO Stores Accountant (Stores) (hrp) |
1. Stores CPO (Stores) (hrp) 2. CPO Stores Accountant (Stores) (hrp) 3. Crown above letter 'C' centre star below - CPO Cook (hrp) 4. Crown above letters 'CA' centre star below - CPO Caterer Branch (hrp) 5. Crown above letters 'OC' centre star below - CPO Officers' Cook (hrp) 6. Crown above letters 'OS' centre star below - CPO Officers' Steward (hrp) 7. Crown above letter 'S' centre star below - CPO Officers' Steward (hrp) 8. Crown above letters 'SA' centre star below - CPO Stores Accountant (hrp) 9. Crown above letter 'V' centre star below - Stores CPO Victualling (hrp) 10. Crown above letter 'V' centre star below - CPO Stores Accountant Victualling (hrp) 11. Crown above letter 'W' centre star below - CPO Writer (hrp) 12. Crown above letter 'C' centre - CPO Cook 13. Crown above letter 'C' centre - CPO Cook (lrp) 14. Crown above letter 'C' centre - PO Cook 15. Crown above letters 'CA' centre - CPO Caterer Branch (lrp) 16. Crown above letters 'CA' centre - PO Caterer 17. Crown above letters 'OC' centre - CPO Officers' Cook 18. Crown above letters 'OC' centre - CPO Cook (lrp) 19. Crown above letters 'OC' centre - PO Cook 20. Crown above letters 'OS' centre - CPO Officers' Steward 21. Crown above letters 'OS' centre - CPO Officers' Steward (lrp) 22. Crown above letters 'OS' centre - PO Officers' Steward 23. Crown above letter 'S' centre - Stores CPO 24. Crown above letter 'S' centre - Stores CPO (Stores) 25. Crown above letter 'S' centre - Sores CPO (Stores) (lrp) 26. Crown above letter 'S' centre - CPO Stores Accountant (Stores) (lrp) 27. Crown above letter 'S' centre - Stores PO 28. Crown above letter 'S' centre - Stores PO (Stores) 29. Crown above letter 'S' centre - PO Stores Accountant (Stores) 30. Crown above letter 'S' centre - CPO Steward (lrp) 31. Crown above letter 'S' centre - PO Steward 32. Crown above letters 'SA' centre - CPO Stores Accountant (lrp) 33. Crown above letters 'SA' centre - PO Stores Accountant 34. Crown above letter 'V' centre - Stores CPO (Victualling) 35. Crown above letter 'V' centre - Stores CPO (Victualling) (lrp) 36. Crown above letter 'V' centre - CPO Stores Accountant (Victualling) (lrp) 37. Crown above letter 'V' centre - Stores PO (Victualling) 38. Crown above letter 'V' centre - PO Stores Accountant (Victualling) 39. Letter 'C' centre - Cook 40. Letter 'C' centre - Cook 41. Letters 'CA' centre - Rating below PO in Caterer Branch 42. Letters 'OC' centre - Officers' Cook 43. Letters 'OC' centre - Officers' Cook below PO 44. Letters 'OS' centre - Officers' Steward 45. Letters 'OS' centre - Officers' Steward below PO 46. Letter 'S' centre - Supply Rating 47. Letter 'S' centre - Stores Rating below PO 48. Letter 'S' centre - Stores Rating (Stores) below PO 49. Letter 'S' centre - Stores Accountant (Stores) 50. Letter 'S' centre - Steward below PO 51. Letters 'SA' centre - Stores Accountant below PO 52. Letters 'ST' centre - Stenographer 53. Letter 'V' centre - Stores Rating (Victualling) below PO 54. Letter 'V' centre - Stores Accountant (Victualling) 55. Letter 'W' centre - Writer 56. Letter 'W' centre - Writer below PO |
1964- 1951-1968 1951-1970 1970- 1970- 1951-1964 1964-1970 1951- 1948-1951 1951- 1948- 1964- 1964- 1948-1951 1951-1958 1948-1968 1948-1951 1951-1970 1948-1970 1948-1950 1950-1951 1951-1964 1964-1970 1948-1950 1950-1964 1964-1970 1970- 1970- 1970- 1970- 1950-1951 1951-1964 1964-1970 1950-1964 1964-1970 1932-1948 1948- 1964- 1932-1948 1948-1968 1932-1948 1948-1970 1932-1948 1948-1950 1950-1964 1964-1970 1970- 1970- 1948-1962 1950-1964 1964-1970 1932-1948 1948- |
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1. Chief Air Fitter (Airframes
& Engines) (hrp) 2. Crown above star and letter 'A' below - Chief Airman Fitter (Airframes) (hrp) 3. Crown above star and letter 'A' below - Chief Air Fitter (Airframes) (hrp) 4. Crown above star and letter 'E below - Chief Airman Fitter (Engines) (hrp) 5. Crown above star and letter 'E' below - Chief Air Fitter (Engines) (hrp) 6. Crown above star and letter 'H' below - CPO (Aircraft Handler) 1st class 7. Crown above star and letters 'MET' below - CPO (Meteorological Observer) 1st class 8. Crown above star and letter 'O' below - Chief Airman Fitter (Ordnance) (hrp) 9. Crown above star and letter 'O' below - Chief Air Fitter (Ordnance) (hrp) 10. Crown above star and letter 'P' below - CPO (Photographer) 1st class 11. Crown above star and letters 'SE' below - CPO (Safety Equipment) 1st class 12. Crown above star below - Rating Observer 13. Crown above star below - Air Boatswain's Mate 