ROYAL MARINES BADGE & INSIGNIA REFERENCE

Royal Navy Documents

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Year Reference Description
1912 AFO 713 Badges for Stoker Ratings
1914 AFO 138 Distinguishing Badges for R.N.V.R.
1914 AFO 55 Royal Naval Air Service-Organisation
1916 AFO 1725 Auxiliary Patrol Motor Launches and Motor Boats
1917 AFO 2589 R.N.V.R. Officers attcahed to the R.N.A.S.-Rank and Command
1917 AFO 2590 R.N.A.S. Uniforms-Patterns of Stars
1918 AFO 2110 R.N.A.S. Ratings under Control of Admiralty-Nomenclature and Badges
1918 AFO 3224 Officers of Non-Military Branches-Changes in Titles and Uniform
1918 AFO 414 Womens Royal Naval Service-Arrangements
1918 AFO 698 Chaplains Badge
1919 AFO 802 Ordnance Artificer Branch-Institution of Armourer Ratings-Pay and conditions of service
1920 AFO 1987 Uniform-Royal Cypher
1920 AFO 2654 Badges for Marksman
1920 AFO 271 Warrant Officers and Officers promoted therefrom-Revision of Titles
1921 AFO 1755 Changes in Officers Uniform
1921 AFO 2794 Wardmaster Lieutenant-Rank Established and number of Commissioned Wardmasters increased
1922 AFO 2533 Royal Air Force-Relative Rank
1924 AFO 2076 Badges-Letters, R.N.R and R.N.V.R.-Issuing Prices
1924 AFO 226 Individual Cap Ribbons
1924 AFO 871 Distinguishing Badges-R.N.R. and R.N.V.R.