mark holden Posted 19 December , 2009 Share Posted 19 December , 2009 Did RN personnel on Board ship qualify for overseas service chevrons? thanks Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARABIS Posted 19 December , 2009 Share Posted 19 December , 2009 Hello Mark, Yes they did, but were called Sea Service Chevrons, & were not to be worn after 24th November 1922. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark holden Posted 19 December , 2009 Author Share Posted 19 December , 2009 David many thanks what was the qualifing criteria/period for each chevron? Hello Mark, Yes they did, but were called Sea Service Chevrons, & were not to be worn after 24th November 1922. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joseph Posted 19 December , 2009 Share Posted 19 December , 2009 They will be awarded to denote services overseas, or at sea undertaken since August 4, 1914, and are to be worn in uniform. Service overseas and at sea is defined as service at sea in sea-going ships of war, auxiliaries, in defensively armed merchant ships as guns’ crews, and those employed in minesweeping. Officers and men of the late R.N. Air Service who, although serving in the United Kingdom, were liable for service in the air for offensive or defensive purposes, may count such service as qualifying service. Service in kite balloons when embarked in ships will also count. The date for the award of the first chevron will be August 5, 1914, in the case of those serving at sea or abroad on that date. In other cases the date on which the individual began or begins qualifying service as defined - for example, an individual who began qualifying service on December 31, 1915, is entitled to his first chevron on that date. Additional chevrons are to be awarded as follows:- (a) From January 1, 1915, to December 31, 1917, inclusive, on a calendar year basis, that is, one chevron and not more than one for each of the years 1915, 1916, and 1917. The individual must have an aggregate of three months' qualifying service in the calendar year to entitle him to the award for that year. Regards Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardog Posted 20 December , 2009 Share Posted 20 December , 2009 I knew that the HMS cap tally was the most common for WWII, but had not known it was in use in WWI. Was it common or more usual to have the ship's name in the Great War? regards, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpetermoss Posted 20 December , 2009 Share Posted 20 December , 2009 Did RN personnel on Board ship qualify for overseas service chevrons? thanks Mark Hope you don't mind me chipping in on this thread, but it explains a lot on my father's service certificate. It states 1916 & 1918 chevrons awarded, they tie in with service on HMS Duster (Q ship) and DAMS. Does that mean that when on DAMs he must have gone overseas? Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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