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27th November 2019, 12:44 PM
#21
Re: Help With Naval Cap Badge Relic Identification
Originally Posted by
john walker
There were 2 American shipping companies with a red M on a white background (According to the site of House Flags of U.S. Shipping Co.) Morgan Steamship Co. and the appropriately named Mystic Steamship Company.
Have you found the house flag John for these two companies, Or the colours Re Terry.
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27th November 2019, 12:50 PM
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Re: Help With Naval Cap Badge Relic Identification
Originally Posted by
Red Lead Ted
For what its worth it doesn't necessarily have to be a seaman's badge it could be anyone who worked for a company.
These two for instance 1st White Star.
2nd Marconi.
Surely the 1st. badge is BLUE star line
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I have no idea how to add the link but if you google House flags of U.S. Shipping Companies and click on the letter M that should do the trick. Cheers J.W.
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27th November 2019, 12:59 PM
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Re: Help With Naval Cap Badge Relic Identification
Originally Posted by
john walker
Surely the 1st. badge is BLUE star line
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I have no idea how to add the link but if you google House flags of U.S. Shipping Companies and click on the letter M that should do the trick. Cheers J.W.
My point being John, A lot of guys worked for both White Star and Marconi, Yet never went to sea in there lives. Speculation certainly but as I said it may not be seaman's badge. It could belong to someone who worked for either yet sat in an office all there working lives. Re Terry.
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27th November 2019, 01:16 PM
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Re: Help With Naval Cap Badge Relic Identification
Found one JohnBut Materson is blue M, Moss is I would say the more likely with the badge being found on the banks of the Thames and Moss Tankers being registered in London.
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27th November 2019, 02:19 PM
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Re: Help With Naval Cap Badge Relic Identification
Hi Terry re moss tankers the one I was on ST LUCELUM was registered in the pool she started out in life
as a shell H boat
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27th November 2019, 02:42 PM
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Re: Help With Naval Cap Badge Relic Identification
Originally Posted by
Donald Dalrymple
Hi Terry re moss tankers the one I was on ST LUCELUM was registered in the pool she started out in life
as a shell H boat
Interesting Don, I know the company was formed in Liverpool, But later switched there operations to London. Regards Terry.
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27th November 2019, 07:01 PM
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Re: Help With Naval Cap Badge Relic Identification
With all our researchers on the move,looks like we are getting closer but not yet on it proper.
The Companies Morgan and Mystic are close but have no Blue Border so still not solved.
The Search cntinues Lads!
Good one this i wonder if someone will get it ??
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28th November 2019, 12:45 PM
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29th November 2019, 07:46 AM
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Re: Help With Naval Cap Badge Relic Identification
Looks a little like the cap badge I designed for myself when promoted to Master with Mollers of London & Hong Kong, and had made in Hong Kong but that was lost in Darwin, blown away by cyclone Tracy.
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29th November 2019, 07:36 PM
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Re: Help With Naval Cap Badge Relic Identification
Not the one but getting closer all the time LOL
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