The Battle of Britain

Cap, No 5 Dress RN Officer's (blue)

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Catalogue number
  • UNI 12751
Materials
  • anchor: metal
  • cap: cloth
  • peak: leather
Alternative Names
  • FULL NAME: Cap, No 5 Dress RN Officer's (blue)
  • SIMPLE NAME: headdress: British
Category
uniforms and insignia

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Label

This is part of the uniform worn by Lieutenant (Electrical branch) Stanley James Buckley, RNVR. Buckley was a senior engineering officer on board minesweepers patrolling the English Channel during the Second World War. Being skilled in both the French and German languages, Buckley was later posted to France and Germany post-Invasion, and ended his wartime experiences by overseeing the destruction of German vessels in Cuxhafen. Buckley met Second Officer Barbara Noverraz, WRNS, whilst in the Service, and they later married in 1950 (see UNI 12754 - 12756).

History note

This is part of the uniform worn by Lieutenant (Electrical branch) Stanley James Buckley, RNVR. Buckley was a senior engineering officer on board minesweepers patrolling the English Channel during the Second World War. Being skilled in both the French and German languages, Buckley was later posted to France and Germany post-Invasion, and ended his wartime experiences by overseeing the destruction of German vessels in Cuxhafen. Buckley met Second Officer Barbara Noverraz, WRNS, whilst in the Service, and they later married in 1950 (see UNI 12754 - 12756).

Physical description

Cap Blue-topped officer's peaked service dress cap with leather peak and patent leather adjustable chinstrap. Fitted to the cap on a removable black mohair band is an officer's quality cap badge, being a white metal anchor within a double-spray of gold wire embroidered laurel leaves beneath a padded Crown, worked in gold wire on maroon velvet. The ridge to the top front of the cap shows evidence of wear, but not unsightly. Inside, the cap has a brown leather sweatband and is named to the underside.

By hand, in blue ink to the underside of the leather sweatband.

S.J. BUCKLEY

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