14. Crown above letter 'A' below - CPO Aircraft Mechanic (Airframes) 15. Crown above letter 'A' below - Chief Airman Fitter (Airframes) 16. Crown above letter 'A' below - Chief Airman Fitter (Airframes) (lrp) 17. Crown above letter 'A' below -Chief Air Fitter (Airframes) (lrp) 18. Crown above letter 'A' below - Aircraft Mechanic 1st class (Airframes) 19. Crown above letter 'A' below - PO Airman Fitter (Airframes) 20. Crown above letter 'A' below - PO Air Fitter (Airframes) 21. Crown above letters 'AE' below - Chief Air Fitter (Airframes & Engines) (lrp) 22. Crown above letter 'AE' below - PO Air Fitter (Airframes & Engines) 23. Crown above letter 'E' below - CPO Aircraft Mechanic (Engines) 24. Crown above letter 'E' below - Chief Airman Fitter (Engines) 25. Crown above letter 'E' below - Chief Airman Fitter (Engines) (lrp) 26. Crown above letter 'E' below - Chief Air Fitter (Engines) (lrp) 27. Crown above letter 'E' below - Aircraft Mechanic 1st class (Engines) 28. Crown above letter 'E' below - PO Airman Fitter (Engines) 29. Crown above letter 'E' below - PO Air Fitter (Engines) 30. Crown above letter 'H' below - CPO Aircraft Handler 31. Crown above letter 'H' below - CPO Aircraft Handler 2nd class 32. Crown above letter 'H' below - Aircraft Handler 1st class 33. Crown above letters 'MET' below - CPO Meteorological Observer 34. Crown above letters 'MET' below - CPO Meteorological Observer 2nd class 35. Crown above letters 'MET' below - Meteorological Observer 1st class 36. Crown above letter 'O' below - Rating Observer (Completed Training) 37. Crown above letter 'O' below - CPO Ordnance 38. Crown above letter 'O' below - Chief Airman Fitter Ordnance 39. Crown above letter 'O' below - Chief Airman Fitter Ordnance (lrp) 40. Crown above letter 'O' below - Chief Air Fitter Ordnance (lrp) 41. Crown above letter 'O' below - Ordnance Man 1st class 42. Crown above letter 'O' below - PO Airman Fitter Ordnance 43. Crown above letter 'O' below - PO Air Fitter Ordnance 44. Crown above letter 'P' below - Rating Pilot (Completed Training) 45. Crown above letter 'P' below - CPO Photographer 46. Crown above letter 'P' below - CPO Photographer 2nd class 47. Crown above letter 'P' below - Photographer 1st class 48. Crown above letters 'SE' below - CPO Safety Equipment 49. Crown above letters 'SE' below - CPO Safety Equipment 2nd class 50. Crown above letters 'SE' below - Safety Equipment Rating 1st class 51. Crown above letters 'TG' below - Telegraphist Air Gunner 1st class 52. Crown above - Acting Rating Observer 53. Star above star and letter 'A' below - Aircraft Mechanic 2nd class Airframes 54. Star above star and letter 'A' below - Leading Airman Mechanic Airframes 55. Star above star and letter 'A' below - Leading Air Mechanic Airframes 56. Star above star and letters 'AE' below - Leading Air Mechanic Airframes & Engines 57. Star above star and letter 'E' below - Aircraft Mechanic 2nd class Engines 58. Star above star and letter 'E' below - Leading Airman Mechanic Engines 59. Star above star and letter 'E' below - Leading Air Mechanic Engines 60. Star above star and letter 'H' below - Aircraft Handler 1st class 61. Star above star and letter 'H' below - Aircraft Handler 2nd class 62. Star above star and letters 'MET' below - Meteorological Observer 2nd class 63. Star above star and letter 'O' below - Ordnance Man 2nd class 64. Star above star and letter 'O' below - Leading Airman Mechanic Ordnance 65. Star above star and letter 'O' below - Leading Air Mechanic Ordnance 66. Star above star and letter 'O' below - Photographer 2nd class 67. Star above star and letters 'SE' below - Safety Equipment Rating 1st class 68. Star above star and letters 'SE' below - Safety Equipment Rating 2nd class 69. Star above and below - Air Gunner 1st class 70. Star above letter 'A' below - Aircraft Mechanic 3rd class Airframes 71. Star above letter 'A' below - Naval Airman Mechanic Airframes 72. Star above letter 'A' below - Naval Air Mechanic Airframes 73. Star above letters 'AE' below - Naval Air Mechanic 1st class Airframes & Engines 74. Star above letter 'E' below - Aircraft Mechanic 3rd class Engines 75. Star above letter 'E' below - Naval Airman Mechanic Engines 76. Star above letter 'E' below - Naval Air Mechanic Engines 77. Star above letter 'H' below - Aircraft Handler 2nd class 78. Star above letter 'H' below - Aircraft Handler 3rd class 79. Star above letters 'MET' below - Meteorological Observer 3rd class 80. Star above letter 'O' below - Acting Rating Observer 81. Star above letter 'O' below - Ordnance Man 3rd class 82. Star