Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (RNXS) - volunteer recruit's lapel badge (c.1962) B
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This badge was issued to volunteer recruits of the RNXS (Royal Naval Auxiliary Service) and would have been worn with civilian clothes. Incidentally, this badge is of the same design as that issued to the RNXS' predecessor, the RNMWS (Royal Naval Mine Watching Service).
Members of the RNXS were referred to as Auxiliarymen (title equally applied to men and women), were uniformed and trained part-time. Training covered such areas as ‘afloat’ (ship manning), communications, map plotting and mine watching. Peacetime duties were civil defence in nature such as assistance in national emergencies. As auxiliaries, they were non-commissioned civilians and not subject to the Naval Discipline Act.
The Royal Naval Auxiliary Service (RNXS) were formed in 1962 by an amalgamation of the RNMWS and the Admiralty Ferry Crews Association, in response to Cold War developments and the increased threat of nuclear war. The RNXS were civilian recruits who manned a variety of naval vessels to support the Royal Navy in the event of nuclear attack and as part of a rapid response force to evacuate major ports and dispatch merchant ships overseas to safe anchorages. As a result of Defence cuts, the RNXS was disbanded on the 31st March 1994.
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DESCRIPTION:
Size: about 7/8" x 1 1/4" (22mm x 32mm).
Material(s): brass metal with 2 vitreous enamels.
Finish: gilt plated with the exploding mine motif picked out in silver.
Fitting: buttonhole (horseshoe shaped clasp).
Imprint: J. R. GAUNT LONDON
Approximate age: c.1962
CONDITION:
Excellent condition. No damage.
Please see photograph(s), these form part of the description.
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