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Rank and Rate: Volume II: Insignia of Royal Naval Ratings, WRNS, Royal Marines, QARNNS and Auxiliaries
E C Coleman
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Description for Rank and Rate: Volume II: Insignia of Royal Naval Ratings, WRNS, Royal Marines, QARNNS and Auxiliaries
Hardcover. With the exception of the royal marines, who adopted light infantry rank insignia from their earliest days, the Royal Navy was slow to introduce distinguishing rate badges for those serving on the 'lower deck'. Even when they were introduced, in 1853, the corresponding introduction of a uniform was still four years away. Num Pages: 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWF; JWTU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 305 x 13. Weight in Grams: 636. 96 pages, 750 colour photographs and diagrams. With the exception of the royal marines, who adopted light infantry rank insignia from their earliest days, the Royal Navy was slow to introduce distinguishing rate badges for those serving on the 'lower deck'. Even when they were introduced, in 1853, the corresponding introduction of a uniform was still four years away. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBK; JWF; JWTU. Dimension: 299 x 219 x 13. Weight: 636.
With the exception of the royal marines, who adopted light infantry rank insignia from their earliest days, the Royal Navy was slow to introduce distinguishing rate badges for those serving on the 'lower deck'. Even when they were introduced, in 1853, the corresponding introduction of a uniform was still four years away. As for officers, the design and arrangement of buttons also played a part in distinguishing one rating from another.
With the exception of the royal marines, who adopted light infantry rank insignia from their earliest days, the Royal Navy was slow to introduce distinguishing rate badges for those serving on the 'lower deck'. Even when they were introduced, in 1853, the corresponding introduction of a uniform was still four years away. As for officers, the design and arrangement of buttons also played a part in distinguishing one rating from another.
Product Details
Publisher
Crowood Press
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Ramsbury, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847973085
SKU
V9781847973085
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99-2
About E C Coleman
Ernest C Coleman entered the Royal Navy as a 'Junior', and left thirty-six years later as a Lieutenant. A life-long student of the Royal Navy's history, he has published several books on the subject including a two-volume history of the Royal Navy in polar exploration. Ernest has always had a fascination with the Royal Navy's insignia. In ... Read more
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