RAHr o DBOGES IN THE 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 Edited 6y E . C . TALBOT-BOOTH Paymr. Lleut .-Corn mandf . R.N .R . PRINTED 1N GREAT BRITAIN LONDON GEORGE PHILIP & SON, LTD., 32 FLEET STREET, E.C. PHUP . SON & NEPHEW, LTD. . LIVERPOOL 1943
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RAHroDBOGESIN THE
NAVY, ARMY, EoQoVAND AUXILIARIES
A fully coloured guide tothe badges worn. by
members ofHis Majesty's Forces
More than 300,000
copies Sold
Edited 6y
E . C . TALBOT-BOOTHPaymr. Lleut.-Cornmandf. R.N .R .
PRINTED 1N GREAT BRITAIN
LONDONGEORGE PHILIP & SON, LTD., 32 FLEET STREET, E.C.
PHUP . SON & NEPHEW, LTD. . LIVERPOOL1943
PAGE
Air Raid Precautions . . . . . . 26Air-Sea Rescue Service . . . . . . 25Air Training Corps . . . . . . 25Air Transport Auxiliary . . . 25Army, Distinguishing Badges,
various Corps . . . . . . . . . 16Army, Officers'BadgesofRank 14,15Army, Rank and AppointmentBadges of W.O.'s, N.C.O .'sand Men . . . . . . . . .
17-19Army . Skill-at-Arms, Proficiency
Badges, etc.
. . . . . .
20,21Armv, some distinctive 'Stars , 15
LIST OF CONTENTSPACE
QueenAlexandra's Royal NavalNursing Service . . . . . . . . . 28
Reconnaissance Corps . . . . . . 16Red Cross and St. John War
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 .
Army Air Corps . . . . . . . . .Army Catering Corps . . . . . .Army Dental Corps . .. . . .Army Educational Corps .Auxiliary and Miscellaneous
Pioneer Corps . . . . . . . . . 16 Women's Royal Naval Service 30Queen Alexandra's Imperial Women's Transport Service . . . 25
Military Nursing Service . . . 27 Women's Voluntary Services 27
4 ROYAL NAVY
White cap-covers for Ogcerqand white cans for ratingsare worn on Foreign Stations
EXECUTIVE BRANCH-OFFICERS
REAR-ADMIRAL &COMMODORE 1 at CI .
Cap &Badge as 1&2
Flag OAFaere are those of Rear-Admirai's rank sad above, and whofly a dietenguiekihp flap.A Cam'nado,eJl+aa a brood Pennant far Pandant).
3
4O ROYAL NAVY-
EXECUTIVE BRANCH--OFFICERS
FLAG OFFICERS&COMMODORES
1 et CLASS
MIDSHIPMAN & CADETflap and Badge oe il and 2(tButtans only in Jull drew).
EXAMPLES OF FULL-DRESS CUFFS.
'Also Commissioned Office- from Warrant rank,
WARRANT OFFICERCap d Badge as 11 and 2.
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.
COMMODORES,(2ndClass) COMMIS5fONEDCAPTAINS
WARRANT & WARRANT& COMMANDERS
TO SUB-LIEUTENANT
OFFICERS ONLY
-ROYAL NAVY-OFFICERS, OF OTHER BRANCHES
ACCOUNTANT(PAYMASTER)
ELECTRICAL
INSTRUCTOR SHIPWRIGHT ORDNANCE& CONSTRUCTORS
Note
The ranks for all these Officers tire the same as forExecatlue Officers, with the prgfx of "surgeon "for "8prgeanso and so " [ f Ol addedfor Don tal Ofaers] . "Paymaster soandso "for Accountant, and others as named above.
In the case ofthe Engineer Officers, most are called by Executive ranks, butwith ~~E"in brackets afterwards : for instance, Commander (E) .A few Captains and upwards, however, still retain thaformertitles of Engineer Captain, Engineer Rear-Adm 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 .
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.
ROYAL NAVY & RESERVES 7
APB& APe
Pefty Ofcero ruear a single-breastedlacket for iuork+ng viq, arrd a do re bfe-breasted otherwise.C,P,0,s wear three furye be+ttons on sleeves and it on- .vrrbstanfirle badyes on their lapels.
"Aithotiah it is rrut worn nowadags . this badge still o/lrcially exists .
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aPETTY OFFICERS
AMEN AND BOYS CHIEFDRESSED AS SEAMEN PETTY OFFICER PETTY OFFICER
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y F . ENTRIES
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OFFICERS! BUTTONS ? , Y
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1 rn+l-up nt 18. Worry rrt the top of lope Ak elssue on Nonre Bvr"d, Ben Cudef u
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ROYAL NAVY & RESERVESBADGES OF PETTY OFFICERS & RATINGS
GUNNERY RATING3RD 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.