above letter 'O' below - Naval Airman Mechanic Ordnance 83. Star above letter 'O' below - Naval Air Mechanic 1st class Ordnance 84. Star above letter 'P' below - Rating Pilot (completed flying training) 85. Star above letter 'P' below - Photographer 3rd class 86. Star above letters 'TG' below - Telegraphist Air Gunner 2nd class 87. Star above - Air Gunner 2nd class 88. Letters 'AE' below - Naval Air Mechanic Airframes & Engines 2nd class 89. Letter 'H' below - Aircraft Handler 3rd class 90. Letter 'H' below - Aircraft Handler (Unqualified) 91. Letters 'MET' below - Meteorological Observer (Unqualified) 92. Letter 'O' below - Rating Observer (Completed preliminary training) 93. Letter 'O' below - Naval Air Mechanic Ordnance 2nd class 94. Letter 'P' below - Rating Pilot (Under preliminary flying training) 95. Letter 'P' below - Photographer (Unqualified) 96. Letters 'SE' below - Safety Equipment Rating 3rd class 97. Letters 'SE' below - Safety Equipment Rating (Unqualified) 98. Letters 'TG' below - Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd class 99. (waa) Air Gunner 3rd class 100.(waa) Probationer Pilot 101. waa) Naval Airman General Duties 102.(waa) Rating Observer (During preliminary training) 103.(waa) Telegraphist Air Gunner (During preliminary training) 104.(waa) Naval Airman or Naval Air Mechanic (on Entry) |
1951-1956 1956-1958 1951-1956 1956-1958 1951- 1951- 1951-1956 1956- 1951- 1951- 1939-1945 1945-1948 1948-1949 1949-1951 1951-1956 1956-1958 1948-1949 1949-1956 1956-1958 1958-1958-1948-19491949-1951 1951-19561956-1958 1948-19491949-1956 1966-1958 1948-1951 1951- 1948- 1948-19511951-1948-1945-19481948-1949 1949-1951 1951-19561956- 1948-1949 1949-1956 1956- 1945-1948 1948-1951 1951- 1948- 1948-1951 1951-1948-1945-19481939-1945 1948-19491949-19561956-19581958- 1948-19491949-19561956-19581945-1948 1948- 1948-1948-1949 1949-19561956-1948- 1945-19481948-1939-1944 1948-19491949-1956 1956-1958 1958- 1948-1949 1949-1956 1956-1958 1945-1948 1948- 1948- 1945-1948 1948-1949 1949-1956 1956- 1945-1948 1948-1961 1945-1948 1939-1945 1956- 1945-1948 1956- 1956- 1945-1948 1956- 1945-1948 1956- 1945-1948 1945-1948 1945-1948 1939-1944 1945-1954 1944-1948 1945-1948 1945-1948 1956- |
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CPO or 1st class Skilled Air Mechanic Armourer |
1. CPO or PO Air Mechanic
Ordnance. 2. CPO or 1st class Skilled Air Mechanic Armourer 3. Crown above letter 'A' below - CPO or PO Air Mechanic Airframes 4. Crown above letter 'E' below - CPO or PO Air Mechanic Engines 5. Crown above letter 'F' below - CPO or 1st class Skilled Air Mechanic (Fitter) 6. Crown above letter 'L' below - CPO or PO Air Mechanic Electrical 7. Crown above letter 'R' below - CPO or 1st class Skilled Air Mechanic Rigger 8. Star above star and letter 'F' below - Skilled Air Mechanic 2nd class Fitter 9. Star above star and letter 'F' below - Leading Airman (Skilled Air Mechanic Fitter) 10. Star above star and letter 'O' below - Skilled Air Mechanic 2nd class Armourer 11. Star above star and letter 'O' below - Leading Airman (Skilled Air Mechanic Armourer 12. Star above star and letter 'R' below - Skilled Air Mechanic 2nd class Rigger 13. Leading Airman (Skilled Air Mechanic Rigger) 14. Star above letter 'A' below - Leading Air Mechanic Airframes 15. Star above letter 'A' below - Air Mechanic 1st class Airframes 16. Star above letter 'E' below - Leading Air Mechanic Engines 17. Star above letter 'E' below - Air Mechanic 1st class Engines 18. Star above letter 'F' below - Skilled Air Mechanic 3rd class Fitter 19. Star above letter 'F' below - Naval Airman Skilled Air Mechanic Fitter 20. Star above letter 'L' below - Leading Air Mechanic Electrical 21. Star above letter 'L' below - Air Mechanic Electrical 1st class 22. Star above letter 'O' below - Leading Air Mechanic Ordnance 23. Star above letter 'O' below - Air Mechanic Ordnance 1st class 24. Star above letter 'O' below - Skilled Air Mechanic Armourer 3rd class 25. Star above letter 'O' below - Naval Airman Skilled Air Mechanic Armourer 26. Star above letter 'R' below - Skilled Air Mechanic Rigger 3rd class 27. Star above letter 'R' below - Naval Airman Skilled Air Mechanic Rigger 28. Letter 'A' below - Air Mechanic Airframes 29. Letter 'E' below - Air Mechanic Engines 30. Letter 'L' below - Air Mechanic Electrical 31. Letter 'O' below - Air Mechanic Ordnance 32. (waa) Air Mechanic (Unclassified) 33. (waa) Pilot's Mate |
