Royal Marine Artillery 1879-1923
Other ranks brass helmet plate with 2 loops to reverse.There is a small piece
of spelter on the back of the badge at 4 "o"clock, which can be seen in the back picture,that does not detract from an original badge.Ref K&K Vol 1 1106.
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Royal Navy Youth Entrant
Scarce woven on silk arm badge designed for 17 year olds who had been accepted by the Royal Navy and were awaiting call up at 18. WWII period read more
Merchant Navy & Defensively Equipped Merchant Ship
Woven cloth shoulder title and arm badge. DEMS patch with ink written 51 Punford on back. Shoulder title has more wear than patch read more
Royal Marine Engineers
Very scarce officer's brass shoulder title with 2 loops to reverse. Worn 1917 to 1919 only. Ref Westlake 1602 read more
Girls Naval Training Corps K/C
I think this is a CPOs woven cloth cap badge to the above. Yellow on black. Scarce read more
Royal Navy QVC
I think a Royal Navy Victorian PTI's badge, have not seen this before. In silver plate with 2 silvered loops and backing plate to reverse. Some wear to silver plate on left hand club. A very unusual nice item read more
Collingwood
Brass shoulder title with 2 loops to reverse. Raised at the outbreak of WWI and saw service at Dunkirk and Antwerp before going to the Dardanelles. Suffered such heavy casualties that they were disbanded in June 1915. Along with Benbow part of the 1st Royal Naval Brigade. Were never issued a cap badge. Ref Westlake 1611 read more