ROYAL NAVY & RESERVES 9
BADGES OF PETTY OFFICERS & RATINGS
AIR FITTER(AIR FRAME)
CHIEF SAILAIAKER
PHYSICAL TRAININGI~IST~R. tat cLASess
g1f4lER
AIR GUNNER3RD GLASS
LEADING TELEGRAPHIST I
TELEGRAPHIST
PHYSICAL TRAININ9INSTeucTUR . ~xB cLASs
PETTY OFFICERTELEGRAPHIST
ENGINE SECTIONLEADING RATING
REGULATING P.O.
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Bee ft" on page 71 .
tApplis8 to rnembera of the Air Branch fR.,Y,
Rx-V.R .I-* In full, "Physlaal a*d Rerreatienal 7rainipp Instructor."
I°ROYAL NAVY & RESERVES
BADGES OF PETTY OFFICERS & RATINGS
CHIEF P.O . ARTISAN
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ALL OTHER ARTISANS
CHIEF STOKER AND
LEADING STOKER ANDSTOKER PETTY OFFICER
STOKER, 15r CLASS
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ROYAL NAVY & RESERVES "BADGES OF PETTY OFFICERS & RATINGS
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The badgea shown on pages 8, 9, 10 end 11 ate, wi(A Ikeexception of the last three, worn on the WONT arm, and inthe ease of chief Pettp Officers or: the front of the collorlapel. lhep are. as shown in the drawings. FED on blueserge or working rig, but are in 9Ll1E on white uniforms,also in GOLD wAen worn on cloth or fall dreaa.
The bottomraw ilfustrates LONG SERVICE and 0000 CONDUCTSTRIPES ; threw stripes denoting at leant thirteen years,two denoting at least eight years, and Ono at least fiveyears,
Thess afripes are worn upon the LEFT aim,
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12 MERCHANT NAVY
+Ve Distributed to O~eers and Alan of the MerchantSevlce and pgep~ea Fiehlna Fleece, 1940.
Cap badge, eto., are those of the ofoial Alerohpnt Nauy uniforms. Many Corapaniea alfl! retaintheir own Aistinetiue badgea and unofarms urhich are optional.
H.M . COASTGUARD13
CAP BADGES
INSPECTORSAND HIGHER GRADES
Badgen. i
DISTRICT OFFICERS9ndye us 1
DEPUTY OHIEF INSPECTOR
STATION OFFICERS
STATION OFFICERSAND CDASTGUARDSIAEN
Bndge .a 2
INSPECTORS
BUTTONS
DISTRICT OFFIOFASAND WNER GRADES
STATION OFFICERSAND OWTSBROSMEN
COABTOUAR08MEX warno 4raidwr th.mfwuee of their reeferJackets.
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Worn on 8eroicewith aplain khaki cloth peaA .
LIEU7-GENERALP, eadys and Qoflet Putvh
as a,U & C .
* ARMY
OFFIOERS' BADGES OF RANK
FIELD-MARSHAL
MAJOR-GENERALCup, eadye and Corgel Patolr
asa,6&C .
Cup and Badgo ofSvGstaniiere Coloasl
Worn on Service with aplain khaki cloth peak .
Ca for Officers of rankbE vw Colonel. Regimentalor other badge being worn
at A.
SOMEDISTINCTIVE"STARS"
ARMY -OFFICERS' BADGES OF RANK
GORGET PATCHLlor1et Potch of Substantive
Colonel.
Gcrrrret patCltes are worn indi .?e'rent colours.accordlng to theBranch as under :BLUE (b "iuhtl Royal EnprrreerSeroicps : !pale) Education.RED ( sue r1 e t i Gen era/ Staff a ndprdnur+ce . 'cherry) Medical ;(maroon) Veterinary . PURPLE .Chaplain . GREEN, Denial .YELLOW, Pay.
Metal Rank Distinctions Worn byOAeers are sometimes of a dullbronze colour, but are here shownn .r gilt for greater clearness .
LIEUT.-MLONEL
CAPTAIN
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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Is ARMYDISTINGUISHING BADGES OF VARIOUS CORPS
ARMY DENTAL CARPS
ROYAL ENGINEERS
ROYAL ELEGfMCAI. AM10M ICAL BBINEER8
RECONRAISANCE CORPS
ROYAL CORPS OF SIGNALS
ROYAL ARAINREC CWP8
PIONEER CORPS
ARMY CATERING CORPS
ROYAL ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
ARMY AIR CORPS
,
PARACHUTE REGIMENT - ,
ARMY EOUCATIORAL CORPS.J
- ARMY
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RANK & APPOINTMENT BADGES : W.O.'s, N.C.O.'s - & MEN
CONDUCTOR AND STAFFSEROT.-MAJOR. i ST CLASS
R.S.M . & OTHER W.O .'sf ST CLASS
SQUADRON Q.M .S . &11OIMPANY Q.M .S.