1948-1949 1939-1948 1939-1948 1948-1949 1939-1948 1948-1949 1948-1949 1949-1956 1948-1949 1949-1956 1948-1949 1949-1956 1939-1948 1944-1948 1939-1948 1945-1948 1948-1949 1949-1956 1939-1948 1945-1948 1945-1948 1945-1948 1948-19491949-19561948-19491949-19561939-1948 1939-1948 1939-1948 1939-1948 1943-1948 1949-1956 |
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1. Aircraft Mechanician below
1st class 2. Star above letter 'A' below - Leading (or above) Air Fitter Airframes 3. Star above letter 'E' below - Leading (or above) Air Fitter Engines 4. Star above letter 'L' below - Leading (or above) Air Fitter Electrical 5. Star above letter 'O' below - Leading (or above) Air Fitter Ordnance 6. Letter 'A' below - Air Fitter Airframes 7. Letter 'E' below - Air Fitter Engines 8. Letter 'L' below - Air Fitter Electrical 9. Letter 'O' below - Air Fitter Ordnance 10. (waa) Air Fitter (Unclassified) |
1940-1948 1940-1948 1940-1948 1940-1948 1940-1948 1940-1948 1940-1948 1940-1948 1943-1948 |
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1. (waa) Rating employed on bomb disposal duties | ||||
1. CPO (Boom Trained) 1st
class2. Crown above
- CPO (Boom Trained) 3. Crown above - CPO (Boom Trained) 2nd class 4. Crown above - Boom Trained Rating 1st class 5. Star above and below - Boom Trained Rating 2nd class 6. Star above letters 'BD' below - Chief Rigger (Boom Defence) 7. Star above letters 'BD' below - Rigger (Boom Defence) 8. Star above - Boom Trained Rating 3rd class 9. Star above - Boom Trained Rating, Star 10. Letters 'BD' below - Rigger's Mate (Boom Defence) |
1951- 1948- 1948- 1941-1948 1941-1948 1948-1956 1956- 1941-1948 |
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1. (waa) Combined Operations personnel | ||||
CPO Radar Plot Rating 1st class |
1. Radar Plot Instructor 2. CPO Radar Plot Rating 1st class 3. Crown above and two stars below - Plotting and Radar Instructor 4. Crown above - CPO Radar Plot Rating 5. Crown above - CPO 2nd class Radar Plot Rating 6. Crown above - Radar Plot Rating 1st class 7. Star above and below - Radar Plot Rating 1st class 8. Star above and below - Radar Plot Rating 2nd class 9. Star above - Radar Plot Rating 2nd class 10. Star above - Radar Plot Rating 3rd class 11. Star above - Radar Plot Rating, Star 12. (waa) Radar Plot Rating 3rd class 13. (waa) Radar Plot Rating |
1951- 1948- 1944-1948 1948- 1944-1948 1948-1956 1956- 1944-1948 1956- |
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1. Seaman (Meteorological
Branch) 2. (waa) Navigator's Yeoman |
1944- |
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CPO Quartermaster 1st class who has served as a Coxswain CPO Coxswain |
1. Coxswain 2. CPO Quartermaster 1st class who has served as a Coxswain 3. CPO Coxswain 4. Crown above star below - CPO 1st class Quartermaster 5. Crown above - CPO Quartermaster 6. Crown above - Quartermaster 1st class 7. Crown above - CPO 2nd class Quartermaster 8. Crown above - PO Coxswain 9. Star above and below - Quartermaster 2nd class 10. Star above - Quartermaster 3rd class 11. (waa) Quartermaster |
1948-1951 1951- 1951-1964 1948-1951 1948-1951 1951-1964 1951- 1948-1951 1948-1951 1946-1948 |
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1. CPO 1st class Underwater
Control 2. Crown above two stars below - Torpedo Anti-Submarine Instructor 3. Crown above star and letter 'D' below - CPO 1st class Seaward Defence 4. Crown above star and letter 'W' below - CPO 1st class Underwater Weapons 5. Crown above star and letters 'WA' below - CPO 1st class Underwater Weapon Armourer 6. Crown above star below - Torpedo Anti-Submarine Instructor 7. Crown above star below - CPO 1st class Torpedo Detector 8. Crown above letter 'C' below - CPO 2nd class Underwater Control 9. Crown above letter 'C' below - Underwater Control 1st class 10. Crown above letter 'D' below - CPO 2nd class Seward Defence 11. Crown above letter 'D' below - Seaward Defence Rating 1st class 12. Crown above letter 'W' below - CPO 2nd class Underwater Weapons 13. Crown above letter 'W' below - Underwater Weapons Rating 1st class 14. Crown above letters 'WA' below - CPO 2nd class Underwater Weapon Armourer 15. Crown above letters 'WA' below - Underwater Weapon Armourer 2nd class 16. Crown above - Torpedo Anti-Submarine Instructor 17. Crown above - CPO Torpedo Detector 18. Crown above - CPO 2nd class Torpedo Detector 19. Crown above - Torpedo Detector Rating 1st class 20. Star above star and letter 'C' below - Underwater Control Rating 2nd class 21. Star above star and letter 'D' below - Seaward Defence Rating 2nd class 22. Star above star and letter 'M' below - Mine Defence Rating 2nd class 23. Star above star and letter 'W' below - Underwater Weapon