Petty Officers cloth rank badge : Petty Officer Stoker R D Gilmore, Royal Australian Navy

Place Approximate locations: At sea
Accession Number REL28934
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Badge
Physical description Cotton
Maker Unknown
Date made c 1939-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Discoloured white cotton rank badge embroidered in blue cotton with the insignia of Petty Officer, in the form of two crossed anchors surmounted by a King's Crown.

History / Summary

Associated with 19418 Petty Officer Stoker Ronald David Gilmore, Royal Australian Navy. Gilmore served in HMAS Yarra and in HMAS Warrego in 1941. His later death was accepted as being due to his wartime service.