Royal Navy: Mine Clearance Service . Arm badge. White metal

Worn by qualified Royal Navy (& Reserves) personnel on their arm sleeve

With King's Crown

A massive item of Naval insignia measuring 82mm (H) & 58mm (W)

Complete with both reverse loop fittings and brass backing plate as issued

At the end of the Great War, the Admiralty appointed an International Mine Clearance Committee on which 26 countries were represented. The Supreme War Council allotted each Power an area to clear, the largest falling to Great Britain. Some 40,000 square miles of sea needed clearing. In February 1919 a Mine Clearance Service was formed with special rates of pay and conditions of service. Members of the Service wore a specific metal cuff badge and cap tally. By the end of 1919 over 23,000 Allied and 70 German mines had been swept with the loss of half a dozen minesweepers

A most impressive item of naval insignia

Condition: GVF

Code: 23020