Rating 2nd class 24. Star above star and letter 'WA' below - Underwater Weapon Armourer 2nd class 25. Star above and below - Torpedo Detector Rating 2nd class 26. Star above letter 'C' below - Underwater Control Rating 3rd class 27. Star above letter 'C' below - Underwater Control Rating, Star 28. Star above letter 'D' below - Seaward Defence Rating 3rd class 29. Star above letter 'M' below - Mine Defence Rating 3rd class 30. Star above letter 'W' below - Underwater Weapon Rating 3rd class 31. Star above letter 'W' below - Underwater Weapon Rating, Star 32. Star above - Torpedo Detector Rating 3rd class 33. Letter 'C' below - Underwater Control Rating 34. Letter 'D' below - National Service Rating trained in Seaward Defence 35. Letter 'W' below - Underwater Weapon Rating 36. (waa) All Torpedo Anti-Submarine Ratings except Instructors |
1951- 1951-1956 1965- 1963- 1948-1951 1951-1952 1965- 1965- 1951-1956 1951-1956 1965- 1965- 1963- 1963- 1947-1948 1948-1951 1951-1952 1948-1952 1951- 1951-1956 1951-1956 1951 1963- 1948-1952 1951-1956 1956- 1951-1956 1951-1956 1951-1956 1956- 1948-1952 1957- 1950-1956 1957- 1947-1948 |
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1. Chief Electrician (Air) (hrp)
2. Crown above letters 'AO' in centre star below - Chief
Ordnance Electrician (Air) (hrp) 3. Crown above letters 'AR' in centre star below - Chief Radio Electrician (Air) (hrp) 4. Crown above letters 'CE' in centre star below - Chief Control Electrician (hrp) 5. Crown above letter 'L' in centre star below - Chief Electrician (hrp) 6. Crown above letters 'OE' in centre star below - Chief Ordnance Electrician (hrp) 7. Crown above letter 'R' in centre star below - Chief Radio Electrician (hrp) 8. Crown above letters 'RE' in centre star below - Chief Radio Electrician (hrp) 9. Crown above letters 'AL' in centre - Chief Electrician (Air) 10. Crown above letters 'AL' in centre - Chief Electrician (Air) (lrp) 11. Crown above letters 'AL' in centre - Electrician (Air) 12. Crown above letters 'AL' in centre - PO Electrician (Air) 13. Crown above letters 'AO' in centre -Chief Ordnance Electrician (Air) (lrp) 14. Crown above letters 'AO' in centre - PO Ordnance Electrician (Air) 15. Crown above letters 'AR' in centre - Chief Radio Electrician (Air) 16. Crown above letters 'AR' in centre - Chief Radio Electrician (Air) (lrp) 17. Crown above letters 'AR' in centre - Radio Electrician (Air) 18. Crown above letters 'AR' in centre - PO Radio Electrician (Air) 19. Crown above letters 'CE' in centre - Chief Control Electrician (lrp) 20. Crown above letters 'CE' in centre - PO Control Electrician 21. Crown above letter 'L' in centre - Chief Electrician 22. Crown above letter 'L' in centre - Chief Electrician (lrp) 23. Crown above letter 'L' in centre - Electrician 24. Crown above letter 'L' in centre - PO Electrician 25. Crown above letters 'OE' in centre - Chief Ordnance Electrician (lrp) 26. Crown above letters 'OE' in centre - PO Ordnance Electrician 27. Crown above letter 'R' in centre - Chief Radio Electrician 28. Crown above letter 'R' in centre - Chief Radio Electrician (lrp) 29. Crown above letter 'R' in centre - Radio Electrician 30. Crown above letter 'R' in centre - PO Radio Electrician 31. Crown above letters 'RE' in centre - Chief Radio Electrician (lrp) 32. Crown above letters 'RE' in centre - PO Radio Electrician 33. Star above letters 'AL' in centre star below - Leading Electrician's Mate (Air) 34. Star above letters 'AL' in centre star below - Leading Electrical Mechanic (Air) 35. Star above letters 'AO' in centre star below - Leading Ordnance Electrical Mechanic (Air) 36. Star above letters 'AR' in centre star below - Leading Radio Electrician's Mate (Air) 37. Star above letters 'AR' in centre star below - Leading Radio Electrical Mechanic (Air) 38. Star above letters 'CE' in centre star below - Leading Control Electrical Mechanic 39. Star above letter 'L' in centre star below - Leading Electrician's Mate 40. Star above letter 'L' in centre star below - Leading Electrical Mechanic 41. Star above letters 'OE' in centre star below - Leading Ordnance Electrical Mechanic 42. Star above letter 'R' in centre star below - Leading Radio Electrician's Mate 43. Star above letter 'R' in centre star below - Leading Radio Electrical Mechanic 44. Star above letters 'RE' in centre star below - Leading Radio Electrical Mechanic 45. Star above letters 'AL' in centre - Electrician's Mate ((Air) 1st class 46. Star above letters 'AL' in centre - Electrical Mechanic (Air) 1st class 47. Star above letters 'AO' in centre - Ordnance