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

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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

Organisation . . . . . . . . . 29Royal Air Force, Officers'

Badges of Rank, etc. . .. . 22,23Royal Air Force, Badges ofW.O's, N.C.O .'s, etc.

. . .

24R.A.F . Educational Branch . . . 25Royal Armoured Corps . . .

. . .

16Royal Army Ordnance Corps

16Royal Corps of Signals . . .

. . .

16

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

Badges . .. . . . . . .Auxiliary Territorial Service . . .

16161616

25-2731

Royal Electrical and MechanicalEngineers . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Royal Engineers . . . . . . . . . 16Royal Marines .. . . . . . . . 6Royal National Lifeboat

Institution . .. . . . . . . . . . 26Royal Navy and Reserves,

Boys' Brigade . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Badges of Petty Officers andRatings . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11

Bay Scouts . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Royal Navy, Examples of Full-British Army Badge . . . . . . 14 Dress Cuffs . . . . . . . . . . . . 4British Legion . . . . . . . . . 26 Royal Navy, Executive BranchBritish Red Cross Society . . . 28 Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,4Civil Defence General Services 32 Royal Navy, Officers ofCivil Nursing Reserve . . . . . . 27 Branches other than Executive 5Coastguard, H.M . . . . . . . . . . 13 Royal Navy, Shoulder Straps

Combined Operations Command 25 on Great Coats . . . . . . . . , 5

Discharged Unfit Badge . . . 26Royal Navy Youth Entries . . . 7

Entertainments National Service Royal Naval Reserve . . . . . . 6

Association . . . . . . . . . 25 Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 6Fleet Air Arm . . . . . . . . . 7 Royal Observer Corps . . . . . . 25

Girl Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Royal Ordnance Factory

Glider Pilot . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Home Guard . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 St. Andrew's Ambulance Corps 29

Mechanised Transport Corps 25 St.John Ambulance Brigade . . . 29

Merchant Navy . . . . . . . . . 12 Special Constabulary . . . . . . 26

National Fire Service . . . . . . 32 Territorial Army NursingService . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Navy, Army and Air Force Voluntary Aid Detachment 28. . .Institutes . . . . . . . . . . . .Navy League Sea Cadet Corps

2625 Women's Auxiliary Air Force 31

Parachute Regiment . . . . . . 16Women's Land Army . . . . . . 27

Paratroops . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Women's Legion . . . . . . . . . 26

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).

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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

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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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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 9BADGES OF PETTY OFFICERS & RATINGS

AIR FITTER(AIR FRAME)

CHIEF SAILAIAKER

PHYSICAL TRAININGI~IST~R. tat cLASess

g1f4lER

AIR GUNNER3RD GLASS

LEADING TELEGRAPHIST I

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PHYSICAL TRAININ9INSTeucTUR . ~xB cLASs

PETTY OFFICERTELEGRAPHIST

ENGINE SECTIONLEADING RATING

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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 & RATINGSr7A11 Si

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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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+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.

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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

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PARACHUTE REGIMENT - ,

ARMY EOUCATIORAL CORPS.J

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CONDUCTOR AND STAFFSEROT.-MAJOR. i ST CLASS

R.S.M . & OTHER W.O .'sf ST CLASS

SQUADRON Q.M .S . &11OIMPANY Q.M .S.

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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

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SQUADRON-SCOUT

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(RIFLE REGIMENTS) (R.E. & R.A .)

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(CLASS s BEST SHOT OF CORPORALS SECTION COMMANDERS INSTRUCTOR

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andBugle for Rifle

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and andlet "se8mvt-Sergeants

8sauts in FactRegimental Scouts in

Quarda andQaoalry aJ the Gnv ; 8eauf.Brrpipah

CInfaptrq.

Also with Two Stripes for lst.class orderly.Also Machinery Artiftosrand Smith .Also

fSeryeants and Lan~Sergsnnte of a Battalion

Also Lancr-Corporals and Pribatw of a Battalion,of host 0,shot in

ahuadrrg Squadroe in amob Squadron,

company +rlth 8Wrcompany

unit ; inatsad of Crew bestor Bond ; and Root onty, 7llurksfrh,& formulury"trs

h AtsoJ Serpsants and Lanss-8srgsants 0f a Battalion

ARMYPROFICIENCY BADGES, DISTINGUISHING

FLASHES, &o.

6(Inits wertr ebe ettp badom of thh,awnty regiments.

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clw§ir'~C PARoWorn just bolow

shoulder of uniform

af .'1 sBadgs fnr uee

with plain dathes

OPERATOR FLASHFIRE CONTROL WN1 By HOME SUARD "WTALILM FI181LIEA8

22 RUYAL AIR FURCEOFFICERS' BADGES OF RANK

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 .

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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 23OFFICERS' 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 &

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MISCELLANEOUS

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OORP8 AUXILIARY COOPS

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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 .

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ROYAL NATIONAL ROYAL NATIONALLIFEBOAT INSTITUTION LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION BRMSH LEGION

(C-swain's Budge)-* (Other flafings)

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THE WOMEN'S NAVY, ARMY AND SPECIAL CONSTABULARYLEGION AIR FORCE INSTITUTES (Atetrepcliten)

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DISCHARGED UNFIT AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS t WORKERS IN ROYALORONAROE FACTORIES

AUXILIARY &

MISCELLANEOUS

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WOMEN'S

VOLUNTARY SERVICES WOMEN'S LARD ARMY CIVIL NURSING RESERVE[Ciui! OcfenceJ

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BOY SCOUTS BOYS' BRIGADE GIRL GUIDES

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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

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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

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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 31TERRITORIAL SERVICE

CAP BADGEA . T, 3. Officers wear voidembroidered badges.

CHIEF SENIOR" COMMANDER OOMMANDER

JUNIOR SUBALTERN 2NDCOMMANDER 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.