Identification of sailors uniform

[liver007]

Hi everyone,

I have attached a picture.

I don’t know if the person in the picture is wearing a Royal Navy or Merchant Navy uniform?

I can see he is wearing military medal ribbons.

His cap he has a badge I cannot make out which ship it belongs to.

I have tried to research the stars on his lapels.

Any help will be appreciated

Keith

[KGarrad]

No picture?

[liver007]

No picture?

Thanks KGarrad,

I got carried away 👍

Keith

[Andy J2022]

He's a Royal Naval Chief Petty Officer from around the time of WW2.  Compare his capbadge to the one below. The stars on his collar will be blue with a letter in the centre. If we could read the letter it would tell us his branch, At a guess his medal ribbons are from the First World War, but someone more expert will be able to confirm or correct that.

Added. There is also an example below of a trade or branch badge, in this case the S stands for Supply.

[liver007]

He's a Royal Naval Chief Petty Officer from around the time of WW2.  Compare his capbadge to the one below. The stars on his collar will be blue with a letter in the centre. If we could read the letter it would tell us his branch, At a guess his medal ribbons are from the First World War, but someone more expert will be able to confirm or correct that.

Added. There is also an example below of a trade or branch badge, in this case the S stands for Supply.

Andy J2022,

Thank you for the update.

Yes it is a shame it’s a black and white picture.


Keith