8OUADRON OUARTERIAA8"l
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ROYAL ARMYIiISKEI'RY STAFFS GYMNASTIC STAFF
ASSIST INSTRUCTORMEDICAL CORPS OF SIGNALLING
PARATROOPS GLIDER PILOTa Also Condaetor (Royal Army Ordnance Corps) ; 1st Class Staff Sergeant-major .h Fxcept Sergeant-Major of Foot Guards who wears special badge. c Also School-master, Quartermaster-corporal household Caualry ;. d )neludlna SquadronCorporal-Major (Household Cauulry) : Platoon and Section and Troop Berg~ant-Major.e Staff Sergeant. f Wear aiguillettes in full dress. Four cheurons with drumin place of crown worn by Drum-Major ; Bugle, Bugle-Major ; crossed Trumpets,Trumpet-Majur ; and SagN+pes, Pine-Major. g Wear aiguillettes lrt full dress
i Ondwo is alsn worn by Commissioned Offeers of lower rank.Brass (n r gilt) lettei :s (V .R .) are are rn on lapels ref Oloers of R .A .F .V .R .
.I .Y
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N'knr-~ ~ I-~`il Note.-la Fuil Dress
all sleeueMARSHAL OF THE
Officers'ROYAL AIR FORCE' 'rinvs"arein GOLD.
AIR AIR-MARSHAL AIR AIR-COMMODORECHIEF MARSHAL VICE-MARSHAL
Note .- On greut-coots
GROUP CAPTAIN ""'" dlsrji+rtions ore+shoulder-strops. worn on
WING-COMMANDER AND OTHER COMMISSIONED OFFICERS L` I(See page .23)
" Cap and Budge also apply to Ofcers In the second rrow.
ROYAL AIR FORCE 23
OFFICERS' RANK BADGES ; "WINGS," ETC .
SQUADRON LEADER
fLICHT-LIEUTENANT
FLYING OFFICER PILOT OFFICER
Thesebodgesare wornnn the lertbreast
CHAPLAIN-CAP BADGECpunr 8ndge is similar, butwithout the +mperml Pram
QUALIFIED PILOTS "WINGS" t
OBSERVER & NAVIGATOR
AIR-GUNNERA Rad+o
Operator has the 18LLBry P.9. JOSLead of A.G .
DENTAL COLLAR BADGE MEDICAL OFFICERCOLLAR BADGE
tHote.--Pilot's "winys"are worn Ay Army Officers nttorhad to the Army Co-nperaConSquadrons who have obtained their aertifrcates, also by rsN officers ROW seruiny in
any 8ewiee, who won the "~uiaga" during the Orevt Wnr.
f Worn by N.C. O.'s and men on cape similar in shape to those op aafle 22, bottom row,but in the case of the first with a black shiny peak.
"Worn by all non-commissioned ranks .
Members of the AuxiliaryAir Force wear the lelter'A' below the albatross.
R.A .F. Regiment.
Words in pole blue an dark blue backgroundworn just below shoulder.
AUXILIARY &
25
MISCELLANEOUS
1
ROYAL OBSERVER AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRAINING
OORP8 AUXILIARY COOPS
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COMBINED OPERATIONS AIR-SEA R.A .F.COMMAND RESCUE SERVICE EDUCATIONAL BRANCH
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EKFERTAINMENTS MECHANISED WOMEN'S NAVY LEAGUENATIONAL SERVICE TRANSPORT TRANSPORT SERVICE SEA OADET CORPSASSOC.IEIISA) CORPS (F :a :I.Y .)
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AUXILIARY &MISCELLANEOUS
alt Thu fechonie's Badge is similar with a Propellor instead of an Anchor.F Worrr ruith ciuilian clothes .
For details of badges wornon Cio11 Defence Uniforms see pagv 'U .
~R1T
ROYAL NATIONAL ROYAL NATIONALLIFEBOAT INSTITUTION LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION BRMSH LEGION
(C-swain's Budge)-* (Other flafings)
I so .