Electrical Mechanic (Air) 1st class 48. Star above letters 'AR' in centre - Radio Electrician's Mate (Air) 1st class 49. Star above letters 'AR' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanic (Air) 1st class 50. Star above letters 'CE' in centre - Control Electrical Mechanic 1st class 51. Star above letter 'R' in centre - Electrician's Mate 1st class 52. Star above letter 'R' in centre - Electrical Mechanic 1st class 53. Star above letters 'OE' in centre - Ordnance Electrical Mechanic 1st class 54. Star above letter 'R' in centre - Radio Electrician's Mate 1st class 55. Star above letter 'R' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanic 1st class 56. Star above letters 'RE' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanic 1st class 57. Letters 'AL' in centre - Electrical Rating (Air) 58. Letters 'AL' in centre - Electrician's Mate (Air) 2nd class 59. Letters 'AL' in centre - Electrical Mechanic (Air) 2nd class 60. Letters 'AO' in centre - Ordnance Electrical Mechanic (Air) 2nd class 61. Letters 'AR' in centre - Radio Electrical Rating (Air) 62. Letters 'AR' in centre - Radio Electrician's Mate (Air) 2nd class 63. Letters 'AR' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanic (Air) 2nd class 64. Letters 'CE' in centre - Control Electrical Mechanic 2nd class 65. Letter 'L' in centre - Electrical Rating 66. Letter 'L' in centre - Electrician's Mate 2nd class 67. Letter 'L' in centre - Electrical Mechanic 2nd class 68. Letters 'OE' in centre - Ordnance Electrical Mechanic 2nd class 69. Letter 'R' in centre - Radio Electrical Rating 70. Letter 'R' in centre - Radio Electrician's Mate 2nd class 71. Letter 'R' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanic 2nd class 72. Letters 'RE' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanic 2nd class |
1969- 1951-1969 1969- 1948-1951 1951- 1948-1955 1955- 1967- 1967- 1948-1951 1951- 1948-1955 1955- 1969- 1969- 1948-1951 1951-1969 1948-1955 1955-1969 1969- 1969- 1948-1951 1951-1969 1948-1955 1955-1969 1969- 1969- 1948-1955 1955- 1967- 1948-1955 1955- 1969- 1948-1955 1955-1969 1969- 1948-1955 1955-1969 1969- 1948-1955 1955- 1967- 1948-1955 1955- 1969- 1948-1955 1955-1969 1969- 1948-1955 1955-1969 1969- 1947-1948 1948-1955 1955- 1967 1947-1948 1948-1955 1955- 1969- 1947-1948 1948-1955 1955-1969 1969- 1947-1948 1948-1955 1955-1969 1969- |
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1. Mechanicians 2nd and 3rd class | ||||
1. CPO Royal Naval Volunteer
(Postal) Reserve (RNVPR) (lrp)
2. Crown above star below - CPO RNVPR (hrp) 3. Crown above star below - CPO RNVPR (hrp) 4. Crown above - CPO RNVPR (lrp) 5. Crown above - PO RNVPR 6. Crown above - PO RNVPR 7. (waa) RNVPR Rating 8. (waa) RNVPR Rating |
1959- 1959- 1951-1959 1959- 1951-1959 1959- |
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1. Coder Educational2. With the
letter 'S' on right hand page - Coder (Special) 3. (waa) Coder RNVR |
1954-1959 |
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Electrical Mechanician (Air) 4th class |
1. Electrical
Mechanician (Air) 2nd or 3rd class 2. Electrical Mechanician (Air) 4th class 3. Crown above letters 'AL' in centre star below - Electrical Mechanician 1st class 4. Crown above letters 'AR' in centre star below - Radio Electrical Mechanician 1st class 5. Crown above letter 'L' in centre star below - Electrical Mechanician 1st class 6. Crown above letter 'R' in centre star below - Radio Electrical Mechanician 1st class 7. Crown above letters 'AO' in centre - Ordnance Electrical Mechanician (Air) 2nd, 3rd or 4th class 8. Crown above letters 'AR' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanician (Air) 2nd or 3rd class 9. Crown above letters 'AR' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanician (Air) 4th class 10. Crown above letters 'CE' in centre - Control Electrical Mechanician 2nd, 3rd or 4th class 11. Crown above letter 'L' in centre - Electrical Mechanician 2nd or 3rd class 12. Crown above letters 'OE' in centre - Ordnance Electrical Mechanician 2nd, 3rd or 4th class 13. Crown above letter 'R' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanician 2nd or 3rd class 14. Crown above letters 'RE' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanician 2nd, 3rd or 4th class 15. Star above letters 'AL' in centre star below - Electrical Mechanician (Air) 4th class 16. Star above letters 'AL' in centre star below - Electrical Mechanician (Air) acting 4th or 5th class 17. Star above letters 'AO' in centre star below - Ordnance Electrical Mechanician (Air) acting 4th or 5th class 18. Star