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Offline leemeetee

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Query re RNR Chevrons
« on: Thursday 14 December 23 13:05 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
Am looking at Service Record for a Wexford town native who served in the Royal Navy Reserve during WW1. It states he was awarded chevrons for 1914, 15, 16, 17 & 18. Would the chevrons awarded be similar to the picture attached? The article where I found this picture concerned an Officer in the RNR.....would an ordinary sailor's chevrons have been the same or were they a different colour???
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Re: Query re RNR Chevrons
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 14 December 23 13:53 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: leemeetee on Thursday 14 December 23 13:05 GMT (UK)
Would the chevrons awarded be similar to the picture attached? The article where I found this picture concerned an Officer in the RNR.....would an ordinary sailor's chevrons have been the same or were they a different colour???

The chevrons would be gold for an officer although the first one, if he qualified for it, 1914 would be silver. So your photo is not showing any for 1914 but has three other completed years.

Ratings chevrons were a different colour red and blue - red for 1914 and blue for the rest.

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Re: Query re RNR Chevrons
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 14 December 23 13:58 GMT (UK) »
That's brilliant Hugh ...thank you.
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