Royal Australian Navy WW2 Leading Seaman Rank Patch.
A woven on white cloth rank patch for a Leading Seaman of the Royal Australian Navy, Australia.
World War Two (WW2) era and pre-1957 with left-hand roping. Same as worn by the British Royal Navy at the time.
Blue on white patch for summer uniform.
Used, but good condition.
A woven on white cloth rank patch for a Leading Seaman of the Royal Australian Navy, Australia.
World War Two (WW2) era and pre-1957 with left-hand roping. Same as worn by the British Royal Navy at the time.
Blue on white patch for summer uniform.
Used, but good condition.
A woven on white cloth rank patch for a Leading Seaman of the Royal Australian Navy, Australia.
World War Two (WW2) era and pre-1957 with left-hand roping. Same as worn by the British Royal Navy at the time.
Blue on white patch for summer uniform.
Used, but good condition.
British Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Australian Navy (RAN) rank/trade badge for Leading Seaman for Summer whites’ uniform.
The 1949 badge was amended on 3 December 1957 by substituting the St Edwards (Queen’s) Crown for the Tudor Crown and right-hand in place of left-hand roping.
Title "AUSTRALIA" added to the RAN ranks since 1966.
Leading seaman is a junior non-commissioned rank or rate in the navy and equivalent to the army and air force rank of corporal.
The badge in the Royal Australian Navy is the fouled anchor over the word "Australia".
Leading seaman or leading hand is the equivalent of corporal in the Royal Australian Air Force and the Australian Army.
Leading seamen are addressed as "leader", and informally known as "kellicks" (rather than "killick") from the kellick anchor which is the symbol of their rank.
Substantive badges, denoting rank, were worn on the left arm along with good conduct chevrons.
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and the British Royal Navy (RN) basically used the same insignia until 1966, when ‘Australia’ flashes were added to both shoulders.