above letters 'AR' in centre star below - Radio Electrical Mechanician (Air) 4th class 19. Star above letters 'AR' in centre star below - Radio Electrical Mechanician (Air) acting 4th or 5th class 20. Star above letters 'CE' in centre star below - Control Electrical Mechanician acting 4th or 5th class 21. Star above letters 'OE' in centre star below - Ordnance Electrical Mechanician acting 4th or 5th class 22. Star above letter 'R' in centre star below - Radio Electrical Mechanician 4th class 23. Star above letters 'RE' in centre star below - Radio Electrical Mechanician acting 4th or 5th class 24. Star above letters 'AL' in centre - Electrical Mechanician (Air) 5th class 25. Star above letters 'AR' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanician (Air) 5th class 26. Star above letter 'R' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanician 5th class 27. Letters 'AL' in centre - Electrical Mechanician Apprentice (Air) 28. Letters 'AO' in centre - Ordnance Electrical Mechanician Apprentice (Air) 29. Letters 'AR' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanician Apprentice (Air) 30. Letters 'CE' in centre - Control Electrical Mechanician Apprentice 31. Letters 'MA' in centre - Electrical Mechanician Apprentice (before categorisation) 32. Letters 'OE' in centre - Ordnance Electrical Mechanician Apprentice 33. Letter 'R' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanician Apprentice 34. Letters 'RE' in centre - Radio Electrical Mechanician Apprentice |
1969- 1953-1962 1953-1962 1953-1962 1953-1962 1967- 1953- 1969- 1969- 1953-1969 1969- 1953-1969 1969- 1960- 1969- 1967- 1960-1969 1969- 1969- 1969 1966-1969 1969- 1960-1969 1960-1969 1966-1969 1960- 1967 1960 1969 1960 1969- 1966-1969 1969- |
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This badge was authorised by
AFO 708 of March 1959 for Communication Branch ratings who
satisfactorily completed the parachute training course at the RAF
Parachute Training School and were attached to the Independent
Amphibious Observation Unit, Royal Artillery. The badge, which depicts a parachute with wings may still be worn after the ratings cease duty with the Regiment unless withdrawn for refusing to jump or being absent without good cause from a parade specially ordered for parachute jumping. The following badge was worn with the associated uniforms:- a. Gold on blue, silver parachute - No1's b. Red on blue - Blue naval uniform other than No1's c. Blue on white - Naval tropical white uniform d. White on khaki serge - Khaki serge uniforms e. White on K/D - K/D uniforms.Parachute badges may also be worn by ratings who have qualified in other Services provided that:- a. they have completed a basic parachute course at a recognised RAF Parachute Training School and been subsequently on the strength of an airborne unit which required them to drop by parachute, or b. they have made the parachute jump in operations against the enemy, orc. they have not had the privilege of wearing the badge withdrawn for refusing to jump or being absent from a parade specifically ordered for jumping. The badges are worn in the same positions as flying badges. |
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1. Weapon Mechanician 4th
class 2. Crown above - Weapon Mechanician 2nd and 3rd class 3. Star above - Weapon Mechanician acting 4th and 5th class 4. (waa) Weapon Mechanician Apprentice |
1964- 1964- 1964- |
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1. (waa) Seacat Aimer (worn on right cuff) | ||||
Pilots badge, with silver
anchor and cable of silver embroidery surrounded by a laurel wreath of
silver embroidery superimposed on the wings of an albatross.Worn as
follows:-
Blue uniforms 1. CPO on cuff of left sleeve above centre button 2. Other ratings 1??" from end of left sleeve, or, 1??" above the point of the left cuff of jumpers with cuffs. Working Dress 1. Above the left breast shirt pocket TROPICAL 1. 1??" above left breast pocket of tunic 2. Or immediately above medals/ medal ribbons. 3. On junior rate jumpers, same as for Blue Uniforms '2' above. 4. Not worn on tropical shirts or white fronts. |