THE WOMEN'S NAVY, ARMY AND SPECIAL CONSTABULARYLEGION AIR FORCE INSTITUTES (Atetrepcliten)
Imo+
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.a ti+ DFgpht L1HE UiTy
DISCHARGED UNFIT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS t WORKERS IN ROYALORONAROE FACTORIES
AUXILIARY &
MISCELLANEOUS
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®EFEMCE
WOMEN'S
VOLUNTARY SERVICES WOMEN'S LARD ARMY CIVIL NURSING RESERVE[Ciui! OcfenceJ
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TERRITORIAL ARMY QUEEN ALEXANDRAB IMPERIAL QUEEN ALEXANDRA S IMPERIALNURSING SERVICE k111ITARY NOSING SERVICE MILITARY NURSING SERVICE
(RESERVE]
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BOY SCOUTS BOYS' BRIGADE GIRL GUIDES
IOFFICERI
28BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY
CAP BADGES, SHOULDER STRAPS, CUFFS, &c.
SENHHI SECTION LEADER
SECTION LEADER
OTHER(Worn on right &lean')
OEPUITYIYICt . COMMANDANT
QUEEN ALEXANDRA'S ROYALNAVAL NURSING SERVICE
CAP BADGECOUNTY A AW8TAKT BOUNTY OIREUTDR
SHOULDER STRAPshowing positionwhere star 1s warn
OTHER RANTSThie dsylas inwarloas sixes
VOLUNTARY AID DETACHIIIEAT
MOBILE BADGE
IMMOBILE BADGE
1 TheMatron's badge is as 'A,' but with only One surroundinghand of gold ; thesuperintending $irter'a badgrhae one band of red; the Nursing $iatels, no band.
ST. JOHNAMBULANCE BRIGADE
CAP WHOM)
D18TRIOT OR DOUIITYBERGEART-UJOR
CAP BADGE
RNSIRB ME
CAP (Y .U,'s & PRIVATES)
SURSECR-IN-CHIEF
A8818TANT
DISTRICT OR
DIVISMAL SURSEOII
AAIRlANOE DMCFRBIJRBEDII-IA-CHIEF
OOUUTY DFFIOER
& SUPEAIHfERUM
BADGE OF THERED CROSS & ST. JOHNWAR ORGANISATION
ST . ANDREW'SAMBULANCE ASSOCIATION
BADGE
* Lbrpe Sergeant-Nulw similar, bat with only Me /M,%L
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~° WOMEN'S ROYAL NAVAL SERVICECUFFS & BADGES
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RFFICER'S RAT RAT BADGE INNEffm
DEWY DakECiOR ~`811PER~N1EfiCEMT CHIEF OFFICER MEDICAL SUTERCITEIIOENT
FIRST OFFICER SECDRO OFFI CfR r
TNlRC OFFICER UNIFORM
AUXILIARY 31
TERRITORIAL SERVICE
CAP BADGEA . T, 3. Officers wear voidembroidered badges.
CHIEF SENIOR" COMMANDER OOMMANDER
JUNIOR SUBALTERN 2ND
COMMANDER SUBALTERN
WOMEN'S AUXILIARYAIR FORCE
SQUADRON FLIGMOFFICER OFFICER
SECT!pN ASSISTANTofME
SECTION OFFICER
Cap Badges are as in the R. A- F. . and the above and all otherSlesvc Rings agree with carreshonding Ranhs in the N.A .F.
UNIFORM
*The shoulder badges of the two highest ranks, that of Chief Controller and Contrailer,correspond with thoae warn by NujorvOenerals and Colonels in the Army .
NATIONAL EIRE SERVICE
CAP BADGECHIEF
REGIONALOFFICER
COLUMN SENIOROFFICER
COMPANY OFFICER
FIRE FORCE .
A88I8TAK
DIVISIONALD01IIIIIARDER
FIRE FORCE
OFFICERODMAIANDER
OOIIPARY SECTION LEAOIIIAOFFICER LEADER FIREMAN
CIVIL DEFENCE GENERAL SERVICES
BREAST BADGEA local marking (e.g . the name of the town)in qold ooiour can be worn below the brooatbadge if chaired by the local authority.
HEAD WARDER(IM LOMROM,POST WARDEN)
Cheurona, two or more in number, wornabove the elbow, are issued to- all junioraupervlaary grade., aumotime. popularly
deaodW as N. 0, O,'s .
SMOLDER 7M FOR O.D.RESCUE SERYWE
8imilar tltles amlaausd for thefollowing8erlikN
"Warden "'
"Uecontamlnation ""Ambulance" "Yeaaenger""Fire! Aid Poet"
' Report andControl""First Aid Party" (in
"8.1.0 ."IOutLondon,"8tretche,Party
IdentifeationSeruiae)
CONTROLLERSIMIMP barn, warn belowshoulder MIN,andaarying In number amd thioknwe, are mum
by all Sealpr Gfaere.
C.G, Steel Helmets.-The helmets of both enter and senior aupemlaory o~leen are palatod
HOFwhite, with the exooption of those worn 6y oat Identlpoation P~kera, whicA pre yellow.