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World
War 1 at Sea
ROYAL NAVY - BADGES of RANKS for OFFICERS,
MEN and BOYS
with
addendum on Other Branches (RNAS, Medical,
Paymaster, Instructor and WRNS) and
Warrant Officers
Extracts
from the Admiralty Manual of Seamanship,
1915
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Yeoman
of Signals George Smith, 1916 (click to enlarge)
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(click
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Other
World War 1 Branches - RNAS, Medical, Paymaster,
Instructor and WRNS
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Royal
Navy
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Royal
Naval Air Service
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Medical
Branch (to
November 1918, thereafter RN rank with Surgeon
prefix)
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Accountant
Branch (to November 1918, thereafter RN rank with Paymaster prefix)
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Naval
Instructor Branch (to November 1918, thereafter RN rank with Instructor prefix)
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WRNS
(approximate
equivalents based on standard width sleeve rings,
with or without diamonds)
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Vice-Admiral
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Medical Director-General
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Rear-Admiral
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Surgeon-General
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Paymaster Director-General
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Director
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Commodore
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Deputy Director
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Captain
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Wing Captain
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Deputy Surgeon-General
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Paymaster-in-Chief
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Chief Naval Instructor
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Assistant Director
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Commander
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Wing Commander
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Fleet Surgeon
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Fleet Paymaster
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Naval Instructor (over 15 years)
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Deputy Assistant Director/Principal (without)
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Lieutenant-Commander
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Squadron Commander
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Staff Surgeon
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Staff Paymaster/Paymaster
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Naval Instructor (over 8 years)
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Divisional Director
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Lieutenant
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Flight Lieutenant
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Surgeon
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Paymaster/Assistant Paymaster (over
4 years)
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Naval Instructor (under 8 years)
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Deputy Divisional Director/Deputy
Principal (without)
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Sub-Lieutenant
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Flying Sub-Lieutenant
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Surgeon Probation, RNVR
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Assistant Paymaster (under 4 years)
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Assistant Principal (without)
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Midshipman
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Clerk
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Quarters Supervisor (half-width ring above three buttons)
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Cadet
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Assistant Clerk
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Warrant
Officers
Most
Royal Navy and Royal Marine ranks are straightforward -
Boy to Chief Petty Officer, Midshipman to Admiral of the
Fleet, but in the middle are the sometimes puzzling Warrant
Officers, a rank that was only discontinued
in 2010.
Following
are a list of what I believe to be the Warrant
Officer ranks existing in the World War 1 period. Any
corrections would be appreciated:
Artificer
Engineer, Chief Artificer Engineer, Boatswain,
Carpenter, Chief Boatswain, Chief Carpenter, Chief
Gunner, Chief Signal Boatswain, Gunner, Mate, Mate (E),
Signal Boatswain, Warrant Electrician, Warrant Engineer,
Warrant Mechanician, Warrant
Officer, Warrant Schoolmaster, Warrant Shipwright,
Warrant Telegraphist, Warrant
Victualling Officer, Warrant
Wardmaster, Warrant Writer.
Correction
with thanks to Jim Kemp, 7 Mar 2013 -
Clerk and Assistant Clerk were not warrant
officers. The Clerk was a Midshipman in the Paymaster
specialisation; Assistant Clerk a Naval Cadet in the
same specialisation. The rank progression was Asst
Clerk to Clerk to Asst Paymaster (later Sub Lieutenant
Paymaster).
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