Naval Rank

[Shipswriter]

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Can anyone help me please?

My late father served at HMS Drake during the later stages of WW2. Well in reality I think he did all his basic training and then the war ended so his naval career consisted of attending all the victory marches before being de-mobbed!
I know he was a Writer but what i'm trying to establish is what rank he would be. from photo's i know he didn't wear an ordinary seamans uniform (with a pork pie hat). Is the uniform he wore - with a peaked cap normal for a Writer, and would he just have been an 'ordinary seaman' ?
For information the picture on my profile is my late father (age 18)

many thanks
Dave

[Batstiger]

That is the normal uniform for a writer Dave. Have you a larger scan that you can post?

Bob.

[Shipswriter]

Thanks for the reply
Attached is the only other photo I have - in what I believe to be winter uniform?

[Joseph]

Class III or "Fore and Aft" uniform with black horn buttons : peaked cap red badge and jacket, with normal trousers (crease down the front), worn by daymen such as writers, sick berth ratings, cooks, stewards domestics, stores and victualling personnel. This uniform was removed from the Dress Regulations on 1 Jan 1960 and all junior ratings (apart from artificer apprentices) wore Class II or “Square Rig” round cap and bell bottoms with the blue collar.

Regards Charles