This was worn by lower deck pilots and but for a few minor (trivial) differences, was the same as that worn by a commissioned pilot. NOTE. The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) merged on the 1st April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force (RAF). From that date to 1922 the RAF provided the aircrews along with the ground maintenance personnel for the navy's aircraft carriers. In 1924, the "Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force" was formed. In early 1925 naval officers wishing to fly with the FAA of the RAF were trained at RAF flying schools. In that year, in October, AFO 2793 issued details of the first naval pilots badge. All ship borne aircraft and personnel were transferred to Admiralty control in 1937 when the "FAA of the RN" was officially formed, this after many battles between admirals and air marshals, when at one time, the RAF objected to allowing the navy to have CPO pilots stating that they were technically inferior to RAF sergeant pilots. Early in 1938, direct recruiting to the FAA brought in many officers who had learned to fly when short service officers in the RAF or who had qualified at private flying schools. On the 24th May 1939 when nearly two years old, the FAA became fully independent of the RAF. At the start of WW2 the navy were desperately short of aircrew (pilots, observers, telegraphist air gunners) and many ratings were chosen for pilot training and other aircrew tasks. Some remained ratings on qualifying whilst others (and many after two months basic training in HMS St Vincent as naval airmen 2nd class) qualified and became Air Branch officers wearing the letter 'A' in the loop/curl of their top stripe on both sleeves. The navy's aircrews were made up of midshipmen, RN, RNR and RNVR officers; Royal Marine officers; RN warrant officers and rating pilots, the latter taken from the seaman and communication branches. | 1937-1955 when the ratings pilot scheme was put in abeyance. In 1961, four significant things happened:- 1. The last national serviceman left the RN.2. The Nore Command closed. 3. SL Officers were recruited with a minimum of 4 GCE 'O' levels and some became pilots, both rotary and fixed wing.4. The ratings pilot scheme was finally closed. | ||
Aircrewman. A badge very
similar to that worn by a commissioned officer or warrant officer (pre
1949) observer. Wings with anchor in centre surrounded by a narrow oval of rope with crown above. |
1. Telegraphist air gunner 2nd class. CPO wear badge on both collars in red but single badge for right cuff in blue. Others wear single badge on right cuff in red and blue. |
In 1944, AFO 4024 brought issues of new badges to ratings in the FAA (other than pilots).2. Telegraphist Air Gunner 1st class - Wings with anchor in centre surrounded by embroidered wreath and crown above. 3. Telegraphist Air Gunner 3rd class - Wings with anchor in centre surrounded by a narrow oval of rope with star above 4. Naval Airman (General Duties) - Wings with anchor in centre surrounded by a narrow oval of rope. Also worn by ratings under training as pilots, during preliminary and Part 1 observer training, and during Parts 1 and 2 TAG training. These were called Aircrewmen (U). | ||
The original badge of the Royal Flying Corps had wings of a SWIFT; that of the Royal Naval Air Service of an EAGLE, and that of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy, an ALBATROSS. On formation, the Royal Air Force took the wings of an EAGLE as their badge and that remains their badge to this very day. | Before Britain
had an air force (of any kind), she had a Balloon Battalion and for
ex-Ganges boys, the Annexe at Shotley used to be a Balloon Station. Once
the Battalion had been disbanded (for naval use - the army kept it and
used it on the battlefields of WW1), a Central Flying School was opened
at Netheravon on Salisbury Plain and the Royal Flying Corps was formed:
that was in April 1912.Ratings have been pilots in the navy from the
earliest of times and well before WW1 started. In the early days they
served in the RNAS. Ratings who had become trained pilots carried on
wearing the uniform appropriate to their branch and rating - usually
Class II square rig, but those who joined as ratings for flying training
wore Class III fore and aft rig the same as the S&S branch, SBA's
and Coder junior rates. Although these badges have been long gone, here is just a
small trip down memory lane to show you a few of them.
From left to right, top to bottom -
1. RNAS CPO Cap Badge 2. Rating pilot of an aeroplane - worn on right sleeve for PO's & below and on collars for CPO's. 3. Rating Coxswain of an Airship. Worn on collars. 4. RNAS Armoured car personnel - pin on badge. 5. Rating RNAS Artisan 6. Rating RNAS Engineer 7. RFC Cap Tally 8. RNAS General Branch 9. RNAS (Pin on badge) AA CorpsOn the 14th February 2003 died Lt Cdr Frederick 'Ben' Rice DSM. He was the first rating-pilot to land on an aircraft carrier, HMS Courageous in February 1939. |
1912- |